Immigration Australia – Skilled Individuals Check Your Eligibility

Australia immigration is now possible with greater ease and without much hassle if you are skilled professional or tradesperson.

Each year, hundreds of thousands of individuals belonging to a foreign origin prefer to live as well as work in Australia. The major reason for it is, the lifestyle it offers and the employment opportunities it provides.

There are two major work visa arrangements which do cover most of the applications. Especially for people belonging to the Indian subcontinent, the popular visa categories for Australia work visa include skilled migration and the other one employer and state- sponsored visa arrangement.

Basic requirements to be met for immigration Australia for skilled individuals

• Age must be less than 50 years
• Should have proficiency in English
• Individual must have post-secondary education or trade qualification. An individual’s post-secondary qualification as well their skills should have been assessed by the relevant Australian assessing authority and they must consider it to be suitable for nominated occupation.
• Individual must have essential work experience in the nominated occupation. Individual’s present occupation or their previous occupation should be listed, in the Skilled Occupation list. if their occupation is not listed then the individuals are not eligible to apply

Few details about Australia PR Visa

Individual holding Australia PR Visa is not an Australian citizen, but they have the right to live, work and study without restriction in Australia on a permanent basis.

Even though permanent resident enjoy numerous rights as well as entitlement similar to Australian citizen but there exists some difference. They are

• An Australian citizen has an automatic right of entry to Australia, but for Australia permanent resident if they wish to travel to foreign nations, they must ensure they have permanent visa having valid travel authority if they desire to return to Australia as a permanent resident

• Australia citizen can vote, if Government of Australia conducts elections. In most cases, permanent residents of Australia cannot vote but if a permanent resident has been enrolled to vote as a British subject, prior to 1984, these individuals are eligible to vote. 

If you wish to find more details about Australia work visas, talk to our Australia Immigration Agents they would be glad to assist you.

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Different Visa Options To Migrate To Australia

Australia offers different visa options to potential migrants. This nation is ready to welcome immigrants who can contribute to its economy and at the same time  help meet its labor shortage.  Below you can find details about 189 visa Australia, Skill nominated visa (subclas190) and Skilled Regional (Provisional ) visa (subclass 489).

189 visa Australia

Among the immigrants across the world, the skilled independent visa (189 visa Australia) is considered to be the most popular visa. The above visa designed for skilled migrants who do not have any sponsorship from the state, employer, territory or a family member in Australia.

Individual’s who wish to apply for the 189 visa Australia should choose an occupation from the Skilled Occupation list of Australia and then submit Expression of Interest, if their profile gets selected then they will get an invitation to apply for visa within a period of 60 days.

Skill nominated Visa (subclass 190)

The visa 190 Australia enables the skilled workers who are nominated by the Australian state or territory government to live as well as work in Australia as a permanent resident.

Eligibility criteria to be met

·         Must have a relevant occupation

·         Should have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation

·         Should meet the points test pass mark

·         Should be nominated by the state or the territory government agency

·         Should not be more than 45 years of age at the time of invitation

·         Should have competency in English language

·         Should get invite to apply

The length of stay for the above visa  is permanent in nature.

Skilled Regional (Provisional ) visa (subclass 489)

The Skilled Regional (Provisional) Visa (subclass 489) enables the skilled workers to live as well as work in regional or low population growth metropolitan areas of Australia for nearing to 4 years.

Three different pathways are available to this visa

·         The extended stay pathway

·         The invited pathway

·         The subsequent entry pathway

There are chances the above visa could lead to permanent Skilled Regional Visa (subclass 887).

The eligibility criteria for the above visa

·         The individual should hold a subclass 475, 487,495 or 496 visa (extended pathway)

·         They must be nominated by the state or territory government agency or should be sponsored by   an eligible relative(invited pathway)

·         The individual must have a relevant occupation

·         They must be invited to apply

·         They should have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation

·         Should meet the points test pass mark

·         Should have competent English

·         Should be less than 45 years while applying

If you need more information about Australia immigration speak to our Australia visa experts. They will guide about the requirement for work visa, permanent visa and visit visa.