Skilled Visas
There are number of visa options available under skilled visas:
Skilled Independent Visa (Subclass 189)
This visa is point tested visa and is for skilled workers who are not sponsored by an employer or family member or nominated by a state or territory government. It allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident.
Skilled Nominated Visa (Subclass 190)
This visa is for point tested workers who are nominated by a state or territory government agency. It allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident.
Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 489)
This visa allows skilled workers to live and work in specified regional areas in Australia for up to four years.
For the Invited Pathway – Submit an Expression of Interest.
For the Extended Stay Pathway – Apply for a Skilled Regional (Provisional) Renewal (subclass 489) visa.
For family members of someone who already holds a subclass 489, 475, 487, 495 or 496 – Apply for a Skilled Regional (Provisional) Subsequent Entrant (subclass 489) visa.
Skilled Regional Visa (Subclass 887)
This is a permanent visa for people who have lived and worked in specified areas of regional Australia by holding any one of eligible provisional visas.
Temporary Graduate Visa (subclass 485)
The Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) lets you live, study and work in Australia temporarily after you have finished your studies. Students are only able to access the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) once as a primary applicant. This visa has two streams:
Graduate Work stream – for international students with an eligible qualification who graduate with skills and qualifications that relate to an occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL). A visa in this stream is granted for 18 months from the date of grant.
Post-Study Work stream – for international students who graduate with a higher education degree from an Australian education provider, regardless of their field of study. This stream is only available to students who applied for, and were granted, their first student visa to Australia on or after 5 November 2011. A visa in this stream can be granted for up to four years from the date the visa is granted, depending on the visa applicant’s qualification.
Skilled — Recognised Graduate Visa (Subclass 476)
This visa allows recent engineering graduates of recognized institutions to gain up to 18 months of skilled work experience.