This stream of visa targets personnel from both
overseas and those live in Australia on non-immigration visa status
who are highly skilled in their occupation and who have substantial
work experience, have post-secondary qualifications, are under 45
years of age at the time when the application is made and who will
quickly make a contribution to the Australian economy. It is noted
that the work experience is not necessarily required if the applicants
complete a full-time post-secondary academic study for two years in
Australia and lodge the application within 6 months after the course
is finished.
Skilled visa subclasses are classified as
offshore and onshore classes. If you are outside
Australia, you have the following options to choose your skilled
visa applications:
1, Independent (subclass 136) visa—you don't
have any relatives in Australia or State/Territory Government sponsorship.
You may not meet the passmark for the Skilled
- Independent (Subclass 136) visa but you would like your details
placed on a database which is accessed by employers and State/Territory
Governments who may then nominate you for a visa.
A visa option you could consider is the Skill
Matching (subclass 134) visa.
2, Australian Sponsored (subclass 138) visa—you
have a relative who is willing and able to sponsor you, and is one
of the following:
an Australian citizen
an Australian permanent resident
an eligible New Zealand Citizen
3, Independent Regional (Provisional) (subclass
495) visa--A State/Territory Government is willing and able to sponsor
you.
If your occupation is on the nominating State/Territory’s
Skills Shortage List and you can meet the pool mark in the General
Skilled Migration points test, then a visa option you could consider
is the State/Territory Nominated Independent (subclass 137) visa.
If you are in Australia, you have the following
options to choose your skilled visa applications:
1, Independent Overseas Student (subclass 880)
visa--you don't have any relatives in Australia or State/Territory
Government sponsorship.
2, Australian Sponsored Overseas Student (subclass
881) visa-- you have a relative who is willing and able to sponsor
you, and is one of the following:
an Australian citizen
an Australian permanent resident
an eligible New Zealand Citizen
or
Designated Area Sponsored Overseas Student (subclass
882) visa.
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