If you are a skilled tradesperson or professional wanting to emigrate to Australia the visa route for you is the Australia Skilled Migration route.
The Business Visa Program encourages business owners, investors and executives to settle in Australia.
Children, parents and family members visas for migration to join citizens or family members in Australia.
SkillSelect is an online system that enables skilled workers interested in migrating to Australia to record their details to be considered for a skilled visa through an Expression of Interest (EOI). Intending migrants could be found and nominated for skilled visas by Australian employers or state and territory governments, or they could be invited by the Australian Government to lodge a visa application.
SkillSelect is an online system that enables skilled workers interested in migrating to Australia to record their details to be considered for a skilled visa through an Expression of Interest (EOI). People intending to migrate to Australia may be found and nominated for skilled visas by Australian employers or state and territory governments, or they may be invited by the Australian Government to lodge a visa application.
SkillSelect will be implemented on 1 July 2012. All intending migrants interested in the independent skilled, family sponsored skilled, state or territory sponsored skilled, or business skills programs will be required to submit an EOI and receive an invitation in order to lodge a visa application.
SkillSelect—Skilled Workers Expressing Interest in Migrating to Australia
If you want to migrate to Australia as a skilled migrant and you have the skills we need you will need to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) in SkillSelect.
You will also be able to express interest in being sponsored by an employer.
Although the key features have been decided, further changes are possible and this information must not be taken as a final description of how SkillSelect will operate. In particular, no action of any kind should be taken on the basis that this will be the final detail and process as further changes to the Migration Regulations to give effect to the final details and process of SkillSelect are likely.
From 1 July 2012, if you are interested in the following visa programs, you will need to submit an EOI and receive an invitation before you can apply for a visa.
You can also express interest in the following visa programs on your EOI to be selected by an employer.
You can express interest in a range of skilled migration programs in one EOI.
New skilled visa subclasses will be introduced on 1 July 2012 and more information about these visa subclasses will become available in April 2012. If you are interested in submitting an EOI you should return to this website in April to view the new visa options.
An EOI is not the same as a visa application, it is an indication that you would like to be considered for a skilled visa.
You need to provide a range of information in your EOI depending on the visa(s) you want to be considered for, such as:
For the points based skilled migration programs, such as the independent skilled program, you will be ranked according to the appropriate points test. You will be able to submit an EOI even if you do not meet the pass mark; however, you will not be invited to apply for visa.
Be aware: If you’re invited to apply for a visa, the information you submit in the EOI will be used as part of your application. If you provide misleading or false information on your EOI, it may be considered fraud, and your application could be refused and you will be subject to a three year ban which may prevent the grant of a further visa.
While you don’t need to submit documents supporting your claims when you submit your EOI, you must have a range of information prepared.
For example, for an independent skilled visa you must have:
Be aware: You must have documents supporting the claims you make in your EOI ready to go. An invitation to make a visa application may be issued very quickly after you submit your EOI and you will only have 60 days to lodge a completed visa application.
If you have researched your visa options and prepared the information required, you are ready to submit an EOI. All EOIs must be completed online using SkillSelect. SkillSelect will be implemented on 1 July 2012.
There will be no fee to submit an EOI when SkillSelect is introduced.
Be aware: An EOI is not a visa application and you will not be granted a bridging visa. A bridging visa would only be considered once a valid visa application is lodged. If the visa you hold is about to expire before you are invited and able to apply for a skilled visa, you would need to apply for another visa if you want to remain in Australia. If you do not meet the requirements for grant of another visa, you would need to depart Australia before your visa expires.
When you complete your EOI the system will give you a points score and results based on your claims.
Your result and points score, along with your time of submission becomes your ranking for some visas. The ranking process will be an objective and automatic process with no involvement of the department’s staff.
You can update your EOI at any time, if the information you update changes your points score, SkillSelect will automatically update your ranking.
Depending on what type of visa(s) you want to be considered for, you may receive an invitation to lodge a visa application, or an Australian employer may contact you to discuss a job opportunity.
Independent and family sponsored visas
Invitations will be issued automatically to the highest ranking EOIs subject to occupation ceilings. The department’s staff will not be involved in the selection process.
State and territory sponsored visas
State or territory governments will locate and select skilled workers that they want to nominate. State and territory governments will assess people before they nominate them. If you are nominated by a state or territory you will automatically receive an invitation, subject to occupation ceilings.
Business Skills visas
The business skills visa program is currently under review. Further details about the invitation process for these visas will be available in the coming months.
Employer sponsored visas
Employers can search for and locate skilled workers that they want to discuss job opportunities with. If you are contacted by an employer in SkillSelect, you can choose to respond to them to discuss employment and visa opportunities. You do not need to receive an invitation to apply for a employer sponsored visa.
Occupation ceilings
For people applying for independent, family sponsored or state/territory sponsored visas, there will be occupation ceilings. Occupation ceilings are a limit on how many people are selected for skilled migration from an occupation group. This ensures that the skilled migration program is not dominated by a small number of occupations. Once this limit is reached, no further invitations for that particular occupation group will be issued for that program year. Invitations would then be allocated to other occupation groups even if they are lower scoring.
You will be able to view the occupation ceilings when SkillSelect is introduced.
You will receive an invitation from SkillSelect. You will then have 60 days to make a valid visa application online, before the invitation expires.
Be aware:If you do not make a valid visa application after receiving two invitations, your EOI will be removed from SkillSelect.
Many more people want to migrate to Australia than there are places available. This means not everyone who submits an EOI will receive an invitation to apply for a visa.
Your EOI will stay in SkillSelect for two years from the date you lodge. At any time during the validity of your EOI, you may update your details to reflect any additional qualifications or experience you may have obtained. This may increase your ability to be selected.
After each invitation round for the independent and family sponsored visas, the department will publish on this website the lowest scoring points test mark that allowed an EOI to be invited for each occupation group. This will give you an indication of your potential for receiving an invitation in future rounds.
If you lodged a visa application prior to 1 July 2012, it will be processed according to the priority processing direction in effect at the time your visa application is processed.
You can also submit an EOI in SkillSelect. This would allow employers and state or territory governments to view your details which may increase the chances of obtaining a skilled visa.
If you apply for a General Skilled Migration visa on or after 1 July 2011 and you are not nominated by a State or Territory Government, you must nominate an occupation from Schedule 1 of the Skilled Occupation List.
If you apply for a General Skilled Migration visa on or after 1 July 2011 and you are nominated by a State or Territory Government you must nominate an occupation from either Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 of the Skilled Occupation List.
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If you apply for a General Skilled Migration visa on or after 1 July 2011 and you are nominated by a State or Territory Government must nominate an occupation from either Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 of the Skilled Occupation List.
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For advice on the most suitable route for you to emigrate to Australia please contact Emigrating Solutions by phone or contact form.
This visa is a three (3) year provisional visa for skilled workers who are unable to meet the criteria for a Skilled - Independent visa. You will have the opportunity to apply for permanent residency after you have lived for two (2) years and worked at least 12 months in a Specified Regional Area of Australia.
This visa requires you to be either:
This visa uses a points test to select visa applicants with characteristics needed in the Australian labour market.
This visa is for you if you are:
You must:
The SOL is a list of skilled occupations that are in need in Australia. Each occupation listed on the SOL is allocated a points value for use in the visa assessment process.
You must pay the relevant visa application charge when you lodge your visa application.
This visa:
In general, as a temporary visa holder you will not qualify for Australian social security payments. You will only be eligible for limited JobSearch assistance to find employment after your arrival. It is very important that you understand that you should have enough money to support yourself (and your dependants) until you are able to gain employment.
Generally temporary visa holders do not have access to Medicare. Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) visa holders from countries with which Australia has a Reciprocal Health Care Agreement will have restricted access to Medicare. People without access to Medicare are responsible for all health costs incurred in Australia. For this reason, it is highly recommended that you arrange suitable private health insurance. You may be able to lodge your application for private health insurance before you arrive in Australia. However, you should also be aware that health funds impose a waiting period before a contributor is eligible for some health fund benefits and pre–existing health conditions may not be covered.
This visa allows you to to emigrate to Australia if you have good English language skills and have skills and qualifications in an occupation in need in Australia.
This visa uses a points test to select visa applicants with characteristics needed in the Australian labour market.
You must be sponsored by an eligible relative living in Australia or obtain nomination from a participating State or Territory government agency.
This is a permanent residence visa. As a permanent resident you are permitted to remain in Australia indefinitely. This visa also allows you to travel to and enter Australia for five (5) years from the date the visa is granted. The expiry of this visa does not affect your permanent resident status if you are in Australia.
If you are being sponsored by an eligible relative living in Australia there are obligations that must be met by your sponsor
This visa is for you if you:
The SOL is a list of skilled occupations that are in need in Australia. Each occupation listed on the SOL is allocated a points value for use in the visa assessment process. This visa also requires that either:
Note: All State and Territory governments in Australia are participating in this visa scheme.
You must pay the relevant visa application charge when you lodge your visa application.
This visa allows you and any secondary applicants included in your visa application to live as permanent residents in Australia.
Australian permanent residents can:
This visa allows you to migrate to Australia if you have good English language skills and have skills and qualifications in an occupation in need in Australia.
This visa uses a points test to select visa applicants with characteristics needed in the Australian labour market.
This is a permanent residence visa. As a permanent resident you are permitted to remain in Australia indefinitely. This visa also allows you to travel to and enter Australia for five (5) years from the date the visa is granted. The expiry of this visa does not affect your permanent resident status if you are in Australia.
If you are granted this visa you are able to live and work in any part of Australia and engage in any type of employment. You and any accompanying secondary applicants must however comply with Australian laws. Failure to do so may affect your ability to remain in Australia.
This visa is for you if you:
The SOL is a list of skilled occupations that are in need in Australia. Each occupation listed on the SOL is allocated a points value for use in the visa assessment process.
You must pay the relevant visa application charge when you lodge your visa application.
What does this visa let me do?
This visa allows you and any secondary applicants included in your visa application to live as permanent residents in Australia. Australian permanent residents can:
Australia welcomes many people from various walks of life including; Skilled Migrants, Entrepreneur Business people, Investors, Family Sponsorship and Working Holidays.
If you are a skilled tradesman such as Electrician, Carpenter, Hairdresser, Builder etc, wanting to emigrate to Australia the visa route for you is the Australia Skilled Migration route.
If you are in the Medical Profession i.e. Nurse, Doctors etc, or are in middle or senior management, finance or IT and want to emigrate to Australia then you also need the Australia Skilled Migration visa route.
This visa uses a points test to select visa applicants with characteristics needed in the Australian labour market.
You must be sponsored by an eligible relative living in Australia or obtain nomination from a participating State or Territory government agency.
This visa is a three (3) year provisional visa for skilled workers who are unable to meet the criteria for a Skilled - Independent visa.
For advice on the most suitable route for you to emigrate to Australia please contact Emigrating Solutions by phone or contact form.
Australia welcomes many people from various walks of life including; Skilled Migrants, Entrepreneur Business people, Investors, Family Sponsorship and Working Holidays.
If you are a skilled tradesman such as Electrician, Carpenter, Hairdresser, Builder etc, wanting to emigrate to Australia the visa route for you is the Australia Skilled Migration route.
If you are in the Medical Profession i.e. Nurse, Doctors etc, or are in middle or senior management, finance or IT and want to emigrate to Australia then you also need the Australia Skilled Migration visa route.
If you are a successful business owner, investor or senior executive wanting to emigrate to Australia while developing new or existing opportunities in Australian business then the Australian Business Visa is your best route.
If you have family in Australia, depending on your circumstances, it may be possible for your family to sponsor you to emigrate to Australia under the Australia Family Visa route.
Book your free evaluation consultation, let us help advise you on the options available.
Unlike most other Migration Agents with Emigrating Solutions there are NO LARGE UPFRONT FEES or charges and we offer a free telephone consultation/evaluation of your circumstances and emigration chances.
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