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| Skilled
Migration |
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| Migration
for those with work skills |
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Independent
Categories
For
those who do not have a sponsor, or who choose not to be sponsored. |
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Skilled
- Independent: Applicant must be age under 45, degreed
or trade qualification, required experience in listed occupation.
Immigration points test applies, which will contribute to
the Australian economy. Immigration passmarks applies.
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Skilled
- State/Territory Nominated Independent: If applicant
satisfies the basic requirements and pass the points test
or meet the pool mark, applicant can also complete the skill
matching part of his/her application form. These details will
be placed in a skill matching database for possible nomination
by a State or Territory government or employer.
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| Skilled
- Onshore Independent New Zealand category: This is similar
to the Skilled - Independent visa category but is only available
to New Zealand citizens in Australia wishing to apply for permanent
residence under this category. Applicant must pass the points
test as well as satisfy the basic requirements. |
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| Skilled
- Independent Overseas Students in Australia category:
This is similar to the Skilled - Independent visa category but
is only available to eligible overseas students in Australia
wishing to apply for permanent residence under this category.
Applicant must pass the points test as well as satisfy the basic
requirements. |
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| Family
sponsored categories |
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| Applications
may have a greater chance of success if an applicant or their
spouse has a relative in Australia who is willing to sponsor
and provide financial support. |
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| Skilled
- Designated Area Sponsored: Applicant must be under 45
year old, degreed or trade qualification, required experience
in listed occupation. Immigration points test applies. Sponsored
by parent, sibling, uncle, or aunt, living in Sydney, Newcastle,
Wollongong, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Perth. The sponsor and
assurer can be the same person. Applicant must satisfy the basic
requirements, but this category is not points tested. |
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| Skilled
- Onshore Designated Area Sponsored New Zealand Citizen:
This is similar to the Skilled - Designated Area Sponsored visa
category but is only available to New Zealand citizens in Australia
wishing to apply for permanent residence under this category. |
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| Skilled
- Designated Area Sponsored Overseas Student in Australia:
This is similar to the Skilled - Designated Area Sponsored visa
category but is only available to eligible overseas students
in Australia wishing to apply for permanent residence under
this category. Applicants must provide a satisfactory skills
assessment in any listed skilled occupation from the Skilled
Occupations List (SOL) or see part 6 of the General Skilled
Migration Booklet. In addition, they must submit a satisfactory
sponsorship form with their application. |
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| Skilled
- Australian Sponsored: For potential skilled migrants
whose sponsors live outside the certain designated areas covered
by the Skilled - Regional Sponsored category. Applicant must
have a sponsor and an assurer who may or may not be the same
person. Applicant must satisfy the basic requirements and the
points test (with 15 points for sponsorship). |
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| Skilled
- Onshore Australian Sponsored New Zealand Citizen: This
is similar to the Skilled - Australian Sponsored visa category
but is only available to New Zealand citizens in Australia wishing
to apply for permanent residence under this category. Applicant
must pass the points test as well as satisfy the basic requirements. |
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| Skilled
- Onshore Australian Sponsored Overseas Student in Australia:
This is similar to the Skilled - Australian Sponsored visa
category but is only available to eligible overseas students
in Australia wishing to apply for permanent residence under
this category. Applicant must pass the points test as well as
satisfy the basic requirements and must nominate at least a
50 point occupation from the SOL and hold a satisfactory skills
assessment. |
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| Skill
matching category |
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| This
category is not points tested. Consider this category if applicant
satisfy the basic requirements but are not certain or it is
unlikely applicant will pass the points test. This does not
include those who wish to apply for the New Zealand citizen
and overseas student in Australia visa categories. |
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| Business
People Migration options |
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| Business
Owner - for owners or part-owners of a business; |
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| Senior
Executive - for senior executive employees of major businesses; |
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| Established
Business in Australia - for people temporarily in Australia
who are owners or part owners of a business; |
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| Regional
Established Business in Australia - for people temporarily
in Australia who are owners or part owners of a business in
a designated area of Australia; |
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| Investment-Linked
- for investors/business people willing to invest in Australia. |
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| Employer
Sponsored Nomination |
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| For Australian employers wanting staff
from overseas. Employer Sponsored Migration to Australia |
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| Employer
Nomination Scheme (ENS) |
| The ENS has been developed for Australian
employers to recruit, on a permanent basis, highly skilled staff
from overseas or temporary residents currently in Australia,
when they have been unable to fill a vacancy from within the
Australian labour market or through their own training programs.
More Information |
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| Regional
Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) |
| The RSMS is designed to help employers
in regional or low population growth areas of Australia, who
are unable to fill skilled vacancies from the Australian labour
market. More Information |
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| Labour
Agreements (LA) |
| Labour Agreements enable Australian
employers to recruit on both a permanent and temporary basis
a specified number of workers from overseas in response to identified
or emerging labour market (or skill) shortages in the Australian
labour market. More Information |
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| Regional
Headquarters Agreements (RHQ) |
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RHQ Agreements provide streamlined immigration
arrangements to enable the transfer on both a permanent and
temporary basis of key executive and specialist personnel
of an organization that Australia has identified as managing
functions that support an international operation.
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| Family
Members |
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For those with close family already
in Australia.
This website information is a guide only. Detailed information
is set out in the
1.
Partner,
2.
Child,
3.
Parent and Other Family |
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| Humanitarian
Program |
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| Humanitarian Program is related to
resettlement program in Australia, which helps people in humanitarian
need overseas for whom resettlement in another country is the
only option. |
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| Special
Category: |
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Former Australian residents, those
with distinguished talent, or with close ties to Australia.
1.
Close Ties migration
2.
Distinguished Talent
3.
Former Resident
4.
Prospective Marriage Spouse |
