Skilled Worker Visa
Skilled workers without an Australian employer sponsor, visa subclass 485,491 visas, or permanent visa 190.
Independent Skilled Visa
Skilled workers without a sponsor, visa subclass 485, or permanent subclass 189. The points system is for migrants, the pool mark is 65.
Australian Skilled Migration Stream
the skilled Migration is designed to attract migrants who make a significant contribution to the Australian economy and fill positions where no Australian workers are available.
Skilled migrants have very high participation rates in the workforce, helping to stimulate economic growth, which results in more jobs.
The Skilled stream also plays an important role in regional development through providing skills and labor which can’t be sourced locally, as well as encouraging investment and promoting local spending in regional areas.
| Visa Program(s) | Subclasses (streams or types) | |
|---|---|---|
| Skilled independent visas | Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) – | Points-tested stream |
| Skilled nominated visas | Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) | Occupations and Assessing Authorities |
| Employer sponsored visa programs | Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494) | Occupations for Subclass 494 Visas
Assessing Authorities for Subclass 494 Visas |
| Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa (subclass 482) | Occupations and Assessing Authorities— Subclass 482 Visa | |
| Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) visa (subclass 186) | Occupations and Assessing Authorities—Subclass 186 Visa | |
| Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) visa (subclass 187 | Occupations — Subclass 187 Visa | |
| Other temporary visa programs | Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) – Graduate Work | Occupations and Assessing Authorities |
| Training visa (subclass 407) | Occupations—Subclass 407 Visa |
Migration Skills Assessment Organisations
Trades Recognition Australia (TRA)
Australian Computer Society (ACS)Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC)
Certified Practicing Accountants of Australia (CPAA)
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA)
National Institute of Accountants (NIA)
National Accreditation Authority for Translators & Interpreters (NAATI)
Related Australian Migration Organisation
Australian Migration Useful Forms
Advice by a registered migration agent/exempt person of providing immigration assistance
Prospective Marriage visa application Form
Adding an additional applicant after lodgement Details and payment form
Application by a subclass 445 dependent child for a permanent partner visa
Visa condition checking
8101 – No work
You must not work in Australia.
This means when in Australia, you must not do work that a person would normally get paid for.
For more information and examples of how this condition might apply to you see visa conditions
8106 – Work limitation
You cannot work in Australia unless it is relevant to the business or tasks specified in the visa application.
For the full list of conditions relevant to your visa, see the Federal Register of Legislation.
