Summary of general skilled migration information
Australia's general skilled migration program targets
people who are highly skilled, are under 45 years of age, have a high level of
English language ability and who will quickly make a contribution to the
Australian economy.
To make a valid application, applicants or their
spouses must be able to satisfy essential criteria. If you are
not able to satisfy these basic requirements, you should not
continue with a general skilled migration application.
See:
Basic Requirements.
See also:
Lodging an application
To apply for skilled migration, you need to select the
appropriate visa. There are three categories:
- Offshore general skilled - for
applicants generally outside Australia;
- Onshore general skilled - for
overseas students currently studying in Australia;
- Onshore New Zealand citizen - for
NZ citizens currently in Australia.
Within these three categories, there are the following
types of visas:
- independent - for those who meet
the basic requirements and do not have a sponsor, or who choose not to be
sponsored or nominated by a State or Territory government;
- skill matching - for those wanting
to be involved in the skill matching process and who are seeking to be
nominated by a State or Territory government or an employer;
- designated area sponsored - for
those who have a sponsor and an assurer. The sponsor must live in a designated
area, and you must be related to your sponsor;
- Australian sponsored - for those
who have a sponsor and an assurer, but the sponsor either lives
outside a designated area or lives in Sydney or a selected area
(Gosford, Newcastle or Wollongong). If your sponsor lives in Sydney or a
'selected area,' you must nominate an occupation listed on the Sydney and
Selected Areas Skilled Shortage List (SSASSL). You must be related to your
sponsor.
The following links will take you to general
information about each visa subclass.
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Offshore general skilled
-
Onshore general skilled
-
Onshore New Zealand citizen
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