You can qualify for Australia visas
on the basis of your skills and/or educational background. These types
of Australia visas are becoming a preferred way of moving to Australia.
This stream of migration to
Australia targets people who are highly skilled and who will quickly
make a contribution to the Australian economy.
To be eligible, the SRS visa
applicant must be sponsored by an Australian state/territory or by an
eligible family member living in a designated regional area.
The applicant must also meet the
points test minimum pass mark to qualify or look at work permits like
the 856 visa or the regional sponsored Migration Scheme.
Please note that applicants who are
nominated by a state or territory authority will be eligible for
additional points under the skilled migration points test. Applicants
who are nominated by an eligible relative living in a designated area of
Australia will also be entitled to additional points.
Duration
These visas entitle people
emigrating to Australia to gain temporary residence. It is a three year
provisional visa for skilled workers who are unable to meet the criteria
for a Skilled Independent visa.
On these visas, you will have the
opportunity to apply for permanent residency after you have lived in
Australia for two years and worked for at least 12 months in a specified
regional area.
Eligibility Criteria
Age
Applicants must be under 45 years old.
English Language
General skilled migration to Australia applicants must have sufficient English language ability.
Skills & Qualifications
The main applicant must meet the
qualifications and/or work experience requirements of the appropriate
skills assessing body for their profession and must have been assessed
as suitable by the relevant body for the nominated occupation;
Must nominate a skilled occupation that appears on the most recent version of the Skilled Occupations List;
They must also have been in recent
paid employment for at least 20 hours a week in any of the occupations
on the Skilled Occupations List for at 12 of the last 24 months.
Sponsorship Requirements
Where a candidate is nominated by a
participating state or territory government agency they will normally be
required to show evidence of the relevant skills for an occupation
which appears on that state or territory's occupation list
Where a candidate is sponsored by an
eligible relative living in a designated area of Australia, the
candidate (or their spouse or interdependent partner) must be related to
your sponsor as one of the following:
- A non-dependent child – including an adoptive or step-child
- A parent – including adoptive or step–parent
- A brother or sister – including adoptive or step-siblings
- A niece or nephew – including adoptive or step–niece or nephew
- An aunt or uncle – including adoptive or step–aunt or uncle
- A first cousin
- A grandchild
Where Can a Sponsor be Living?
Sponsors must provide evidence that,
at the time the department receives the sponsorship application, they
have been living in a designated area for one (1) year or longer.
Additionally, a sponsor must be able to demonstrate that they will
continue to live in a designated area until a decision is made on the
visa application.
As a general guide, Australia's designated areas include:
- ACT
- South Australia
- Northern Territory
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Queensland – except Brisbane
- New South Wales – except Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong
- Western Australia – except Perth.
Additional Information
The following factors may help to provide additional support to a marginal Australian Skilled Independent Visa application.
High Demand Occupation / Job Offer
An Australia Skilled Migration visa
applicant will receive additional points if their skills are listed as
in high demand. Additional points are awarded for a job offer in these
high demand areas.
Australian Study
General Skilled Migration to
Australia applicants who have undertaken successful study within
Australia may be able to use these qualifications to support their
application.
Investment
Applicants for Australian Skilled
Migration Visas with the ability to make a capital investment in
Australia may be able to use the ability to invest to strengthen their
application.
Spouse
The qualifications/work experience,
family connections and past Australian experience of a spouse may be of
support to a marginal Australian Skilled Independent Visa application.
Health & Character
Australia has strict health and
character requirements that must be met before any permanent visa of
more than 12 months will be granted. People attempting skilled migration
to Australia on a Skilled Independent visa will be required to:
- Undergo a medical examination and chest x-ray undertaken by one of a panel of doctors selected by the Australian authorities, and;
- Obtain police certificates for all countries in which you have lived for more than 12 months in the 10 years leading up to the application.
Find out further information on our Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme page.
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