This article will tell you about various types of Australian Visas that can help you to immigrate to this gracious island nation.
There are several reasons people visit Australia. It offers plenty of opportunities for all. Australia is an open and multicultural country that is a chosen land for immigrants in today’s world.
Contact us today to know all about the types of visas you can choose from, including the most popular types, eligibility, documentation, procedure, costs, and processing time
Graduate Visas, There are two types of Graduate Visas:
The Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485) is designed for international students. This visa allows them to live and work in Australia temporarily. This can be done after finishing their studies in Australia.
This visa allows you to:
This temporary visa lets recent engineering graduates study. They can work and live in Australia for a maximum period of 18 months.
This visa can be applied from within or outside of Australia.
This is a points-based visa for skilled workers whom Australia needs to work and live permanently anywhere in the country.
You can apply for this visa only when you get an invitation.
Australia follows a points-based system to assess the eligibility of a person for migrating to Australia as a skilled worker looking for Permanent Residence. For applying for Australia PR in 2023, you need 65 points under Skill Select for subclass 189 and subclass 190.
For a quick evaluation of your chances for immigration to Australia, use the points calculator below:
Skilled Sponsored Visas are meant for skilled immigrant workers who wish to work and settle in Australia permanently.
There are three types of Skilled Sponsored Visas :
This is a points-tested permanent visa for skilled workers. Applications, nominated by an Australian State or Territorial government, are only eligible to obtain this visa.
With this visa, you can:
This temporary visa has been curated for suitably skilled migrants. It is a sponsored visa and allows you to live and work in specified regions or Low Population Growth Areas of Australia for up to 4 years.
Subclass 489 visa allows 3 pathways and they are:
This is a second stage permanent visa without any requirement of points. It allows temporary Skilled Regional visa holders to apply for permanent residency in Australia.
The visa holders must have worked and stayed in a specified regional area of Australia.
This skilled worker visa category allows regional employers to sponsor skilled workers when they can’t source suitably skilled Australian workers. This visa route helps regional Australian employers to address the skilled labour shortage problem.
Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa supports three different pathways :
This visa is designed for skilled workers who have received a nomination from a state or territorial Australian Government. It allows them to work in designated regional areas for up to 5 years.
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa allows two pathways to enter Australia:
Here are the most sought-after Temporary Work Visas for Australia:
Let’s explore the details of each of these above-mentioned visa categories.
The subclass 400 visa category is a part of Australia’s Highly Specialized Workstream. This temporary visa permits you to do short-term “highly specialized” jobs in Australia.
It is suitable for people who have specialized skills, knowledge, or experience not easily available in Australia.
Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity) visa (subclass 401) has been replaced by Temporary Activity (Subclass 408) visa. Subclass 408 is another temporary work visa.
It allows applicants to come to Australia and take part in activities endorsed by the Australian Government.
The 402 visa is not a work visa. But it allows an individual to be sponsored and come to Australia for training, development or research purposes on a temporary basis.
This visa features 3 streams:
The Temporary Work (Entertainment) visa allows you to work in the entertainment industry in Australia. This visa incorporates sectors like film, television, live productions. The applicant can be a performer or on a behind-the-scenes role like direction and production.
Temporary Work (Entertainment) Subclass 420 visa is now closed. Temporary Activity Visa (Subclass 408) is the new replacement.
The primary visas granted to visitors to Australia are:
Now we are going to take a look at these visas separately for a better understanding of each category.
Subclass 600 is the most sought-after Australian Visitor Visa. This visa lets you visit Australia for tourism or business activities. Tourism includes holidays, recreation and visiting family or friends in Australia.
Business visitor activities may include attending a conference, negotiation or an exploratory business visit.
The Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601) is an electronic travel visa. This visa is linked to an applicant’s passport and it is meant only for tourism and business visit purposes.
The Tourist Electronic Travel visa is suitable for those candidates who are looking for holidays and recreational activities or visiting family/friends in Australia.
The Business Electronic Travel visa allows applicants to visit Australia for business purposes only. This includes activities like conferences, trade fairs or seminars, employment inquiries, negotiating deals, performing business contracts and business visits.
This temporary visa is for people who travel to Australia for medical treatment or to support someone (the main visa applicant/holder) who needs medical treatment.
It is also for people who are visiting Australia to donate an organ.
The eVisitor Subclass 651 visa is a free visa that allows individuals to visit Australia for business visitor purposes. This visa is valid for 12 months and you can stay in Australia for up to 3 months at a time.
To apply for an eVisitor visa, you must hold a passport from one of the eligible countries.
Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) Subclass 482 visa allows employers to sponsor skilled workers when they cannot find a suitable skilled Australian.
This visa was designed to address temporary skill shortage problems without hampering the interests of Australian skilled workers.
Two main categories of working holiday visas are:
Now, we are going to discuss each of these categories in detail.
This visa has been designed for young people who want an extended holiday and work to support that in Australia.
With subclass 417, a visa-holder can:
The Work and Holiday Subclass 462 visa is meant for certain tourists who are aged between 18 and 30 years (inclusive) and willing to have an extended holiday in Australia. Such tourists are also interested in funding their holidays through short-term work.
With a Subclass 462 visa, you have:
As per the Covid-19 update, subclass 462 visa holders can be granted Second or Third Work and Holiday Visa after completing 3 months of ‘specified work’ anywhere in Australia after 31 January 2020.
There are two types of Student Visas for immigration to Australia:
The Student Visa (Subclass 500) is a temporary visa designed exclusively for foreign students who want to pursue their studies in Australia.
The Student Guardian Visa (Subclass 590) is applicable to a guardian or a relative of the Student Visa (Subclass 500) holder who is less than 18 years old.
It is a temporary visa.
The Australian immigration department is going to introduce a new visa on 16 November 2022.
This is the Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) Visa Subclass 191.
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