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The Skilled Independent Visa helps the applicant to migrate to Australia from India. This visa uses a points test and allows the applicants to migrate to Australia if the applicant has competent English language and other skills and attributes which will contribute the most to the Australian economy.
Note: The applicants do not require any sponsorship to apply for the Skilled Independent Visa.
The applicants who want to apply for this visa must qualify in certain areas which are, the applicant must be under 50 years of age, must have language skills in English, and must have the skills and qualifications that meet the Australian standard for an occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL).
Note: The Skilled Occupation List is a list of skilled occupations of high value to the Australian labour market.
The Skilled Independent Visa in Australia allows the applicants and any secondary applicants included in the visa application to live as permanent residents in Australia.
Australian permanent residents can live and work on a permanent basis. The permanent residents in Australia can study in schools, Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector or universities in Australia. They can receive healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). They can access certain social security payments (subject to waiting periods). They can be eligible for Australian Citizenship (subject to the residency eligibility criteria). They can also sponsor people for permanent residence in Australia from India.
The Skilled Sponsored Visa allows you to migrate to Australia if you have competent English language and other skills and attributes which will contribute the most to the Australian economy.
This visa uses a point test to select visa applicants with characteristics needed in the Australian labour market.
You must be sponsored by an eligible relative living in Australia or obtain nomination from a participating State or Territory government agency.
This visa is for the applicants who are under 50 years of age, have language skills in English, have the skills and qualifications which meets the Australian standard for an occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL).
The SOL is a list of skilled occupations of high value to the Australian labour market.
The visa also requires you or your partner to either have an eligible relative living in Australia who is willing and able to sponsor you or to have a nomination from a participating State or Territory government agency.
Note: All State and Territory governments in Australia are participating in this visa scheme.
This visa establishes permanent residency (PR) of the applicants who have applied for the visa.
Australian permanent residents can live and work on a permanent basis. They can study in Australia. They can receive healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. They can access certain social security payments. They can also sponsor people for permanent residence.
Temporary Business (Long Stay) – Standard Business Sponsorship (Subclass 457)
This is the most commonly used program for employers to sponsor overseas workers to work in Australia on a temporary basis.
Employers can be either:
With this visa you can employ overseas workers for a period of between one day and four years.
With this visa those people you employ from overseas can:
From 14 September 2009, all primary Subclass 457 visa applicants who are sponsored by a Standard Business Sponsor must demonstrate that they have English language proficiency that is equivalent to an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test score of at least 5 in each.
Skilled – Nominated or Sponsored (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa
Features
Requirements
Applications are by invitation only. To be invited to apply, a person must:
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa (subclass 187) (direct entry stream) closes to new applications from 16 November 2019.
With the introduction of the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494), due to commence on 16 November 2019, the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) visa (subclass 187) direct entry (DE) stream will close to new applications from 16 November 2019.
Applicants intending to lodge an RSMS DE nomination and visa application, are reminded to not leave lodging online to the last minute due to possible system maintenance. Check the system maintenance page prior to lodging.
Employers/migration agents are strongly encouraged to submit a request for assessment by a relevant Regional Certifying Body (RCB) regarding local labour market conditions before 16 November 2019, if they intend to lodge an RSMS DE nomination and visa application with the Department by 16 November 2019.
Basic Understanding……
This migration scheme allows employers in regional or low population growth areas of Australia, to sponsor employees who are foreign nationals for a permanent visa to work in Australia who want to sponsor skilled workers to fill skilled vacancies in their business.
The employees applying for a visa can be either skilled workers from overseas or skilled temporary residents currently in Australia.
Visa applicants who are currently living and/or working in Australia on a qualifying visa can apply for the onshore RSMS (subclass 857) visa. If the applicant do not hold a qualifying visa, they may still be eligible to apply in Australia if they last held a qualifying visa no more than 28 days prior to lodging an application.
Note: Applicants who do not hold a qualifying visa can apply for the offshore RSMS visa (subclass 119) and lodge their application in Australia. However, applicants must be outside Australia at the time of visa grant.
The RSMS Visa allows you and any dependent family members included in your visa application to live as permanent residents in Australia.
Australian permanent residents can live and work on a permanent basis. They can study in Australia. They can receive healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. They can access certain social security payments. They can also sponsor people for permanent residence.
The Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) allows Australian employers to sponsor employees who are foreign nationals for a permanent visa to work in Australia.
Those who want to sponsor highly skilled workers for a permanent visa to work in their business can be either highly skilled workers from overseas or highly skilled temporary residents currently in Australia.
If the applicant is currently residing or working in Australia on a qualifying visa, they can apply for the ENS (subclass 856) visa [the ENS (subclass 121) visa is for applicants who are outside Australia]. If the applicant held a qualifying visa no more than 28 days prior to lodging an application then that applicant can still be eligible to apply in Australia for ENS also if the applicant do not hold a qualifying visa.
Note : If you do not hold a qualifying visa, you can apply for the ENS (subclass 121) visa and lodge your application in Australia, however you must be outside Australia at the time of visa grant.
You must pay a non-refundable application charge. The visa allows you and any dependent family members included in your visa application to live as permanent residents in Australia.
Australian permanent residents can live and work on a permanent basis. They can study in Australia. They can receive healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. They can access certain social security payments. They can also sponsor people for permanent residence.