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Skilled Visas
Age – you must be under 45 when you apply
Nominated occupation – Your nominated occupation must be found on the MLTSL Occupations List and you must have an invitation to apply.
Skilled Independent Visa (subclass 189)
The Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) is for skilled workers who are not sponsored by an employer, a state or territory, or a family member. A 189 visa holder can live and work permanently anywhere in Australia and include their partner and children in the application.
Eligibility:
- be invited to apply
- be under 45 years of age when you are invited to apply
- nominate an occupation on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List
- have a positive skills assessment
- have at least competent English
- score at least 65 on the points test
- meet the health and character requirements
State Sponsored Skilled Nominated Visa (subclass 190)
This visa enables skilled workers who are nominated by a state or territory to live and work in Australia as permanent residents.
To apply for this visa you must:
- be invited to apply
- be under 45 years of age when you are invited to apply
- nominate an occupation on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List or the Short-term Skilled Occupation List
- have a positive skills assessment
- have at least competent English
- score at least 65 on the points test
- meet the health and character requirements
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa (subclass 491)
The Skilled Nominated (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) is a State/Territory sponsored or family sponsored visa for skilled people wishing to live and work in a regional area in Australia.
You must score at least 65 points to be eligible for this visa.
Eligibility:
- be invited to apply;
- be under 45 years of age when you are invited to apply
- nominate an occupation on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List or the Short-term Skilled Occupation List
- have a positive skills assessment
- have at least competent English
- sponsored by a State or Territory Government or an eligible relative
- score at least 65 on the Points Test
- meet the health and character requirements.
Permanent Resident Visa (Skilled Regional) (subclass 191)
This is a new permanent residence visa that will operate in a similar way to the current Skilled Regional visa (subclass 887). The 191 visa will be introduced in November 2022, to accommodate the new skilled provisional visa holders applying from November 2019.
Sue made our whole process stress free.
We honesty could not have done it all with out knowledge and support.
I have already been recommending visa go to friends who are looking to start the process.
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Sue was a dream to deal with and thoroughly checked over all of our documents ensuring that everything was of the exacting standards of the Australian Government. We could not have completed process without Sue. Thank you once again for all of your help.
Sue was amazing throughout, keeping us updated each step of the way, and providing detailed guidance at the start of each stage, which enabled us to start preparing and collating everything needed for the next part when the time came. Sue’s replies to the many emails that I've sent her way over the course of this process, were always prompt and patient, and nothing ever seemed to much trouble. Sue’s experience and understanding of the processes, timelines and the strict format in which things had to be done, meant that she was able to advise us and provide guidelines, which meant that when we submitted each stage, we were not having to worry about delays due to incomplete applications.
18 months on from that initial meeting - we have now been living and working in Australia for 8 months, and have recently changed onto a permanent visa.
We are extremely glad that we chose to work with Visa Go, and want to say a massive thank you to Sue, Darren and the team for all of their support and assistance throughout.
Darren always took the time to answer any questions and help me through the process.
Within weeks he had my partner visa submitted and now I have my permanent residency!
I couldn’t thank Darren and the team enough 👍
My case officer, Sue, has been very professional and knowledgeable throughout the process providing great customer service, from providing the documents required to promptly replying to all queries.
So, to Darren, Kimberley and Sue, thank you all for your support to achieve my Visa.
Our visa process took 11 months (as expected for the visa we applied for) and Sue kept us on track and up to date all the time, extremely organised and always happy to help and provide us with her support.
I highly recommend Visa Go Australia, we couldn't imagine trying to go through this process without Sues help and guidance. Samantha Mills
Can't thank Darren and Kimberley enough.
Calam, Charlie and Rory
Thank so much for all your help!
Jonas & Cynthia
I would highly recommend anyone applying for a visa to do it through them.
They made sure we had all the information at every step of they way and nothing was ever a problem if I called or emailed.
Thank you so much to all of the team!
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