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Department of Immigration and Citizenship

Skilled visas for Australia

• 1. Australia’s skilled migration program
• 2. Temporary skilled visa options
• 3. Permanent skilled visa options
• 4. Introducing SkillSelect
• 3. Questions

Agenda for today’s presentation

Australia’s skilled migration program is:

Responsive to economic conditions and the labour market Targeted to meet skill needs, not a first-in-first-granted approach Focussed on highly skilled and high value occupations Complementary to domestic training and employment programs Demand driven rather than supply driven

Australia’s skilled visa options

• 1. Temporary Business (Long Stay)

visa (subclass 457)

• 2. Employer Nomination Scheme

(ENS)

• 3. Regional Sponsored Migration

Scheme (RSMS)

• 1. Skilled Independent
• 2. State/Territory Sponsored
• 3. Family Sponsored

Employer sponsored visas Points tested visas

Priority processing direction and indicative visa processing times

Regional skilled visas Visas with nominated occupation on the SOL State or territory sponsored visas All other points tested visas

1 2 3 4

Employer Sponsored visas

5

5-8 months 5-8 months 12-24 months 18 months

Occupation lists for skilled visas

Temporary Business Long Stay subclass 457 Employer Nomination Scheme Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme Skilled Independent Specification of Occupations for 457 Employer Nomination Skilled Occupation List (ENSOL) No occupation list, but applicant should hold diploma or higher qualification Skilled Occupation List (SOL) Skilled – Sponsored and Skilled – Regional Sponsored State sponsored- see relevant State

• ccupation list

Family sponsored- SOL

• 1. Australia’s skilled migration program
• 2. Temporary skilled visa options
• 3. Permanent skilled visa options
• 4. Introducing SkillSelect
• 3. Questions

Agenda for today’s presentation

Temporary Business Long Stay

Subclass 457

• Must be sponsored by an employer
• Occupation on 457 specified occupations list
• No age limit
• Able to add dependents
• Minimum IELTS 5 in each of the four test components
• Must be paid at Australian market salary rates

Booklet 9: Temporary Business (Subclass 457) visa

Skilled - Regional Sponsored (provisional)

Subclass 475

• Provisional visa with a pathway to permanence
• Sponsored by state government or family in Australia
• Points tested
• Encourages migration to regional areas

• 1. Australia’s skilled migration program
• 2. Temporary skilled visa options
• 3. Permanent skilled visa options
• 4. Introducing SkillSelect
• 3. Questions

Agenda for today’s presentation

Permanent Skilled Migration – general requirements

• Recent work experience in a nominated occupation in

demand in Australia

• Skills assessment to demonstrate you have the skills

required for a nominated occupation in demand in Australia

• English language skills
• Good health
• Good character

Permanent employer sponsored visa options

Employer Nomination Scheme Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme

Booklet 5: Employer Sponsored Migration

• Permanent visa
• Nominated occupation on the ENSOL
• Under 45 years of age
• Vocational English (eg. minimum IELTS 5)
• Permanent visa
• Under 45 years of age
• Functional English (eg. minimum IELTS 4.5)
• Encourages migration to regional areas
• Covers all of Australia except: Sydney,

Wollongong, Newcastle, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast

Permanent points tested visa options

Skilled – Independent

• Permanent visa
• Applicants must pass the points test
• Under 50 years of age

Skilled - Sponsored (state/territory or family sponsored)

• Permanent visa
• Applicants must pass the points test
• Under 50 years of age
• Extra points for state sponsored application

Booklet 6: General Skilled Migration, www.immi.gov.au/allforms/booklets/

• 1. Australia’s skilled migration program
• 2. Temporary skilled visa options
• 3. Permanent skilled visa options
• 4. Introducing SkillSelect
• 3. Questions

Agenda for today’s presentation

SkillSelect

– Will better match skills with those in demand in Australia and reduce processing times – applies to most skilled visa subclasses from 1 July 2012 – requires prospective applicants to register an Expression of Interest (EOI) – Invitations to lodge a visa application based on EOI – registered employers and state/territory governments can search and contact prospective skilled workers

SkillSelect is a new way to apply for skilled visas

Overview of SkillSelect

EOI Register Rank Invitation Application

Assessment of application as per existing process

When is an EOI required?

Visa Category

Independent/ Family Sponsored Temp Employer Sponsored (Subclass 457) Permanent Employer sponsored (including RSMS) State/Territory and Regional sponsored (including Business Skills) Yes

Must lodge an EOI

No

EOI optional

No

EOI optional

Yes

Must lodge an EOI

• 1. Australia’s skilled migration program
• 2. Temporary skilled visa options
• 3. Permanent skilled visa options
• 4. Introducing SkillSelect
• 3. Questions

Agenda for today’s presentation

Need more information?

Website: Skilled visas www.immi.gov.au/skilled Visa wizard www.immi.gov.au/visawizard/ Booklets www.immi.gov.au/allforms/booklets/ Phone: +49 30 2238 9181 (European Service Centre in London

• pen 9am-4 pm, Monday–Friday London GMT)

Email: www.immi.gov.au/contacts/forms/europe/ Facebook: Department of Immigration and Citizenship