Subclass 189 Skilled Independent visa
The Skilled-Independent visa (subclass 189) is a permanent residence visa for point-tested skilled workers who want to work and live in Australia.
To be able to apply for this visa you need to submit an expression of interest and then be invited through SkillSelect to apply.
You can be in or outside Australia when you apply and when the visa is granted.
Requirements
You might be eligible to apply for this visa if invited. When we sent your letter of invitation, you must also have:
- nominated an occupation that is on the relevant skilled occupation list
- obtained a suitable skills assessment for that occupation
- not yet turned 50 years of age
- achieved the score specified in your letter of invitation based on the factors in the points test
- at least competent English.
Subclass 485 Temporary Graduate visa
The Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) allows you to live, study and work in Australia temporarily after you have finished your studies. Students are only able to access the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) once as a primary applicant.
This visa has two streams:
Graduate Work stream – for international students with an eligible qualification closely related to an occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL). A visa in this stream is granted for 18 months from the date of grant.
Post-Study Work stream – for international students who graduate with a higher education degree from an Australian education provider, regardless of their field of study. This stream is only available to students who applied for and was granted, their first student visa to Australia on or after 5 November 2011. A visa in this stream can be granted for up to four years from the date the visa is granted, depending on the visa applicant's qualification.
For both streams, the main applicant and all the other applicants included in the application must be in Australia when applying for this visa and when the visa is decided.
Family members who apply for this visa after the main applicant has been granted the visa may be in or outside Australia when they apply, but must not be in immigration clearance.
Requirements
You might be eligible to apply for this visa if you:
- are younger than 50 years of age
- are in Australia
- hold an eligible visa
- meet the two-year Australian study requirement
- have at least competent English
- have recently graduated with either an eligible qualification or with skills and qualifications that relate to an occupation on the skilled occupation list (SOL).
Subclass 476 Skilled—Recognised Graduate visa
The Skilled — Recognised Graduate visa (subclass 476), a tempory visa, allows recent engineering graduates of eligible universities to gain up to 18 months of skilled work experience in occupations.
You may be in or outside Australia when you apply for this visa, however, you must be outside of Australia when the visa is decided unless you are a New Zealand citizen who holds a Special Category visa (subclass 444). A New Zealand citizen who holds a Special Category visa (subclass 444) can be in or outside Australia when the visa is decided.
Requirements
You might be able to get this visa if you:
- are younger than 31 years of age
- have completed an engineering degree at a recognised institution in the past two years.