Skilled Independent Visa to Australia

This is the preferred visa option for most people who wish to migrate to Australia. The reason for this is simple: Australia wants skilled workers.

This visa is one of the best ways to come to Australia on a permanent basis. The visa rules are hard and fast and do not allow for any leeway whatsoever. To apply for this visa, you MUST be under 45 years of age, MUST have a good command of English, and MUST have the skills and qualifications in the category that you choose to apply under. From the point of view of DIMIA, your skills must enable you to find employment as soon as possible after entry to Australia. If you have a relative living in the Australia, then it’s best to apply under the Skilled Australian Sponsored Visa to Australia or the Skilled Designated Area Sponsored Visa to Australia

All VISA applicants must: meet basic requirements and nominate an occupation on the skilled occupations list and pass the points test. Applicants gain extra points if their occupation is on the Migration Occupation on Demand List. This is a short list that you MUST check before you MAKE a visa application. To read about this skilled visa, go to immi.gov.au and search under general skilled migration.

The SOL list can be loosely described as having three sorts of categories. They run from the highly desirable occupations 60 points to the mostly desirable occupations 50 Points to the Desirable occupations 40 Points. That is, these categories are telling you how much Australia wants members of your skill category. Unfortunately, not every skill—no matter how valuable it may be in life—is currently in demand in Australia. There may be too many people in that category already here!  

Generally speaking, the points test is a simple evaluation of your ability to succeed in an application. If you fail the points test, you will not receive a visa in that category. Today the points needed for Skilled Independent Visa is120 points with 110 points necessary for the Skilled Australian Sponsored Visa., and because the pass points can change at any time, it must be consulted the day your visa application is made. ASSISTANCE WITH THIS VISA OR OTHER VISAS?

You might wish to talk to a migration agent about this visa. Here is our general link to the MARA so that you can better understand what migration agents do with regard to visas, their responsibilities and your rights as a member of the public in regard to Australian visas and Citizenship.