To apply for this visa, you must be inside Australia when the application is filed. This visa is only for applications made while legally inside Australia and your nominated occupation must be on the Skilled Occupations List. Timing on this application is very important. If you do not have a sponsor then it’s best to apply for a Skilled Independent Overseas Student Visa. If your sponsor resides in the city area of Australia then it’s best to apply under the Skilled Australian Sponsored Overseas Student.
It is directed at very recent graduates of an Australian tertiary education institute who have close family members living outside the main city areas of Australia, such as Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. If you have such relatives, you may be able to qualify for this visa. It is a permanent migration visa that will allow you to live permanently in Australia. Because you will be helping to improve Australia's rural economy and areas of low population, this visa is slightly easier to obtain than the other skilled visas. Most importantly, there is no points test.
You must have a qualification on the skilled occupations list. ASSISTANCE WITH THIS VISA OR OTHER VISAS?
Despite DIMIA’s favourable rules, each visa candidate must meet the full requirements of the visa. The help of a migration agent is advisable. 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.
http://www.themara.com/Online/Default.asp?DeptID=243
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