Visas
Explore your visa options to ensure that you get the most out of your experience and stay in Australia.
Explore your visa options to ensure that you get the most out of your experience and stay in Australia.
Features
This visa allows you to stay in Australia to study full-time in a recognised education institution.
Requirements
You must have:
Features
This visa allows you to stay in Australia as the guardian of an international student younger than 18 years of age studying in Australia on a student visa.
Requirements
You must:
This visa:
Who is Eligible?
To be eligible for this visa, you must:
Graduate Work Stream Requirements
Post-study Work Stream Requirements
Benefits
Graduating students are able to remain within Australia for up to 18 months to:
From $1,750 + GST
Who is eligible?
This visa is for skilled workers currently in or outside of Australia who meet the following requirements:
The Point System
A skilled worker applying for the Subclass 189 visa, will be assessed on the following points system criteria. An intended applicant is required to gain 60 points in order to qualify for the visa.
Benefits of this visa
This visa provides immediate permanent residency to the applicant and his or her family who accompany them on their application.
Who is eligible?
This visa is for skilled workers who:
Intended applicants must first submit an Expression of Interest (EOI). A state or territory government will examine the EOI and decide whether to nominate you to allow you to apply for a visa.
Other requirements for a Skilled-Nominated Visa applicant
You must:
Visa Sponsor Requirements
Your sponsor must be a State or Territory government. This visa is assessed on a points basis with a score of 60 points required to qualify for the visa.
Points will be awarded against the following categories:
Benefits of a Skilled Nomination Visa
This visa will:
This is a four year provisional visa which:
Requirements for applicants
There are two pathways for this visa:
Applicant must first submit an Expression of Interest (EOI). If then sent a letter of invitation you must also:
You may apply for this visa if:
Points test
This visa requires a score of 60 points as well as satisfying conditions for immigration against the following criteria
Benefits of this visa
Gives the applicant and his or her immediate family temporary residency and permanent residency once the conditions are satisfied.
Once the applicant has lived for two years and worked full-time for one year in a specified regional area of Australia, permanent residency is available.
Changes from March 2018
From March 2018, the subclass 457 visa will be abolished and replaced with the TSS visa.
The TSS visa will be comprised of a Short-Term stream of up to two years (unless international trade obligations apply), and a Medium-Term stream of up to four years.
The Short-term stream is designed for Australian businesses to fill skill gaps with foreign workers on a temporary basis, where a suitably skilled Australian worker cannot be sourced.
The Medium-term stream will allow employers to source foreign workers to address shortages in a narrower range of highly skilled and high-value need occupations, where a suitably skilled Australian worker cannot be sourced.
Please contact us to find out more about this new skilled visa.
This visa allows employers in regional or low population growth areas of Australia to sponsor employees who are foreign nationals for a permanent visa to work in Australia.
Who is Eligible?
Employees applying for a visa can be either of the following:
Visa applicants can apply in or outside of Australia.
*Only applicants who hold a substantive visa or relevant bridging visa when applying for the RSMS visa in Australian will be eligible for a bridging visa.
Stages to Attain 187 Visa
Other Requirements
Direct Entry
A regional certifying body must first certify the nominated position against the following criteria:
In addition to the above, the department will also assess the application against the following criteria:
The Employee must:
*Exemption of certain requirements is available
Temporary Residence Transition stream
Benefits of the Regional Skilled Migration Scheme
This visa allows employers operating in regional and low population growth areas of Australia to:
This visa allows the employee to:
The Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) allows Australian employers to sponsor employees who are foreign nationals for a permanent visa to work in Australia.
This visa is for:
Who is Eligible?
Visa applicants who currently are:
Stages to Attain 186 Visa
Employer & Position Requirements for the Employer Nomination Scheme
The streams
Temporary Residence Transition stream
The Temporary Residence Transition stream is for subclass 457 visa holders who have worked for at least two out of the three years (before the nomination is made), while holding a subclass 457 visa, in the same occupation with their nominating employer (who is not subject to a labour agreement and who has lodged a valid nomination with us under the Temporary Residence Transition stream), who wants to offer them a permanent position in that occupation.
Direct Entry stream
The Direct Entry stream is for:
people who have been nominated by their employer under the Direct Entry stream
people who have never, or only briefly, worked in Australia, or
temporary residents who do not qualify for the Temporary Residence Transition stream
Benefits of an Employer Nomination Scheme Sponsored Visa
The visa allows:
For people who have a successful business or investment career, and have a genuine and realistic commitment to being involved in investment or business in Australia.
It is a temporary visa that:
Who is Eligible?
You might be able to get this visa if you:
This visa includes four streams:
Business Innovation Stream Requirements
You must:
If your nominated main business provides professional, technical or trade services, you must have spent no more than half your time providing those services, as opposed to general management of the business.
At the time of invitation, you, your partner, or you and your partner combined must have total net business and personal assets of at least AUD800 000 that are lawfully acquired and available for legal transfer to Australia within two years of the visa being granted.
You and your partner must have had no involvement in unacceptable business or investment activities.
Investor Stream Requirements
You must:
You (or your partner, or you and your partner combined) must also have:
Income that you earn from your designated investment in Australia is subject to tax under Australian taxation law.
Significant Investor Stream Requirements
You must have a genuine and realistic commitment to:
You (or your partner, or you and your partner combined) must also have:
You, your partner and other family members aged at least 18 must agree not to bring any action against the Commonwealth for any loss relating to your complying investment.
Income that you earn from your complying investment in Australia is subject to tax under Australian taxation law.
You must also make a complying investment or a complying significant investment of at least AUD5 million over four years.
For applications made after July 2015 you must make a complying significant investment of at least AUD5 million over four years in the following proportions:
Direct investment in residential real estate will continue to be prohibited and indirect investment in residential property through managed funds will now be strictly limited.
Investments must not be used as security or collateral for a loan.
Premium Investor Stream Requirements
The Premium Investor stream is by invitation of Austrade on behalf of the Australian government only.
You must make a complying investment of at least AUD15 million in any of the following options:
Income that you earn from your complying investment in Australia is subject to tax under Australian taxation law.
You must also have a genuine and realistic commitment to continue your business and investment activity in Australia after the conclusion of your provisional visa.
You (or your partner, or you and your partner combined) must also have:
You and your partner must not have been involved in unacceptable business or investment activities.
You, your partner and other family members aged at least 18 must agree not to bring any action against the Commonwealth for any loss relating to your complying investment.
Benefits of Business and Investment Visa
Travelling in and out of Australia (every state and territory) any number of times as long as the visa is valid; and have your family accompany you to Australia; and they will have access to work and study rights establish a pathway to permanent residency; and If you are in the Business Innovation stream, you can renew your visa for an additional two years a renewal application must be lodged online and your state or territory government must confirm, in writing, that they continue to support you.
Visa Charges
From $12,500 + GST
For high calibre business people who are owners or part owners of an overseas business and have a genuine and realistic commitment to participate in the management of a new or existing business in Australia.
This is a permanent visa that:
Other Requirements:
Significant Business History Stream Requirements
Venture Capital Entrepreneur Stream Requirements
Benefits of Business Talent Visa
Business Obligations
Significant Business History stream:
If you are in this stream, after entering Australia, you must:
In the business, you must:
Venture Capital Entrepreneur stream
If you are in this stream, after entering Australia, you must:
Visa Charges
There are 2 payment instalments required for this visa:
You can apply for permanent migration with this visa if you are a holder of the provisional Business and Innovation (188) Visa in Australia, and have met the immigration requirements prescribed.
Who is Eligible?
You might be able to apply for this visa if:
Business Innovation Stream Requirements
If you are applying for the Business Innovation stream, you must have been in Australia and held:
for at least one year in the two years immediately before you apply.
In addition, you must be able to show ongoing business involvement, meet certain financial requirements, and have a history of employing Australian workers.
Ongoing Business Involvement
You must be able to show that you (or you and your partner together) have:
You (or your partner, or you and your partner together) must also demonstrate that you have achieved at least two of the following requirements:
Investor Stream
If you are applying for this visa in the Investor stream, you:
If you applied for your provisional visa (subclass 188) in the Investor stream prior to 1 July 2015, you are eligible to apply for a subclass 888 visa after holding your provisional visa for 3 years and 11 months. If you applied for your provisional visa after 1 July 2015, you are required to hold your provisional visa for at least 4 years prior to applying for a subclass 888 visa.
Significant Investor Stream
If you are applying for a permanent visa (subclass 888) in the Significant Investor stream, you must have held at the time of application:
In addition, you (or you and your partner combined) must have:
Note that the rules in force at the time you applied for you original subclass 188 visa in the Significant Investor stream will apply to you when your application for a subclass 888 visa is assessed.
If you applied for your provisional visa (subclass 188) in the Significant Investor stream prior to 1 July 2015, you are eligible to apply for a subclass 888 visa after holding your provisional visa for 3 years and 11 months. If you applied for your provisional visa after 1 July 2015, you are required to hold your provisional visa for at least 4 years prior to applying for a subclass 888 visa.
Premium Investor Stream
You (or you and your partner combined) must have held complying premium investments continuously for at least 1 year, and for the entire time you have held your Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188)
Benefits of the Business and Innovation Visa
This visa allows you and any family members who have been granted this visa to:
Visa Charges
This visa allows you to enter Australia and marry your intended spouse (fiancé (e)) within the visa’s 9 month validity period.
Who is Eligible?
You must:
Requirements
Your fiancé(e):
You must:
Benefits of Prospective Marriage Visa
With this visa you must enter Australia before you marry your fiancé(e) after which you may:
However, you will not have access to government funding.
This visa:
Who is Eligible?
Married Applicants
De Facto Applicants
Exceptions
The 12 month requirement may be waived if:
Other Requirements
You:
Benefits
Spouse temporary visa (onshore and offshore visas) permits you to:
Spouse permanent visa (onshore) permits you to:
*Note in some circumstances you can directly apply for the permanent residency stream without the two year temporary residency requirement
Who is Eligible?
You must be:
Benefits
This is a permanent residence visa that allows you and any family members who have also been granted this visa to:
Who is Eligible?
You must be:
Benefits
This is a permanent residence visa that allows you and any family members who have also been granted this visa to:
Who is Eligible?
You must:
Benefits
This is a permanent residence visa that allows you and any family members who have also been granted this visa to:
The child must be:
*Note the child can include their own dependent children in this application
Child’s Relationship with the Sponsor
The child must be:
Benefits
This is a permanent residence visa that allows the child to:
This visa is for a child to come and live with their adopted parents in Australia whether they have already been adopted or are in the process of being adopted.
Who is Eligible?
The child must:
The adoptive parent must:
Benefits
This is a permanent residence visa that allows the child to:
Travel to and from Australia for 5 years from the date the visa is granted
This is a temporary visa for the child of a parent who holds a temporary Partner visa that does not already include the child.
Who is Eligible?
The child must:
Benefits
This is a permanent residence visa that allows the child to:
This visa allows you to stay in Australia for up to 3, 6 or 12 months for:
This visa:
Business activities include:
Requirements
Benefits
This visa allows you to stay in Australia for up to 3 months for:
Who is Eligible?
You are eligible if you:
Benefits
This visa allows you to:
Volunteer Work Tourism Schemes
eVisitor visa typically do not allow you to work in Australia. However, you might be able to work as a volunteer if:
This is a temporary visa for young people who want to holiday and work in Australia for up to one year.
Visa consists of:
Who is Eligible?
For First Working Holiday Visa, you are eligible if you:
For Second Working Holiday Visa, you are eligible if you:
Benefits
This visa allows you to:
This visa is for young people aged 18 to 30 years of age who want to holiday and work in Australia for up to one year.
Who is Eligible?
You are eligible if you:
Benefits
This visa allows you to: