FREE AUSTRALIAN ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT
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This visa allows you to migrate to Australia if you have good English language skills and have skills and qualifications in an occupation in need in Australia.
This visa uses a points test to select visa applicants with characteristics needed in the Australian labour market.
You must be sponsored by an eligible relative living in Australia or obtain nomination from a participating State or Territory government agency.
Who is this visa for?
This visa is for you if you:
The SOL is a list of skilled occupations that are in need in Australia. Each occupation listed on the SOL is allocated a points value for use in the visa assessment process.
This visa also requires that either:
Note: All State and Territory governments in Australia are participating in this visa scheme.
What does this visa let me do?
This visa allows you and any secondary applicants included in your visa application to live as permanent residents in Australia.
Australian permanent residents can:
This is a permanent residence visa. As a permanent resident you are permitted to remain in Australia indefinitely. This visa also allows you to travel to and enter Australia for five (5) years from the date the visa is granted. The expiry of this visa does not affect your permanent resident status if you are in Australia. However, if you wish to continue to travel to and from Australia as a permanent resident after the initial visa has expired, you must obtain a Resident Return Visa (RRV). Your eligibility for an RRV will depend on the period that you have resided in Australia.
Sponsorship or nomination
To be eligible for this visa you must be either:
Points test
This visa has a points test designed to select visa applicants who have characteristics that will help them find a full time job in an occupation that matches their skills and is required in Australia.
For most General Skilled Migration visas, your application will be assessed against a points test. You can claim points under a range of different factors. The maximum points that can be claimed in any one factor reflects how valuable those characteristics are in the Australian labour market or in assisting settlement.
What is the pass mark?
The pass mark is the total points you need to score to be eligible for a points–tested General Skilled Migration visa.
What happens if you don't meet the pass mark?
If you have applied for a Skilled – Independent visa or a Skilled – Sponsored visa and you score below the pass mark, but above the 'pool mark', your application will be held 'in the pool' for up to two years after assessment.
If the pass mark is lowered at any time in that two year period, and your score is equal to or higher than the new pass mark, your application will be processed further.
Rather than waiting in the pool, you could consider the following visa options if you do not meet the pass mark:
The table below lists all the current pass and pool marks for the points–tested visas in the General Skilled Migration category.
|
Category |
Pass mark |
Pool mark |
|
Skilled – Independent (Migrant) visa (subclass 175) |
120 |
100 |
|
Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) visa (subclass 176) |
100 |
80 |
|
Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 475) |
100 |
100 |
|
Skilled – Independent (Residence) visa (subclass 885) |
120 |
120 |
|
Skilled – Sponsored (Residence) visa (subclass 886) |
100 |
100 |
|
Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 487) |
100 |
100 |
How often do the pass and pool marks change?
Changes to the pass and pool marks occur to address Australian labour market needs.
Points test
The points test pass mark for this visa is 100 points. If you score less than 80 points, your application will be refused. If you score at least 80 points but less than 100 points your application will be placed in a reserve pool.
You may include the following secondary applicants in your visa application:
Including secondary applicants in your application
General Skilled Migration definitions
Secondary applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
This visa requires you to be sponsored by an eligible relative living in Australia or nominated by a participating State or Territory government.
You must be sponsored by an eligible relative if you do not have a nomination from a participating State or Territory government.
Who can be a sponsor?
To sponsor a skilled worker you must be at least 18 years of age and usually resident in Australia as one of the following:
You or your partner must be related to your sponsor as one of the following:
Where can a sponsor be living?
Your sponsor can live anywhere in Australia.
Or
State and Territory governments may nominate visa applicants who have an occupation that is in shortage in their particular State or Territory. It may be useful for you to check the websites of each State or Territory government to see if your occupation is on their skills shortage list. If it is, then you could contact that State or Territory government. State and Territory governments will also be able to provide you with information relating to employment, housing and schools in the region you may wish to live in.
State and Territory governments who may offer nomination are:
Nomination from a State or Territory government does not automatically result in the grant of a visa. Your application must also be assessed by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship against a number of visa-specific requirements. You will only be granted a visa if all requirements are met.
State and Territory governments can also identify and nominate applicants from the Skill Matching Database.
If you are being sponsored by an eligible relative living in Australia, there are also obligations that must be met by your sponsor.
1. You and any secondary applicants must comply with all Australian laws as permanent residents.
2. If you are nominated by a State or Territory government, you need to agree to:
An eligible relative sponsor is required to sign a sponsorship undertaking.
This is an agreement to provide:
The two (2) year period starts from the date the applicant enters Australia as a holder of this visa.
Before you apply for this visa you must arrange to be either nominated by a participating State/Territory government or sponsored by an eligible relative.
When you have arranged a suitable State/Territory government nomination or eligible relative sponsorship, you can apply for a visa.
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