Australia, a federation of six states and two territories, is one of the world's great economic and migration success stories. Australia is a unique, modern and dynamic trading nation of 22 million people with an ancient indigenous history, and a European cultural background.
Australia’s coastline stretches almost 50,000 kilometres and is linked by over 10,000 beaches, more than any other country in the world. More than 85 per cent of Australians lives within 50 kilometres of the coast, making it an integral part of our laid-back lifestyle.
Australia is the top immigration destinations in the world. It offers plenty of opportunity for the new immigrants in the country, especially for the one coming on Skilled migration visa, Study visa, Business visa, etc. With its most organized point based system, high wages, cultural diversity, world class cities, and high employment rate, Australia attract and invite thousands of immigrants every year in the country. The ongoing Skill shortage across various industries of Australia has also given the change to many young and talented individuals to come, live, work or get settled in Australia on permanent basis. Australia follows a organised and systematic immigration process. It is point-based which are scored according to the credentials such as age, work experience, language, education, skills etc.
Australia has a point based immigration system for key Permanent Residence Visas, i.e. Skilled Nominated Subclass 190 Visa, Skilled Independent Subclass 189 Visa, etc.
There are separate demand lists for 186, 190 & 489 from different states. The nominated occupation must fall in the existing demand list of that particular state while lodging the case for State Sponsorship.
NOTE – For IT professional, the points for employment is calculated differently.
As already conveyed, Australia has got a point based immigration system. The process to get PR in Australia is a mix of online and offline activities. Let’s first explore the key Australia PR requirement.
- Arrange key documents: First of all, arrange the key documents to apply for PR in Australia. Apart from the routine travel and educational document, you would require the two main documents i.e.
- Choose appropriate Visa: You would require choosing the right PR Visa category to apply. The most common PR visa categories are Subclass 189 (Non-sponsored visa), Subclass 190 (State Nominated Visa), Subclass 186 (employment nominated visa) Subclass 489 (Temporary Resudence) etc.
- Select an occupation from SOL. Once the relevant visa is chosen, you need to select an occupation from the Skilled Occupation List (SOL). If you are applying for non-sponsored, visa, you need to choose the occupation from the SOL of Australia, whereas, if you are applying for any state nominated visa, you need to choose an occupation from SOL of the particular Australian State.
- Apply in point based system: Once all the above things are done, it’s time to apply in the point based system of Australia. You need to submit Expression of interest (EOI) in the online Skill Select system of Australia mentioning your key profile details, i.e. age, education, work experience, language ability, etc. You will be given points for each of your profile factor. Your collective score must be at least 60 points to apply through the system. However, higher point score will certainly boost your chances of securing invitation to apply for visa.
- Health and Character Requirements: You must meet the health and Character requirements, i.e. you need to be medically fit and morally good in character. You would require providing relevant certifications as well, after going through the medical examination and character verification process.