Immigration to Australia is still prospective and offers much wider scope. Over the years thousands and thousands people from all over the globe are migrating to Australia for a better prospect and lifestyle. They are only comparable to all the developed nations. Australia is undergoing currently phenomenal growth and prospect. There is tremendous shortage of skilled workers or professionals. So Australian government has kept their doors open to non-Australians to enter Australia with several visa categories. The most popular and useful categories are :
- Skilled immigration
- Retirement visas
- Family, visitors, humanitarian (refugee) visas
- Student visas
- Subclass 300 Visa
- Spouse Visa
Here we are going to discuss about the Skilled migration visas, since others are for those who either migrate for other compulsions or purpose. Australia offers SIR or Skilled-Independent Visas to those willing skilled workers are interested to work in Australia where the population in thin. The immigrants who enter Australia under this category are supposed to work for at least 2 years before they can apply for a permanent residence. All the Australian states like New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territory can offer visas under this category. Only Western Australia and Australian Capital Territory cannot participate in SIR visa program.
Visa holders under this category have some territorial limitation to work in Australia. They cannot live in Sydney, Newcastle, the NSW Central Coast, Brisbane, Wollongong, the Gold Coast, Melbourne or the Australian Capital Territory. It is essential to asses visa category for immigration before you apply for Australian visa. However there are almost 100000 vacancies for skilled workers in Australia every year and about the same number of permanent residence Australia offers every year. So there has never been so better time than now to seek immigration to Australia.
There are certain requirements to be met by the applicants for this SIR visa or General Skilled migration visa. The requirements are the applicant should be more than 18 years old but not more than 45 years of age. They should have language skill, that is proficiency in English with Australian recognized qualification or recent experience in skilled work. The skills and qualifications must match for occupations listed in Australia’s Skilled Occupation List or SOL.
For the Skilled Independent Migration visa the applicant must submit evidence of specific trade credentials or license. They must also show that they have the requisite qualification and experience for the jobs they are applying for.
There are other types of Skilled Migration visas as well. They are :
- State/Territory nominated visas
- Family sponsored visas, where an applicant is sponsored by close relative permanent resident of Australia.
- Independent Regional Visas – these visas requires soft requirements and demands lower points for test passing.
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