overseas skilled options
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DIAC07/00151 March2010
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Type of visa Visa duration Sponsorship required?Required to work in regional
Australia?
General Skilled Migration
points testSkill requirements
E m p l o y e r
s p o n s o r e d c a t e g o r i e s
Subclass 457 – Business
(Long Stay)From one da y up to 4 y ear s Yes, by an empl oy er No , unl ess approv ed pr ior to 14
September 2009 under regional
certifcation arrangements
This visa is not points tested Applicant must have the skills necessary
to perorm the occupation and English
language skills unless exempted
Employer Nomination Scheme
(ENS)
Permanent Yes, by an employer No This visa is not points tested Skills assessment by relevant Australian
authority, 3 years ull-time work
experience and registration or licensing
i required
Regional Sponsored Migration
Scheme (RSMS)Permanent Yes, by an employer Yes This visa is not points tested Relevant diploma or higher qualifcation
and registration or licensing i required
G e n e r a l S k i l l e d
M i g r a t i o n ( G S M ) c a t e g o r i e s
Skilled – Independent Permanent No No Require 120 points Nominated occupation must be on
Skilled Occupation List (SOL) and
skills assessed by relevant assessing
authority
Skilled – Sponsored Permanent Yes, by a state/territory government
agency or an eligible Australian
relative
No Require 100 points Nominated occupation must be on
SOL and skills assessed by relevant
assessing authority
Skilled – Regional Sponsored
(provisional)3 years with option to apply or
one urther 12 month visa
Yes, by a state/territory government
agency or an eligible Australian
relative
Yes, an applicant must live, work and
study in a specifed regional area
Require 100 points Nominated occupation must be on
SOL and skills assessed by relevant
assessing authority
Skilled – Regional Permanent No No This visa is not points tested Must have lived or at least 2 years and
worked ull-time or at least 12 months
in a Specifed Regional Area whileholding a provisional GSM visa
Skilled – Graduate 18 months No No This visa is not points tested Nominated occupation must be on
SOL, skills assessed by relevant
assessing authority and English
language threshold met
Skilled – Recognised Graduate 18 months No No This visa is not points tested Must have completed a bachelor degree
or higher qualifcation in a specifed
discipline at a recognised overseas
educational institution in the last
24 months
Visa information for overseas workers
This inormation is or comparison only and does not represent an exhaustive list o visas or their requirements.
For more inormation and updates go to www.immi.gov.au