HOW TO APPLY FOR AUSTRALIAN GENERAL SKILLED MIGRATION VISA

The Assistant Minister set a cap for offshore General Skilled Migration (GSM) visas which takes effect on 22 September 2015. The following  offshore General Skilled Migration (GSM) visas are affected:

• Skilled Independent (subclass 175)
• Skilled Sponsored (subclass 176)
• Skilled Regional Sponsored (subclass 475).

As such un-finalised packages for those subclasses are taken now not to have been made and the relevant visa software charge can be refunded to affected applicants.

More information is available about Cap and Cease.

APPLYING FOR A SKILLED MIGRATION VISA

The first step in the process of Points Tested Skilled Migration or General Skilled Migration is to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) in SkillSelect. SkillSelect is the Department’s online system for assisting with the skilled migration process.

See > Skill Select

SkillSelect may be used to submit an EOI for all professional visa subclasses consisting of factors examined professional migration visas, company sponsored visas and commercial enterprise visas. For points examined and business visas, SkillSelect is a obligatory part of the application procedure. For organisation subsidized visas, SkillSelect isn’t always mandatory but can be used to help within the locating of an employer. Earlier than you submit your EOI, you may need to meet necessities of the visa subclass which you are interested in.

When you have abilities and need to apply for a factors tested professional migration visa emigrate to Australia, you need to submit and Expression of interest (EOI) and meet the necessities for the visa subclass you wish to specific an interest in.

Once your EOI has been submitted, you may be invited to apply for a skilled migration visa.

Visas that require you to submit an EOI include;

If you are invited to apply for a skilled migration visa you will have 60 days to inn a visa application to be able to be assessed by using a processing group in opposition to the visa subclass necessities. Every visa has exceptional eligibility requirements that you have to also meet. We advise you take a look at the eligibility requirements of every visa prior to filing your EOI.

At time of invitation, you must nominate an occupation that is on the relevant skilled occupation list.