For General Skilled Migration to Australia, you or your spouse must be able to satisfy the following basic requirements.

Click on the followings for more information:

• Offshore General Skilled Categories
• Onshore General Skilled Categories
• Onshore New Zealand Citizen Categories
• Graduate Skilled Temporary Visa

☉Skilled-Independent (Class BN, Subclass 136)

You must:

• Satisfy the basic requirements
• ass the points test
• ominate a skilled occupation from the SOL

☉Skilled-State Territory Nominated Independent (Class BN, Subclass 137)

You must:

• Satisfy the basic requirements
• Meet the pool mark for the points test
• Nominate a skilled occupation from the SOL
• Be nominated by a participating State or Territory

☉Skill Matching (Class BR, Subclass 134)

You must:

• Satisfy the basic requirements for skill and age, but with functional English and a lesser recent work experience requirement
• Nominate a skilled occupation from the SOL

• You must have been employed in a skilled occupation for at least 6 months in the 12 months before applying for migration.
• You do not need to meet this work experience requirement if you meet the Australian qualification exemption.

☉Skilled-Designated Area Sponsored (Class BQ, Subclass 139)

You must:

• Meet the basic requirements
• Nominate a skilled occupation from the SOL
• Have a sponsor who lives in one of the designated areas. You and your spouse must be related to the sponsor
• Have an assurer
• There is no points test under this category
  

☉Skilled-Australian Sponsored (Class BQ, Subclass 138)

You must:

• Meet the basic requirement
• Nominate a skilled occupation from the SOL
• Have a sponsor. You and your spouse must be related to the sponsor
• Have an assurer
• Pass the points test

To apply for an Onshore:

• Be holders of a substantive Student visa
• Have held a substantive Student visa at some time in the 6 months immediately before making the application, and have not subsequently become unlawful
• Be holders of a Bridging A visa (Class WA) or Bridging B (Class WB) granted because they met the requirement for lodgment of a valid application for a Graduate Skilled (Temporary) visa
• The primary application must provide evidence that, in the 6 months immediately before the day on which the application is made, they completed a degree, diploma or trade qualification for award by an Australian educational institution as a result of at least 2 years of full time study at that institute while the applicant was present in Australia, and all instruction fir that award was conducted in English
• All applicants must be in Australia at the time of lodgement of the application and visa grant
• All applicants must provide evidence of a recent permanent residence medical examination from the appropriate health body, UNLESS you are applying for a Graduate Skilled Temporary visa, when a receipt from the appropriate health body is sufficient
• All applicants aged 16 years and over must submit Australian Federal checks. A State or Territory police clearance is not acceptable.
• You must lodge your application by mail to Adelaide Skills Processing Centre

☉Skilled-Independent Overseas Student (Class DD, Subclass 880)

You must:

Satisfy the basic requirements

• Pass the points test
• Nominate a skilled occupation from the SOL
• Hold a positive skills assessment undertaken in a 60 point skill level occupation unless you have completed an Australian doctorate degree. Australian doctorate degree students may apply if they hold a satisfactory skills assessment in a 50 point occupation and have completed their doctoral; degree. Submission of thesis alone is not acceptable. The thesis must be marked and you must have successfully fulfilled all course components.
  

☉Skilled-Designated Area Sponsored Overseas Student (Class DE, Subclass 882)

You must:

Satisfy the basic requirements

• Nominate a skilled occupation from the SOL
• Have a sponsor who lives in one of the designated areas. You and your spouse must related to the sponsor
• Have an assurer
• There is no points test under this category
  

☉Skilled-Australian Sponsored Overseas Student (Class DE, Subclass 881)

You must:

Satisfy the basic requirements

• Pass the points test
• Nominate a skilled occupation from the SOL
• Have a sponsor. You and your sponsor must be related to the sponsor
• Have an assurer

☉Skilled-Onshore Independent New Zealand Citizen

You must be highly skilled and have education, skills and employability which will contribute to the Australian economy.

You must:

Satisfy the basic requirements

• Pass the points test
• Nominate a skilled occupation from the SOL

☉Skilled- onshore Designated Area Sponsored New Zealand Citizen

Under this category, the Australian Government is seeking skilled migrants to settle in certain regions of Australia.

You must:

Meet the basic requirements

• Nominated a skilled occupation from the SOL
• Have a sponsor who lives in one of the designated arrears. You and your spouse must be related to the sponsor
• Have an assurer
• There is no point test under this category

☉Skilled- Onshore Australian Sponsored New Zealand Citizen

This category is designed for potential skilled migrants whose sponsor lives outside the designated area.

You must:

Satisfy the basic requirements

• Pass the points test
• Nominate a skilled occupation from the SOL
• Have a sponsor. You o your sponsor must related to the sponsor
• Have an assurer

The following conditions will apply to persons granted a Graduate Skilled Temporary visa:

• Health insurance- you and any dependants granted a Graduate Skilled Temporary visa, will be required to maintain adequate arrangements for health insurance while you are in Australia
• Departure from Australia- if you do not proceed with an application for Class DD or Class DE, your dependants must not leave Australia later than you.
  

If you lodge a valid application for a Graduate Skilled Temporary visa you will be granted a Bridging A visa which will come into effect when your student visa ceases. This will keep you lawful during the processing of your application for Graduate Skilled Temporary visa.