This visa is for invited workers, eligible New Zealand citizens and eligible Hong Kong or British National (Overseas) passport holders with skills we need, to live and work permanently anywhere in Australia.
Occupation
Your occupation must be on the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations.
You must have a skills assessment that shows you have the skills and qualifications to work in that occupation.
189 Visa Eligibility
You may be able to apply for a 189 Skilled Independent Visaif you meet the following requirements:
OCCUPATION & SKILLS
Your occupation must be on the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations.
189 Visa Application Process
Follow these steps when you want to apply for a 189 visa:
- Submit an expression of interest. If you are applying for the points tested stream, you must submit an expression of interest via SkillSelect before you can apply for the visa.
- Meet the points requirement. When you fill in your personal information for your EOI, at the end there will be an automatic calculation of the points you’ve reached based on your qualification and skills- if you’ve reached at least 65 points SkillSelect will issue you an automatic invitation to apply for the visa.
- Get a visa invitation. Once you’ve finished submitting your EOI, you have to wait for an invitation to apply for the visa.
- Apply for the visa. After your invitation, you can submit your application via ImmiAccount- you must first log in to your SkillSelect account and select the option “apply for the visa” which will send you directly to the ImmiAcocunt. For the New Zealand stream, steps one, two and three are not necessary, you can simply apply for the visa via your ImmiAcocunt.
You must perform a successful skill assessment through the authorised assessing authority to show that you have the skills and qualifications to work in your chosen occupation.
Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa and Aged Dependent Relative Visa Subclass 114
Influential business leaders, industry innovators, and investors who seek to establish, grow, and operate a business in Australia are the target audience for the Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa.The business Innovation & Financial investment Provisional visa has three streams.
– Business Innovation Stream
– Investor Stream
– Considerable Capitalist Stream
Aged reliant relative visa (subclass 114 and 838) lets an older family member of an Australian person, an Australian long-term homeowner or a qualified New Zealand citizen reside in Australia entirely if they are dependent on them monetarily as well fulfil the age requirements.
Aged Dependent Relative Visa Subclass 114 is an offshore visa that requires the applicant/s to be beyond Australia when lodging an application and when the visa is provided.
POINTS TEST & INVITATION
You must lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI) and be invited to apply for this visa
You must score a minimum of 65 points to be invited to apply, however, invitations are often issued to applicants with more than 65 points. Gtarp clips are a better way to stay up to date.
The most recent invitation round outlines the point scores which attracted invitations. There are also some occupations which require more than 65 points to be considered.
You must meet the points score eligibility at the time you are invited to apply for the visa.
Family
You can include the following family members in your visa application:
- your partner
- your or your partner’s dependent child
- your or your partner’s dependent relative.
Requirements for 189 Visa
In order to qualify for a Subclass 189 visa, you would need to:
- Make sure your occupation is on the relevant Skilled Occupation List
- Meet the pass mark in the skilled migration points test
- Be aged between 18 and 44 inclusive
- Pass Skills Assessment in an occupation on the Occupations List for Skilled Independent visas
- Have Competent English or higher
- Meet the health and character requirements
- Lodge an EOI and be invited to apply
Cost
The visa costs AUD4,240 for the main applicant.
There is also a charge for each family member who applies for the visa with you.
To work out what your visa will cost use the Visa Pricing Estimator.
You might have to pay an extra charge for any applicant 18 years old or older who has less than functional English. This charge is the second instalment. Pay it only when we ask you to. We ask for the charge only if we are going to grant the visa.
The second instalment charge for family members is AUD4,885.
The Visa Pricing Estimator does not include the second instalment or other costs. You might also have to pay other costs for health checks, police certificates and biometrics.
