GENERAL
SKILLED VISAS
GENERAL
SKILLED VISAS
Immigration and Visa Advisory Services
Australia welcomes skilled workers. The numbers of workers required for various trades and professionals varies over time. The General Skilled categories of visa are made up of a number of subclasses including:
 | Independent
| Australian Sponsored
| Designated Area
Sponsored
| Regional
State/Territory Sponsored
| Independent Overseas
Student
| Designated Area
Sponsored Overseas Student
| Australian Sponsored
Overseas Student
| Onshore New Zealand
Citizen categories | |
All applicants for this visa category must be aged under 45 years, have an occupation which appears on the Skilled Occupations List (SOL) and meet the Points Test. Follow this link to see the SOL http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1121i.pdf
In addition, before lodging an application,
all principal applicants must undergo an Occupation Skills Assessment through the nominated assessing authority in Australia.Currently, all applications are lodged and decided in Adelaide, in South Australia.
Applicants from all countries other than Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America must be prepared to sit and pass an English Language test, the IELTS test, before your visa application is decided.
For further information on this and other visa categories, complete the Eligibility Questionnaire in this web site and return it to us for our quick response.