Australia’s skilled migration system
Permanent migration to Australia is highly regulated. Australia issues around 190,000 permanent visas per year. Most of these are for skilled migration.
These Permanent Residency visas come in two broad categories: Independent Skills Visas and Employer Sponsored visas. We have an easy list of 8 Australian PR visas you need to know about. If you don’t have an employer who can sponsor you for a visa, you can think about an independent skilled visa.
You can’t apply for an independent skilled visa, but you have to lodge an expression of interest through an online system called SkillSelect. This system ranks applicants based a range of personal information. For example, your age, your education and your work experience. You can also claim extra points for English language proficiency.
So, if you are interested, you will need to nominate an occupation that is on the Skilled Occupation List. This list specifies jobs that are in demand in Australia. When you have done this, you can apply online. SkillSelect invites people to apply for permanent skilled visas. The higher you score on points, the more likely you are to be invited. So, how do these points work?
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