Office of Immigration Australia thrives in breaking down complex skilled immigration issues in a simple manner for our users to feel empowered and at ease. We are a private, non-government service and the information here is general only.
If eligible, invited professionals with ‘Skills Australia need’, can live and work permanently anywhere in Australia.
A quick and simple assessment to identify whether you are eligible for skilled migration.
This assessment will take approximately 5 minutes.
This small fee enables this service to run smoothly & promote Australian initiatives.
You can quickly & easily identify areas of improvement using our ‘SELF IMPROVEMENT CALCULATOR’.
Simply click on the blue LINKS at each step in order to access the required immigration forms to fill out + all the information you need.
IT’S SIMPLE AND EASY!
The Skilled Independent Visa is a points-tested visa.
When you submit your Eligibility Assessment you will be given an indicative points score based on the claims you have made. If you do not obtain a score of ‘65 or more’ points you can not apply for a skilled visa at this point. If you score 65 points or more you should proceed to explore your options further.
Note, when you submit your application you must provide evidence supporting your claims. To calculate how many points you may score take the Eligibility Assessment. You can then also identify areas of improvement in order to boost your score with our ‘SELF IMPROVEMENT CALCULATOR’.
The Skilled Independent Visa is a permanent visa. It lets you stay in Australia indefinitely. You become a permanent resident on the day the Department grants the visa. For citizenship purposes, your permanent residence starts on the day;
You can include members of the family unit in your application. You can:
You can be ‘in’ or ‘outside’ Australia when you apply for the visa and when the Department decides on your application, but not in immigration clearance.
If you are applying in Australia for a Skilled Independent Visa, you must hold a substantive or a subclass 010 Bridging A visa, a subclass 020 Bridging B visa or a subclass 030 Bridging C visa, otherwise your application will not be processed.
Silver/Gold
This is a points-tested visa.
When you submit your Eligibility Assessment you will be given an indicative points score based on the claims you have made. If you do not obtain a score of ‘65 or more’ points you will not be invited to apply for this visa.
If the Department does invite you to apply for the visa, your invitation will state the number of points that you must score when the Department assess your application for grant of the visa (this score may be higher than 65 points, depending on your claims in the Assessment).
Note, when you submit your application you must provide evidence supporting your claims.
To calculate how many points you may score take the Eligibility Assessment. You can then also identify areas of improvement in order to boost your score with our ‘SELF IMPROVEMENT CALCULATOR’.