Australia Immigration Process
1
SKILL ASSESSMENT
According to DIBP applicant must obtain positive skill assessment.
2
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
After skill assessment applicant needs to apply for the Expression of Interest.
3
STATE SPONSORSHIP
In some cases, the applicant needs to apply for state sponsorship to meet the eligibility.
4
VISA APPLICATION
After receiving the invitation, the applicant must lodge final visa application to (DIBP).
AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS
AGE
Applicants must be at least 18 years old and less than 44 at the time of Visa Application.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ABILITY
Minimum IELTS score should be 6 band in each module i.e. Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking
SKILL ASSESSMENT
A positive skill assessment report from the relevant authority
NOMINATED OCCUPATIONS
Must obtain a positive skill assessment report for the nominated occupation from the relevant authority
STUDY IN AUSTRALIA
At least one degree, diploma or trade qualification that meets the Australian study requirements
OTHER FACTORS
Study or work experience in Australia, Partner's Skill assessment or a nomination by a state or territory
Skilled Visa (SubClass 189)
SUBCLASS 189 (SKILLED INDEPENDENT – PERMANENT)
Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189 is a Permanent Resident Visa for Australia. The applicant has to meet the points criteria on the basis of Age, Skills, English Language and other requirements of relevant occupation. This visa subclass must be lodged only through skill select system (Expression of Interest-EOI).
BENEFIT OF THIS VISA:
This visa allows applicant and his family unit to live as permanent residents in Australia. Permanent visa will be evidenced in Pakistan before leaving for Australia.
AUSTRALIAN PERMANENT RESIDENTS CAN:
Live and work in Australia on permanent basis
Study in Australia at school or university
Receive subsidized healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
Access certain social security payments (subject to waiting periods)
Eligible for Australian citizenship (subject to the residency eligibility criteria)
AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION POINTS
AGE
18-24 Years – 25 Points
25-32 Years – 30 Points
33-39 Years – 25 Points
40-44 Years – 15 Points
EXPERIENCE
18-24 Years – 25 Points
3 Years – 5 Points
5 Years – 10 Points
8 Years – 15 Points
IELTS
IELTS – 6 in each component – 0 Points
IELTS – 7 in each component – 10 Points
IELTS – 8 in each component – 20 Points
Skilled Visa (SubClass 190)
SUBCLASS 190 (PERMANENT)
The Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) is a permanent General Skilled Migration visa which requires nomination by a state or territory government via Skill-Select. Each state and territory publishes a list of occupations in demand and nomination approval will generally be determined by factors such as your overall commitment to residing in the nominating state or territory, the number of years work experience, specialized skills, employability, English language skills, relatives already residing in the state or territory, settlement funds and your overall points score.
You must also be able to meet the following basic DHA criteria:
- Nominate an occupation that is either on the MLTSSL or the STSOL
• Obtain a suitable skills assessment in your nominated occupation
• Be under 45 years of age at the time of invitation
• Have at least competent English
• Submit an Expression of Interest (EOI)
• Be invited through Skill-Select to apply for a visa
• Satisfy health and character requirements
Skill-Select
Skilled Nominated visas offer a pathway to Australia if you cannot meet the required criteria for Skilled Independent visa or your nominated occupation only features on the STSOL. Then application must submit through Skill-Select which is the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) online visa application system. Once you have received a positive skills assessment from an Australian assessing authority and by submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI) you can generate points for:
- Your age
- Recognized qualifications
- Employment
- English language skills
- Nominated by a state or territory government
- Partner skills
- Study in Australia
- Professional education
- Accredited language skills
- Professional year in Australia
Changes to the points test from 16 November 2019
Changes being introduced to the points test on 16 November 2019 will enable applicants to claim additional points to reach their point’s target which include:
Applicants with a partner under 45 with a positive skills assessment in an occupation on the skills list with competent English – 10 points;
Applicants whose partner has proficient language skills only – 05 points,
Applicants without a partner – 10 points;
A Master’s degree or PhD in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – 10 points.
For further information on nomination criteria applied by the Australia state and territory government’s kindly select the state and territory in which you are interested:
Skilled Visa (SubClass 491)
Skilled Work Regional visa – Subclass 491
The new subclass 491 will come into effect on 16 November 2019 and will have similar characteristics to the subclass 489 visa.
Applicants must be nominated by a state or territory government or sponsorship from a close relative residing in a designated area of Australia and will be able to reside anywhere in Australia except, the Metropolitan areas of Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.
The visa will be valid for 5 years and applicants and family members will be subject to more stringent monitoring to ensure that they only live, work and study in a designated regional area of Australia for a period of 3 years.
Pathway to permanent residence
After 3 years of holding a subclass 491 visa, applicants can apply for permanent residence (subclass 191 – Skilled Regional) but must have complied with all the conditions of the subclass 491 visa including presenting evidence of three years tax assessment notices with an annual income of $53,900.
Changes to the points test
There are also changes being introduced to the points test:
- If you have a partner who has a valid skills assessment with competent English, he/she will be able to add 10 points rather than 5 to the overall points total;
- If you do not have a partner or your partner is an Australian citizen or permanent resident, you will also be able to claim 10 points;
- If you have a partner who has competent English only, you will be able to claim 5 points;
- Specialist education points for studying in Australia in a Master or PhD course with certain fields defined in CRICOS will increase from 5 to 10 points;
- Designated regional nomination or sponsorship points will also increase from 10 to 15.
Partner Visa (SubClass 820 & 801)
PARTNER VISA (SUBCLASS 820 AND 801)
The temporary Partner visa (subclass 820) allows you to live in Australia if you are the spouse or defacto partner of:
- An Australian citizen
- An Australian permanent resident
- An eligible New Zealand citizen.
The temporary Partner visa (subclass 820) is the first stage towards a permanent Partner visa (subclass 801). You must be in Australia when you apply and also when this visa is decided.
You lodge one application form for your temporary and permanent visas and pay one application charge. Your application is processed in two stages, about two years apart.
The temporary Partner visa (subclass 820) allows you to live in Australia if you are the spouse or de facto partner of:
The temporary Partner visa (subclass 820) lets you:
- Stay in Australia until a decision is made about your permanent Partner visa
- Work in Australia
- Study in Australia, but with no access to government funding
- Enrol in Medicare, Australia’s scheme for health-related care and expenses.
You can include your dependent children in your application, but not other dependent relatives (unless you hold or held a Prospective Marriage visa). Dependent applicants must be in Australia when they apply.
If you are later granted a permanent visa, you can:
- Stay in Australia indefinitely
- Work and study in Australia
- Apply for Australian citizenship (if you are eligible)
- Sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence
- Receive some social security payments
- Travel to and from Australia for five years from the date the visa is granted – after that time you will need another visa to enter Australia.
Partner Visa (SubClasss 309 & 100)
PARTNER (PROVISIONAL) VISA (SUBCLASS 309) AND PARTNER (MIGRANT) VISA (SUBCLASS 100)
The Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) allows you to live in Australia if you are the spouse or de facto partner of:
- An Australian citizen
- A permanent resident
- An eligible New Zealand citizen.
The Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) is the first stage towards a permanent Partner visa (subclass 100).
You lodge only one application for your temporary and permanent visas and pay one application charge. Your application is processed in two stages, about two years apart.
You must be outside Australia when you apply and also when the Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) is granted. You can be in or outside Australia when Partner visa (subclass 100) is granted.
The Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) lets you:
- Enter Australia and stay here until a decision is made about your permanent Partner visa
- Work in Australia
- Study in Australia, but with no access to government funding
- Enroll in Medicare, Australia’s scheme for health-related care and expenses.
If you are later granted a permanent visa, you can:
- Stay in Australia indefinitely
- Work and study in Australia
- Apply for Australian citizenship (if you are eligible)
- Sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence
- Receive some social security payments
- Travel to and from Australia for five years from the date the visa is granted – after that time you will need another visa to enter Australia.
MARRIAGE VISA (SUBCLASS 300)
PROSPECTIVE MARRIAGE VISA (SUBCLASS 300)
The Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300) is for people who want to come to Australia to marry their prospective spouse.
It is a temporary visa for nine months. You must be outside Australia when you lodge your application and when the visa is granted. You can have the wedding in any country: the wedding does not need to be in Australia.
This visa allows you to:
- Enter Australia before you marry your prospective spouse.
- Travel in and out of Australia as often as you want.
- Work in Australia, although some employers might not hire people with temporary visas.
- Study in Australia, but with no access to government funding for tertiary study.
- Apply for a Partner visa, in Australia, after your marriage.
Business Innvoation & Investment Provisional
SUB-CLASS 188 (BUSINESS INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT-PROVISIONAL)
Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional Visa) subclass 188 is point based visa that allows skilled business individuals to establish a new or develop an existing business in Australia. The visa has two streams:
BUSINESS INVESTOR STREAM
The Candidate must submit an expression of interest through skill select system and be nominated by a state or territory before being invited to apply for this visa.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
Be under 55 years of age
Score at least 65 on the points test
For 2 out of the 4 fiscal years immediately before you are invited to apply, have had an ownership interest in an established business or businesses that had at least AUD 500 000 turnover in each of those years
Own at least one of the following percentage of your nominated main business:
51%, if the business has a turnover of less than AUD 400,000 per year
30%, if the business has a turnover of AUD 400,000 or more per year
10%, if the business is a publicly listed company
Have a genuine desire to continuously own and maintain a management role in a business in Australia
At the time of invitation, you and your partner independently or jointly must have total net business and personal assets of at least AUD 800,000 that are lawfully acquired and available for legal transfer to Australia within two years of the visa grant.
Note: This is a temporary visa and is valid for four years. Immediate family members (dependents) or partners who are included in the application are allowed to live, work and study in Australia.
BUSINESS INVESTOR STREAM
Be under 55 years of age
Score at least 65 on the points test
Have a high level of management skill in relation to the eligible investment or qualifying business activity
Have at least three years’ experience of direct involvement in managing one or more qualifying businesses or eligible investments
Have an overall successful record of eligible investment or qualifying business activity
Have a genuine and realistic commitment to continue your business and investment activity in Australia after the original investment has matured
Have a genuine intention to live for at least 2 years in the state or territory in which you have made a designated investment.
You and your partner independently or jointly must have one of the following:
A qualifying business with at least 10% off ownership interest
Eligible investments of AUD 1.5 million
During the two fiscal years immediately before you are invited to apply, have legally acquired net business, investment and personal assets of at least AUD 2.25 million that are available for legal transfer to Australia within two years of the visa being granted
Make a designated investment of at least AUD 1.5 million in a state or territory government security using unencumbered funds accumulated from qualifying businesses or eligible investments and be prepared to hold that investment for at least four years from date of issue in your nominating state or territory
Have had no involvement in unacceptable activities
Note: Income that you earn from your designated investment in Australia is subject to tax under Australian taxation law.
Business Innovation & Investment Permanent
BUSINESS INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT VISA (SUB-CLASS 888)
Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent ) visa subclass-888 is permanent visa and that it is the continuation (second phase) of Business Innovation and Investment (provisional) subclass 188 visa.
This visa allows you to:
Continue to own and manage a business in Australia (the Business Innovation Stream)
Continue business and investment activity in Australia (the Investor Stream and the Significant Investor Stream).
You can apply for it after you have fulfilled the requirements of your provisional visa.
You do not need to submit a new Expression of Interest to apply for this visa. you have to prove that the government that issued you the nomination has not withdrawn the nomination.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
Hold a provisional Business Innovation and Investment visa (subclass 188)
Have met the requirements of the visa stream applied first
Nominated by a state or territory
You and your partner have a satisfactory record of complying with Commonwealth
Fulfilment of Laws of the business operated state
Have commitment to maintain business or investment activities in Australia
Note: in addition to these, the applicant must meet certain requirements depending upon his category (Business Innovation Stream or Business Investment Stream)
BUSINESS INVESTOR STREAM
Had an ownership interest (and continue to have an ownership interest) and a direct and continuous management role in an actively operating main business (or main businesses) in Australia for the two years immediately before you apply.
Had an annual turnover of at least AUD 300,000 from the main business (or businesses) in the 12 months before you apply. (A nominating state or territory might agree to waive the requirement to show an annual turnover of AUD 300,000 if you live and operate business in a specified regional area of Australia)
Owned at least one of the following percentages of the main business (or main businesses) in Australia in the year immediately before you apply:
51% of a business with a turnover of less than AUD 400,000 per year
30% of a business with a turnover of AUD 400,000 or more per year
10% of a publicly listed company
Obtained an Australian Business Number for each of main businesses
Submitted Business Activity Statements to the Australian Taxation Office for the two years immediately before application
Not acquired the ownership in the main business (or two main businesses) from a person who was an applicant for, or a holder of, a permanent Business Innovation and Investment visa (subclass 888) or a permanent business skills visa (in subclasses 890, 891, 892 or 893), unless both had a joint interest in the main business for at least one year before application
Achievement of at least two of the following requirements:
A net value of business assets of at least AUD 200,000 in the nominated main business (or two main businesses) in Australia throughout the year immediately before application
A net value of personal and business assets of at least AUD 600,000 in Australia throughout the year immediately before application
Employed at least the equivalent of two full-time employees in the main business (or main businesses), throughout the year immediately before application who are: Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents, or holders of valid New Zealand passports.
How to apply for Australian immigration from Pakistan
The visa application process involves several steps that need to be followed. First of all, you must select the visa subclass you are interested in for your visit to Australia and download the application form for that subclass.
You then need to collect the relevant supporting documentation required for your visa subclass; this will be mentioned in the relevant visa application form. With that done, you can now prepare to organize the visa fees as a bank draft.
After that, you should schedule an appointment with the AVAC and submit your biometrics. You might also be contacted by the Australian visa office if they require additional details.
Australian immigration process from Pakistan
Pakistanis immigrating to Australia need to first apply for the visa with the help of biometrics collection and visa application services that AVACs provides. AVACs offers applicants lodgment services including paper visa application, fee payment, biometrics collection, among others. The applicants can lodge their Australian visa application manually at an AVAC Lahore, Islamabad, or Karachi, but it can also be done online.
Requirements for Australian immigration from Pakistan
Applicants are required to submit scanned copies of their passports including all pages in addition to scanned copies of pages of your previous passport that carry stamps. Applicants must also provide the Family Registration Certificate given by NADRA (National Database and Registration Authority), Marriage Registration Certificate if married, and a recent passport size photograph.
Australian skilled immigration from Pakistan
Australian skilled immigration is a type of Australian immigration that gives skilled workers the opportunity to immigrate to Australia, live, and work there. Australia has a lot to offer skilled workers in terms of resources and career advancement. Candidates applying for skilled Australian immigration need to first check if they are eligible by using the points based system.
Where is Australian high commission Islamabad
The Australian high commission located in Pakistan is situated in Islamabad at No. 1 Diplomatic Enclave, Constitution Avenue and Ispahani road, Sector G-5/4.
What is the role of vfs global Pakistan in Australia immigration from Pakistan?
VFS global is the name of a commercial entity that is in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Australia. This organization plays an important role in Australian visa application for Pakistani applicants. It takes care of management of non-judgmental tasks concerning visa, identity, passport, etc.
Can Pakistani students in Australia get immigration after study completion?
Yes, students can continue their stay in Australia after completing their degrees. While a student visa only allows a temporary stay, after which the visa expires, visas for work allow them to prolong their stay. Since Australia continues to need foreign workers, students are given the opportunity to get a special work visa after completion of their degree.
Benefits of Australian immigration
- Appealing scenic beauty
One of the main attractions of migrating to Australia is its scenic beauty. These tourist sites have been an attraction to many from across the globe.
- Professional opportunity
Australia has many profession opportunities to offer to its immigrants, including work as teachers, engineers, doctors, accountants, and many more.
- Simple and quick immigration procedure
The rules governing immigration to Australia are quite easy to understand. Additionally, the arrangements that the Australian government offers to its immigrants are also quite impressive.
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