Permanent Work Visas
If you would like to live and work in Australia permanently, the following visas may suit you.
Employer Nomination Scheme Visa
This visa lets skilled workers, who are nominated by their employer, live and work in Australia permanently.
Basic requirements
The employer must:
- Have no adverse information known about it
- Have a genuine need for a paid employee to fill a skilled position
- Pay the Skilling Australians Fund levy
The Subclass 186 visa has three different streams:
Direct entry
stream
Permanent
Employers must:
- offer a skilled position that is full time and ongoing for at least 2 years
- pay the Skilling Australians Fund levy upon submitting the nomination application
Workers must:
- have an occupation on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)
- have at least 3 years relevant work experience, unless exempt
- have a positive skills assessment, unless exempt
- be under 45 years of age, unless exempt
- have competent English
Temporary Residence
Transition stream
Permanent
Employers must:
- currently sponsor the applicant on a subclass 457 or 482 (TSS) visa.
- pay the Skilling Australians Fund levy
Workers must:
- hold a subclass 457, TSS or related Bridging visa A, B or C
- have worked for your employer for at least 2 years full time while holding a subclass 457 or TSS visa, unless transitional arrangements apply
- have been nominated by an Australian employer whose nomination was approved in the 6 months before you apply
- be under 45 years of age, unless exempt
- have competent English, unless exempt
Labour agreement
stream
Permanent
Employers must:
- have a labour agreement with the Australian government
Workers must:
- currently work, or will work, for a nominating employer who is party to a labour agreement
- meet the age, skills and English language requirements of the labour agreement
Skilled Independent Visa
This visa is for invited workers and New Zealand citizens with skills we need, to live and work permanently anywhere in Australia.
The Subclass 189 has two different streams:
Points tested stream
For invited workers with desired skills to live and work permanently anywhere in Australia.
New Zealand stream
For eligible New Zealand citizens to live and work in Australia permanently.
Applicants must:
- hold a New Zealand Special Category (subclass 444) visa
- have usually resided in Australia for at least the last 5 years
- have started living here on or before 19 February 2016
- in most cases, have a taxable income at or above a specific income threshold for each of the four completed income years prior to lodging an application
Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa
This visa lets holders of a skilled regional provisional visa apply for permanent residence. It will commence in November 2022.
Basic requirements
The applicant must:
- have held the Subclass 491 or 494 for at least 3 years and substantially complied with the conditions of the visa
- have met a minimum threshold taxable income level for at least three years while holding the Subclass 491 or 494 (threshold to be specified by legislative instrument)
- meet various health and character requirements
Dependent children included as members of family unit for the Subclass 491 or 494 visas, may be included in Subclass 191 application, even if they are no longer able to meet the definition of dependency.
NOTE: This visa is not yet in force. It will be available for eligible Subclass 491 and 494 visa holders in November 2022.
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