Visa
Categories
To apply for migration, you need to select the appropriate
visa. These are organised into three categories:
1. offshore general skilled - for applicants
generally outside Australia;
2. onshore general skilled - for overseas
students currently studying in Australia;
3. onshore New Zealand citizen - for
NZ citizens currently in Australia.
Within these three categories, there are the following
types of visas:
- independent - for those
who meet the basic requirements and do not have a sponsor,
or who choose not to be sponsored or nominated by a
State or Territory government;
- skill matching - for those
wanting to be involved in the skill matching process
and who are seeking to be nominated by a State or Territory
government or an employer;
- designated area sponsored
- for those who have a sponsor and an assurer. The sponsor
must live in a designated area, and you must be related
to your sponsor;
- Australian sponsored - for
those who have a sponsor and an assurer, but the sponsor
lives outside a designated area. You must be related
to your sponsor.
Detailed information:
Booklet 6, General Skilled Migration,
has detailed information about migrating to Australia
as a skilled migrant, and some general information about
living in Australia.
If you plan to make an application,
it is essential to read the booklet.
See Booklet
6 at DIMIA for more information. Alternatively,
a printed copy can be obtained from a departmental office
in Australia or overseas, at a cost of A$20 (subject
to availability).
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