Subclass 189
This
is an Australian skilled visa for skilled workers who are not sponsored by an
employer, a state or territory, or a family member. This visa is the most
advantageous visa out of the skilled migration visa categories.
Processing times for the visa varies from
time to time and the Department regularly announces the average time for
processing the applications.
To
be eligible to apply for a 189 Skilled Independent Visa, applicants must:
·
Have an occupation that matches your skills
and qualifications and is in the relevant Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills
List (MLTSSL)
·
Have a suitable skills
assessment for the occupation
- Submit
an expression of interest (EOI) and be invited to apply
- Satisfy
the points test - (Score the pass
mark in the skilled migration points test - currently 65)
·
Be below 45 years of age when you are invited to
apply
·
Have Competent English or
higher
Applicants can include their family members
in the application and the family members who can be included are;
·
Spouses, de facto partners and same-sex partners
·
Dependent children
·
Other dependent family members – (ex; parents who live with you and are
financially dependent )
Partners and dependent
children can be included after the lodgement of the application and the other
dependent family members must be included at lodgement.
With this visa you
can
- Stay in
Australia permanently
- Can live and
work anywhere in Australia
- Enroll in Australia's public health care
scheme
- Sponsor your relatives to come to
Australia
·
Travel to and from Australia
for 5 years (After 5 years you will need a Resident
Return (RRV) visa (subclass 155 or 157) to re-enter Australia
as a permanent resident.
- If eligible, become
an Australian citizen
Skills assessments for this visa process may
differ depending on the assessing authority and for further information on the
assessment process can be obtained by writing to us or contacting one of our
offices.
Australia (Melbourne Office) +61422003431
Sri Lanka (Colombo Office) +94 114329320 /
+94775545466