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    Skilled Independent Permanent Visa

    Subclass 189

    Australian visa for professionals and skilled applicants: migrate independently 

    You’d like to come to Australia and you have professional or trade skills that may qualify you for Permanent Residency. The General Skilled Migration Program is based on meeting a points test, currently set at 65, and does not require sponsorship from an employer.

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    Skilled Nominated Permanent Visa

    Subclass 190

    Australian visa for professionals and skilled applicants: migrate independently

    You’d like to come to Australia and you have professional or trade skills that may qualify you for Permanent Residency. Each State and Territory Government publishes a list of occupations in short supply in their area.

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    Skilled Regional Permanent Visa

    Subclass 887

    The Skilled Regional visa – 887 is the second stage visa giving permanent residence to holders of Skilled Regional Provisional visas such as 489:

    It does not require sponsorship by an Australian relative or nomination by a state or territory government.

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    Skilled Nominated Permanent Visa

    Subclass 191

    The Permanent Resident (Skilled Regional) 191 visa serves as the second stage for individuals who currently hold a 491 visa and have been residing and working in a regional area for a minimum of 3 years. Additionally, the 191 visa is also available as a Permanent Residency pathway for Hong Kong applicants.

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    Skilled Regional Provisional Visa

    Subclass 489

    This visa is no longer available to primary visa applicants, please check the new regional visas available.

    Frequently asked questions

    • What is an Expression of Interest (EOI)?

      An EOI is not a visa application, it is an application that you would like to be invited to apply for a skilled visa. It’s an online form, with no fee which asks you a series of questions about how you intend to score your points for a subclass 189, 190 or 491 visa application. It is imperative that your points are calculated accurately so that when a visa application is lodged after being granted an invitation, the points in the visa application are the same as the points claimed in the EOI. An EOI does not result in a bridging visa.

    • I have lodged an EOI. Does that mean I will get an invitation?

      No, not necessarily. You must obtain a minimum of 65 points to lodge an Expression of Interest. The higher the points, the more likely it is that you will receive an invitation to lodge a visa application.

      However, depending on the volume of applications with the same occupation received by the Department of Home Affairs, a higher score than 65 is usually required to be granted an invitation to lodge a visa application. As an example, accountants may require 90 points or more to be granted an invitation whereas high school teachers may only require 80 points. The way the Department of Home Affairs will issue an invitation depends on a lot of factors, which could be what occupations are in most need at that point in time, such as medical occupations in the covid – 19 era receive the most invitations.

    • I am a holder of a subclass 491 visa. Can I apply for a subclass 189 or 190?

      If you are a holder of a subclass 491 or 494 you must have held that visa for at least 3 years before you can lodge an application for a subclass 189 or 190. You will have to meet all criteria of that visa subclass in order to be granted the new visa.

    What our clients have to say about us

    B. SISSING

    Thank you Ian. Fabulous news. Thanks to you and your team’s effort and work. Great service.

    C. DAVIES

    Thank you SO so much for all of your patience and work on this. Still hasn’t sunk in yet that I’m actually free! Once again, massive thanks to both you and Mariola!!

    CAMILA & CHRISTIAN

    Thanks so much for this excellent news. I’m impressed how fast and smooth it all went, which is a result of excellence in services. Thanks so much for all the attention.

    M. MOBIN

    Thank you Ian ,I highly appreciate your kind efforts. Its a big day for me and my family and you make it possible. May you live long with health, wealth and peace.

    A. CAIRNS

    Great news – we’re very pleased with this result. Many thanks to AustraliaMigrate for all your hard work in getting this over the line. Have a lovely weekend!

    J. FOGARTY

    That’s the best news I’ve had in a long time. Thanks so much for all your help and patience. You’ve been awesome! 🙂

    K. MOISES

    This is fantastic news! You have been so helpful throughout this process and a pleasure to work with.

    A.LOCKWOOD

    Thanks again Ian ; as always you never fail to deliver 😉

    S. LEE

    Thank you for your working. It is Fantastic news !! I am very happy~. Thank you very much.

    L. VELICH

    Fantastic news!!! Thank you very much for your help with this one. Great start of the week indeed. Thank you Ian.

    J. BIRD

    Thanks again Ian, you and your team have been a great help.

    A. CAIRNS

    Great news – we’re very pleased with this result. Many thanks to AustraliaMigrate for all your hard work in getting this over the line. Have a lovely weekend!

    D.BROE

    Wow that was fast. Thank you very much Mariola and Ian. Great job.

    D. KEANE AND L. SON Drainer

    This is brilliant news we thank you and Ian for helping us out gaining our permanent residency.

    I. TAN

    Thank you Ian and your team for making it possible for Sebastian to stay with us.

    S.SANNA

    I am so happy that my visa application is being accepted, thank you for your help and availability, have a good weekend, and thanks again.

    SHAUN AND RACHEL

    Hi Ian, A big thanks to you and Lynn for all your help.

    J. BROAD

    Hi Ian, Thank you so much for your time and hard work. Marilia and myself are both thrilled.

    K. WINN

    Thank you so much for all your help and assistance with the application.I am very happy!

    L. DREYER

    Hi Ian, Thanks foor making my day, week, month and year! This is truly amazing news! Please thank the extended team that worked on our application.

    T. GOODWIN

    That’s fantastic, big thanks to all for your kind support and assistance.Many thanks.

    ROCKY

    Dear Ian, Izzy and I would like to thank you and your staff so much for all the hard work in helping us to obtain Nazma’s visa in Australia. We know that it could not have happened without you. Many thanks again Ian and will keep in touch. All the best to you and your team for all their assistance.

    DANICA & VLAD

    Hi Ian, First of all THANK YOU and your team! Thank you for working with us on this application till the very end, thank you for the magnificent news! Although the process was stressful, the result is the only thing that matters and we couldn’t be happier! And the date couldn’t be better! We will always have fireworks on our PR day! And Thank you for your kind wishes! Wish you all the best!

    M. SINGH

    Thanks so much for your kind efforts to help Sumit and his wife to grant 457 visa.Actually I was overseas and came back yesterday. I am extermely happy for their decision. they both are coming on 12th of March.

    MAYA AND WAZ

    Hi Ian, Amazing news 🙂 Thank you so much to you and your team for all your help. Warren and I are very grateful. We will definitely keep recommend you to friencts and people we know.: )

    R. TAYLOR

    Hi Ian and Mariola, Thanks so much for all your help, that’s great news!!

    V. PEREIRA

    That’s awesome guys! Thank you guys for all!

    DEB, NEIL AND SARDEB, NEIL AND SARAH

    Hi Ian. I just drove through to Neil’s work to tell him and he’s over the moon. It has been such a journey to get here and we have been through SO much to make it all happen – but we would never have done it without you and your amazing team. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Have a great evening.

    LOTS OF LOVE FROM JACK AND MELISSA XX

    Hello Lynn and Ian, How are you? I just wanted to let you know that my Visa has been granted. I have my Permanent Residency! Thank you for everything, Lynn has been so helpful during the all process. I could never have done it without you. I hope everything is going all right for you guys. Take care.

    C. ABRAMS

    Thanks Ian for pushing these through in time.

    G. DIONISIO

    Dear Ms Lynn, Thank you for the information, appreciated your time and effort for lodging our visa. Looking forward to seeing you for the future visa. Thank you.

    P. NAIDU

    Hi Kathy & Ian, Thank you so much for this. It’s great news. Thank you once again.

    P. KADIUM

    Hello IAN,Thank you again. It was a wonderful experience working with you.

    A. Lueer

    Dear Ian and Kathy, I can’t believe it, such good news! Thank you so so much for all your help and effort!!! Richard and I really appreciate it. I can’t find the right words to describe how grateful we are. Thank you! May both of you have a wonderful weekend.

    M. Essers

    WOW! This is amazing. Ian, Mariola and team, I cannot express my gratitude enough for all the effort and hard work you put in to making this happen. Thanks you so so much!!!

    Kimmy and Pete

    Ian and Lynn, Pete and I would like to thank you both for all your direction and hard work to make this happen. We really appreciate it. We’re elated that the Partnership Visa has finally been granted! We will be eternally grateful to both of you for making this tedious process easier for us. We couldn’t have done it without your expertise and guidance. Thank you, thank you, thank you… Have a wonderful day,

    LISA POWER

    Thank you so much this has made my day 😍😍😍😍😅

    I can’t believe it after all these years

    Thanks again JUST BRILLIANT NEWS!!

    SAYA AGEIWA

    Thank you so so so much for your hard work and support!!! We are very happy and emotional!! Today is actually our wedding anniversary, and this email made today even special.

    I truly appreciate your support all the way.

    DORIS BUECHNER

    Thank you very much for this great news. I am very glad that the wait is over and that I can finally start working

    CHANEL WATTERSON

    Thank you for the excellent news 🙂 and thank you for all your help. I really appreciate it!

    You will be hearing from me in the near future.

    Wishing you both all the best, especially in these unpredictable times.

    TONY PHILLIPS

    Thank you so much for all of your help with this application. I have no doubt we would not have looked to so good without your expertise and support.

    You guys have a done a great job and Mariola your professionalism is brilliant.

    Thank you both again.

    PASCALINE BIZIEN

    OMG

    That is the best news EVER!

    Thank you so so much for all your help to you and Ian! I am so glad I chose you to help me with all my visas all these years!

    Will highly recommend Australia Migrate if I heard anyone looking for an agent 🙂

    Thanks again!

    NATHAN YU AND JESSICA LIN

    Hi Ian & Lynn,

    Thanks for your email! We are really thrilled to hear the news!

    Jessica and I really appreciate your support during this time. Without your help, the application process won’t be so smooth.

    Thank you so much.

    JACQUES LABUSCHAGNE

    WOW WOW WOW!!

    That is amazing!! So super stoked and happy!

    Again, thank you so much for all your effort and work put into this process!!

    My Family & I thanks you from the bottom of their hearts!

    DIANDRA AND RICKY

    Thank you so much for all your help. We really appreciate it and we are soooo happy – I can’t even described 😊🙏🏻🤗

    Thank you again!

    Why AustraliaMigrate?

    “AustraliaMigrate Pty Ltd has been helping people around the world successfully apply for Australian visas for over 20 years.
    Our professional specialists are highly experienced in the migration environment.”

    We guide individuals and businesses through the complex migration process to Australia. With long years of industry experience, our immigration specialists have built a reputation of providing accessible, accurate and genuine advice to our esteemed clients.

    Our specialists assist in preparing and reviewing your documents and forms before submitting for successful approval. We strive to make the whole immigration process hassle-free for you.

    We have a very high success rate of visa approval and a solid reputation resulting in a large amount of repeat business. We provide immigration services to individuals, families and companies, whether they are small or public companies and in any industry.

    Immigration is the only thing we do so we are highly specialized in it.

    Client Story

    NICHOLAS YANG

    Nicholas was an engineering professional in Singapore. He applied for the Skilled Migration visa and his permanent resident visa was granted on June 2012.

    I was introduced to AustraliaMigrate by my sister. Prior to my application, two of my family members was engaged with AustraliaMigrate in visa applications.

    What motivated me the most to carry out the visa application was my 4 siblings who are currently residing in Sydney. Initially, I tried to conduct my visa application through some company online but I deemed them to be unsuccessful due to weak and frustrating support they provide.

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