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Mostly, this visa is issued for one year period in which you can legally stay over there for only 3 months. You are not allowed to do any kind of work over there.
Visa Fees – 140$
Processing Time -15 to 20 days
Visa issued: Normally for 1 year but you can stay there for maximum 3 months .
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Australian Visa Subclasses and Points Pass Marks
Visa Subclasses and Pass marks |
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Visa Subclass | Points |
Skilled – Independent (subclass 189) | 60 |
Skilled – Sponsored (subclass 190) | 60 |
Skilled – Regional Sponsored (subclass 489) | 60 |
POINTS FOR AGE |
POINTS FOR AGE | |
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Age at time of application | Points |
18-24 (inclusive) | 25 |
25-32 (inclusive) | 30 |
33-39 (inclusive) | 25 |
40-44 (inclusive) | 15 |
Points for English Language Ability | |
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English Language Ability |
Points |
Superior English – person has a score of 8 or more in the English Language Testing System (IELTS) in each of the four test components. | 20 |
Proficient English – person has a score of 7 or more in the English Language Testing System (IELTS) in each of the four test components. | 10 |
Competent English – person has a score of 6 or more in the English Language Testing System (IELTS) in each of the four test components. | 10 |
Only 20 points can be awarded for any combination of overseas and Australian skilled employment.
Points for Australian Employment in nominated skilled occupation or a closely related occupation | |
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Work experience | Points |
At least 8 and up to 10 years (of past 10 years). | 20 |
At least 5 but less than 8 years (of past 10 years). | 15 |
At least 3 but less than 5 years (of past 10 years). | 10 |
At least 1 but less than three years (of past 10 years). | 5 |
POINTS FOR OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT IN NOMINATED SKILLED OCCUPATION OR A CLOSELY RELATED OCCUPATION | |
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Work experience |
Points |
At least eight and up to 10 years (of past 10 years). | 15 |
At least five but less than eight years (of past 10 years). | 10 |
At least three but less than five years (of past 10 years). | 5 |
Points for Educational Qualifications |
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Qualification | Points |
Doctorate from an Australian educational institution or other Doctorate of a recognised standard. | |
At least a Bachelor degree, including a Bachelor degree with Honours or Masters, from an Australian educational institution or other degree of a recognised standard. | |
Diploma or trade qualification or other qualification completed in Australia, or qualification or award of recognised standard. |
Points for Australian Study Requirements |
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Criteria: | Points |
One or more degrees, diplomas or trade qualifications awarded by an Australian educational institution and meet the Australian Study Requirement. | 5 |
POINTS FOR CREDENTIALLED COMMUNITY LANGUAGE QUALIFICATIONS |
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Criteria: | Points |
You can receive five points for credentialled community language at the time you are invited to apply. Credentialled community langue is accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI). | 5 |
Points for Study in a Regional Area of Australia |
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Criteria: | Points |
You can receive five points if you meet the Australian Study Requirement to have lived and studied in regional Australia or a low population growth metropolitan area at the time you are invited to apply. | 5 |
Points for Partner Skill Qualifications |
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Criteria: | Points |
You can receive 5 points if your partner meets requirements at the time you are invited to apply relating to
You cannot receive these points if your partner is not included on your visa application, or if they are an Australian citizen. |
5 |
Points for Professional Year in Australia | |
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Criteria: | Points |
You can receive five points for having completed a Professional Year in Australia in the four years before you are invited to apply. Your Professional Year course must have been in your nominated skilled occupation or a closely related skilled occupation. The course must have lasted for a period totalling at least 12 months. |
5 |
Points for Sponsorship by State or Territory Government | |
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Criteria: | Points |
Nomination by a state or territory government under a State Migration Plan, for the purposes of a subclass 190 application. |
Points for Nomination by State or Territory Government or Sponsorship by an Eligible Family Member |
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Criteria: | Points |
Nomination by a state or territory government under a State Migration Plan, or sponsorship by an eligible relative, to a regional area for the purposes of a subclass 489 application. | 10 |
POINTS CALCULATOR IN SIMPLE WAY
AGE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
WORK EXPERIENCE IN YOUR NOMINATED SKILL:
How many years experience do you have out of the last 10 years in your nominated occupation? This can sometimes include work in a closely related occupation.
If your work experience is from overseas…
But you will get more points for work experience gained in Australia in your nominated occupation…
QUALIFICATIONS
SKILL
To apply for a Skilled Independent visa you do not require sponsorship, but your occupation must be on the Skilled Occupations List (SOL).
To apply for a Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa your skill also has to be on the SOL mentioned above and you need to be sponsored by an Australian relative who lives in a designated area, or your job needs to be on the Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List (CSOL) AND the respective state and territory shortage lists and you need to be nominated by a state or territory government. In either of these two situations you will score an extra 10 points (regional earns higher points).
To apply for a Skilled Nominated visa you will need nomination by a state or territory government and your skill must be on CSOL AND the above-mentioned State/Territory Nominated Skilled list. This will score you an additional 5 points.
Often State and territory lists have special requirements including higher English , minimum work experience, job offers etc which you must meet before they will nominate.
EXTRA POINTS
There are several ways to earn extra points:
PARTNERS:
Having spoken to my MARA agent, I can now clear up the following.
A partner can assist with 5 points if they:
HOW MANY POINTS DO YOU NEED?
The current qualifying point score to receive an invitation to lodge an application is 60.
If you have lodged an Expression of Interest ( EOI) in any of the points based skilled visas, then you will need a minimum 60 points to receive an invitation, but invitations are issued to the highest scoring EOIs so the qualification score may not guarantee success.
AUSTRALIA STUDENT VISA (SUBCLASS 500)
Features
This visa allows you to stay in Australia to study full-time in a recognized education institution.
Eligibility
You must:
Length of stay
Up to five years
Cost
From AUD 560
STUDENT VISA TO AUSTRALIA
If you are going to study in Australia for a longer period of time you will need to apply for a student visa. Here we guide you through the application process step by step.
If you are taking a short program, for example a language course, of maximum 12 weeks you can use a tourist visa. For all programs that are longer than 12 weeks you will need to apply for a student visa by following the steps below:
Before you can apply for a student visa to Australia you must be enrolled at an Australian school. After you have received an offer letter from a school, accepted the offer in writing and paid their tuition deposit the school will send you a CoE, Confirmation of Enrolment. You will need this document to begin your visa application. If you will take for several programs, for example first take a preparatory language course and then study at college, you will need one CoE for each program.
Nowadays you normally apply online for Australian visas. Before you start your visa application you have to create an account at https://online.immi.gov.au/lusc/register
They will ask you to submit your name, phone number and e-mail address. Then you get to create a password and accept their conditions.
To apply for a student visa you will need the following documents:
Depending on where you apply from and where you will study additional documents will be needed. Some common documents you might need are:
If you apply online all documents should be uploaded in a digital format. So it is good if you have access to a scanner when you do the application or you can scan everything in advance. All documents should be translated to English by a certified translator. You can save your application and continue later if you miss some documents.
You should apply for a student visa subclass 500. The application can be made at the earliest 124 days before your course starts (according to the date on your CoE). You apply online at: https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/500-
On the first page you fill in you nationality and your CoE code(s). You should also choose your Education sector, for example ELICOS for language courses or Higher Education for courses that leads to a university degree. More information is available on the form.
Thereafter you will be asked to submit personal details, family details, answer questions about your previous education and work experience, and submit details about your health and criminal record. You can save the application and take a break if you want.
When you have completed the application you should pay the application fee which currently is 550 AUD. The easiest is to pay it with a credit card online. Read more about the payment here: https://www.border.gov.au/Lega/Lega/Help/how-to-pay
When the application and payment is done you will get a receipt with a TRN-number (Transaction Reference Number). Make sure to save it so you can check the status of your application.
Depending on where you will study and where you live you might also need to do a health checkup and/or a visa interview. You will receive this information about this when you complete the application above if it applies to you.
Don’t do the health checkup before you have completed the application as you will need your TRN-number and you will get instructions on what you need to check. On this page you can find doctors in your country that are approved by the Australian Immigrations to do this checkup.
How long it takes to get you visa decision depends on where you are applying from and how busy the Australian immigration authorities are. In our experience you usually get your decision within one or a couple of weeks once your application is complete. You can check the status of your application by logging in to the immigration website (with the account you created in step 2) and if needed enter your TNR-number. Login at: http://www.border.gov.au/immiaccount
Normally the Australian authorities will notify you by e-mail once your visa decision is ready. Your visa is electronic so if you want a physical proof of you can print the grant letter that you receive online once your visa is approved.
Once you have received your visa you can enter Australia at the earliest 90 days before the course start date printed on your CoE. If you have not booked accommodation through your school you should inform them of your address in Australia within 7 days of arriving there.
Usually you have the right to stay in Australia for 30 days after your course ends or 60 days if your course lasts longer than 10 months. All these date limits should be written on your visa and if that information differs from what we write here you should always follow the instructions on your visa.
Documentary evidence
Check the Document Checklist tool (disclaimer) to find out which documents need to be attached to the application.
The Document Checklist Tool is updated twice a year on the last Thursday in March and September.
Applicants are encouraged to re-check the document checklist (based on the country of passport and education provider) after these dates and before submitting their application as the requirements may have changed.
English language test providers | Minimum test score | Minimum test score where combined with at least 10 weeks ELICOS | Minimum test score where combined with at least 20 weeks ELICOS |
International English Language Testing System | 5.5 | 5 | 4.5 |
*Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) paper based | 527 | 500 | 450 |
TOEFL internet based test | 46 | 35 | 32 |
Cambridge English: Advanced (Certificate in Advanced English) | 162 | 154 | 147 |
Pearson Test of English Academic | 42 | 36 | 30 |