As one of the world’s most dynamic countries, Australia has an immense requirement for skilled talent. Make the most of this opportunity by applying for an Australian Work Visa. Having years of experience in Australian immigration processes, Abroad Directions is the perfect consultant to launch your career in Australia.
When you work in Australia, you will enjoy basic rights and the same workplace protection rule as other local employees. All of this makes Australia an attractive destination to make a career.
The Australian government devised the General Skilled Migration program (Skillselect) in 2013 to replace the Australia skilled worker visas.
The Skillselect is designed to assess the skills of applicants under a point-based system so that immigrants with the right skills can be selected. The applicants are given points under the following criteria:
Age: Those between the ages of 25 and 32 score the most points while those above 45 do not gain any points.
English language proficiency: Applicants are required to take the IELTS test. If they score 8 bands or more, you get 20 points.
Skilled employment: If you have experience in an occupation that is listed in the Skilled Occupations List you will get points based on the years of experience. 20 is the maximum points you can gain.
Educational qualification: To get points under this category, your qualification must be related to your nominated occupation. 20 points is the maximum you can score if you have a doctorate while a bachelor’s or master’s degree will give you 15 points.
Australian qualifications: You can get five points if you have an Australian qualification from an Australian educational institute.
Regional study: You can gain an additional 5 points if you have lived and studied in regional Australia.
Community language skills: You will gain another 5 points if you have translator/ interpreter level skills in one of the country’s communities languages.
Spouse/partner skills and qualifications: If you have included your spouse/partner in the application and he/she is not an Australian resident/citizen, then their skills are eligible to be counted towards your total points. You will gain an additional five points if your spouse/partner must meet the basic requirements of the Australian General Skilled Migration
Professional year: You will stand to gain another 5 points if you have completed a Professional Year in Australia for a period of at least 12 months in the last four years from either ACS/CPA/CAANZ/IPA/Engineers Australia. You must score a minimum of 65 points to qualify for a visa under the General Skilled Migrant Program
Skilled Independent Visa: You can be eligible for this visa if you have the necessary skills and qualifications for specific occupations that are listed in the Skilled Occupation List (SOL). This visa does not require the sponsorship of an employer. You can use the SkillSelect tool to find out if your skills are in demand.
Employer Nomination Scheme: Under this scheme, a permanent work visa is given to workers sponsored by their companies.
TSS Visa (Temporary Skill Shortage): Under this visa, individuals can work between two to four years depending on the employee’s requirement. Applicants should have a minimum of two years’ work experience and should be below 45 years. Companies taking employees on this visa must pay them the market salary.
Skill assessment is integral to the work visa application process. One must select an occupation which is listed in
the Australia’s Occupational Demand List. This list will mention occupations that face a skill shortage in the
country. Every occupation in the list has its own skill assessing authority. The ACS (Australian Computer Society)
assesses occupations under IT and computers. Trade occupations are assessed by the TRA (Trade Recognition Australia)
or the VETASSESS (Vocational Educational and Training Assessment Services).
If an applicant must move to the next stage of the visa application process, he must get a positive skill
assessment.
To get their skill assessment done candidates must meet the required conditions outlined by the assessing authority
which is evaluating their occupation. The candidate should have the related qualifications and experience to get a
positive assessment.
The first requirement for a positive skill assessment is that your occupation must be related to your work
experience. If there is a mismatch, then you will not get the required points.
Apart from this you must submit all the required documents. They must be authentic and complete and any small
discrepancy in your documents can lead to a negative assessment. You will have to submit every additional detail
requested by the assessing authority. The documents should support your qualifications and experience claims.
Apart from this, proof of undergoing a language assessment test such as IELTS or PTE is required by the skill assessment bodies.
Abroad Directions has extensive experience with helping individuals secure an Australian Work Visa. The key documents necessary to apply for this visa include:
Typically, the work visa takes 2-5 months to be processed. A Abroad Directions Work Visa Expert will help you with the visa application processing and work with you to create a thorough and comprehensive visa application to increase your chances of success. Once your visa is processed you can travel to Australia for work.
The visa fees change from time to time. The cost of your visa is dependent on the date we receive your application.
If there is a price increase between the date you lodge your application and the date the immigration department
receives your application, you will need to pay the new application charge. You must ensure that you have the
available funds to cover the surcharges.
Visa application charges are usually in Australian dollars (AUD) which must be paid with the visa application.
However, in some cases, there are no visa application charges.
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