PERMANENT RESIDENCY VISAS

Over 100,000 people will be allowed to migrate to Australia every year for the next four years, further enhancing the existing multicultural population.

To become an Australian permanent resident, applicants or their spouses must be able to satisfy the basic requirements and apply for the appropriate visa. These are organised into three categories:

1. Skilled Professional Visa
2. Provisional Business Visa
3. Family Visa

The skilled migration stream has several categories for people who have particular occupational skills, outstanding talents or business skills. Australia's migration program targets people who are highly skilled, under 45 years of age and who will quickly make a contribution to the Australian economy.

RESIDENCY VISAS FOR SKILLED PROFESSIONALS

Skilled independent visa for those who do not have a family sponsor, or choose not to be sponsored. To qualify for this category, you must satisfy the basic requirements of the visa as well as pass the Australian Department of Immigration's Eligibility Assessment.

Skilled sponsored visa if you have a family sponsor and an assurance of support. To qualify for this category, you must satisfy the basic requirements of the visa as well as pass the Australian Department of Immigration's Eligibility Assessment.

Skilled designated-area sponsored visa if you have a family sponsor living in a particular region of Australia. To qualify for this visa, you only need to satisfy the basic requirements of the visa.

PROVISIONAL BUSINESS RESIDENCY VISAS

Senior executive (provisional) visa is aimed at successful senior executives of major businesses who demonstrate a genuine commitment to participating, as a substantial owner, in managing a new or existing business in Australia.

Business owner (provisional) visa is aimed at successful owners or part-owners of a business with a legitimate interest in establishing and managing a business in Australia.

Investment-linked (provisional) visa is aimed at successful business investors with a genuine commitment to maintain business or investment activity in Australia after the designated investment matures.

Established business owner visa is for successful owners or part owners of one or more businesses already established in Australia, seeking to change their residency status from temporary to permanent.

FAMILY MIGRATION

Partner migration is migration to Australia as the spouse, prospective spouse (fiancé(e)) or interdependent partner of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.

Child migration is migration to Australia as the dependent child, orphan relative or adopted child of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.

Parent migration: Parents may be able to migrate to Australia if they have a child in Australia who is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.

Other family migration: Other provisions exist for aged dependent relatives, remaining relatives and carers of Australian citizens, permanent residents of Australia and eligible New Zealand citizens to apply for visas to come to Australia permanently.


To apply for an Australian visa or to take a free Australian Migration eligibility assessment please click here