Book Now With a country as great as Australia, it’s understandable that you might like to pack up your skills and talents and head on down here as a permanent resident. Under the SkillSelect program, we can help you to examine the specific skills and attributes required for the SkillSelect 189 visa class, and match them against your own skills and experience. Once we examine your skillset , it might be the case that in fact you are better qualified for another type of skills-based visa, which one of our SkillSelect 189 visa migration agents in Melbourne can help you with .
Here are our top tips for making a high quality application:
Showcase your skills
What is great is that a SkillSelect 189 visa application can be ready to go in a matter of weeks, if you meet all of the requirements. The application process can seem overwhelming, but you will be able to systematically work through it with your migration agent or immigration lawyer, step by step. As a starting point, we suggest you peruse the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) to see if your occupation is included.
This list includes a diverse range of trades and professional occupations, including construction project managers, childcare centre managers, nursing clinical directors, general accountants, internal auditors, actuaries, landscape architects, surveyors, civil engineers, aeronautical engineers, osteopaths and dentists, just to name a few!
And don’t panic if you can’t see your job listed there. There may be other options available, which we’ll briefly cover below.
Know the options
Because many Australian states are keen to obtain fabulous skilled and experienced foreign workers, there are alternative options to a SkillSelect 189 visa, which is the independent visa route. You might have the good fortune of being nominated to come and utilise your sought-after skills in Australia under a Subclass 190 visa for example. There is also the 489 visa path, which is a regional skilled visa., With the 489, nomination to regional areas of Australia might be an option – either with an Australian relative or a nominating state.
Both the 489 and the 190 options allow occupations from the Consolidated Skilled Occupations List (CSOL), which has a much wider variety of occupations than the SOL.
Bring it all together
The best skill set for an applicant applying for a SkillSelect 189 visa will include a number of characteristics, such as a great work and study background, which combine to see you gain as many points as possible under the points test.
Strong English skills also provide extra points, and these will be assessed under the IELTS system and other new English tests accepted from 1 January 2015. Extra points for age, work experience and partner skills will also boost your application’s chances.
In any event, our dedicated SkillSelect 189 visa migration agents will be able to answer any questions that you may have about the right way to go. Book a consultation with one of our expert registered migration agents by calling +61 3 95735200 or online here. They will have all of the latest knowledge and extensive experience to ensure your SkillsSelect 189 visa application is of the highest standard possible.
