You must be aged under 45 when the Department to apply for the visa.
You can still apply for the visa if you turn 45 after the Department invites you to apply.
The General Skilled Migration program is a points & invite based visa pathway for skilled individuals or families looking to migrate to Australia to fill skills gaps in the Australian economy.
This stream include visas such as:
There are four main streams of General Skilled Migration Visas in Australia. Read more and see which one is most suitable for you.
You must be aged under 45 when the Department to apply for the visa.
You can still apply for the visa if you turn 45 after the Department invites you to apply.
Your occupation must be on the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations for the Skilled Visas in Australia.
You can only apply for this visa if Department invite you to do it. To do this, you must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to let the Department know that you would like to apply for the visa.
After you have submitted an EOI, you will be ranked against other intending applicants and might be invited to apply for the visa. Invitations are issued regularly through Skill-select.
You may also be invited for a skilled visa from states or territories.
When you submit your EOI in SkillSelect you will be given an indicative points score based on the claims you have made. If you do not obtain a score of 65 points you will not be invited to apply for this visa.
For your application to be valid, you must have a suitable skills assessment at the time of invitation.
Delegates of the Minister will now accept a suitable skills assessment for an applicant’s nominated skilled occupation which has been obtained within the 60 day invitation period.
Your skills assessment must have been obtained in the 3 years before the date of your invitation. If the assessment was for a shorter period, that period must not have passed.
At the time of invitation, you must have at least competent English.
You and family members aged 16 years and over who apply for the visa with you must meet the Department’s health and character requirement.
You must at least score 65 points to be eligible for a General Skilled Migration Visa in Australia. Check your point scores here.
| Age | Points |
|---|---|
| at least 18 but less than 25 years | 25 |
| at least 25 but less than 33 years | 30 |
| at least 33 but less than 40 years | 25 |
| at least 40 but less than 45 years | 15 |
| English | Points |
|---|---|
| Competent English | 0 |
| Proficient English | 10 |
| Superior English | 20 |
| Number of years | Points |
|---|---|
| Less than 3 years | 0 |
| At least 3 but less than 5 years | 5 |
| At least 5 but less than 8 years | 10 |
| At least 8 years | 15 |
| Number of years | Points |
|---|---|
| Less than 1 year | 0 |
| At least 1 but less than 3 years | 5 |
| At least 3 but less than 5 years | 10 |
| At least 5 but less than 8 years | 15 |
| At least 8 years | 20 |
Key points to consider
You can only claim points for employment:
Employed means engaged in an occupation for remuneration for at least 20 hours a week.
| Requirement | Points |
|---|---|
| A Doctorate from an Australian educational institution or a Doctorate from another educational institution, that is of a recognised standard. | 20 |
| At least a Bachelor degree from an Australian educational institution or at least a Bachelor qualification, from another educational institution, that is of a recognised standard. | 15 |
| A diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution. | 10 |
| Attained a qualification or award recognised by the relevant assessing authority for your nominated skilled occupation as being suitable for that occupation | 10 |
| Requirement | Points |
|---|---|
| A Masters degree by research or a Doctorate degree from an Australian educational institution that included at least 2 academic years study in a relevant field. | 10 |
The postgraduate degree by research (doctorate or masters) must be awarded from an Australian education institution after at least two academic years of study in the following science, technology, engineering, mathematics or specified information and communication technology (ICT) fields.
| Requirement | Points |
|---|---|
| Meet the Australian study requirement | 5 |
You must have at least 1 degree, diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution that meets the Australian study requirement.
| Requirement | Points |
|---|---|
| Completion of a Professional Year in Australia | 5 |
At the time of invitation to apply, you had completed a Professional Year. To be eligible for the award of these points your Professional Year must have been in Accounting, ICT/Computing or Engineering, and:
| Requirement | Points |
|---|---|
| Hold a recognised qualification in a credentialled community language | 5 |
To be credentialled in a community language and eligible for the award of points you must have been accredited at the paraprofessional level or above, certified at the certified provisional level or above, or have a community language credential for interpreting or translating by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters.
| Requirement | Points |
|---|---|
| You must have at least 1 degree, diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution that satisfies the Australian study requirement obtained while living and studying in an eligible area of regional Australia | 5 |
To be eligible for the award of points your educational qualification:
| Requirement | Points |
|---|---|
| Your spouse or de facto partner must also be an applicant for this visa and meet age, English and skill criteria For you to be eligible for the award of these points your partner must be an applicant for the same visa subclass and must not be an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen. Additionally, you will need to provide evidence that when you were invited to apply for this visa that they:
| 10 |
| Your spouse or de facto partner must also be an applicant for this visa and has competent English For you to be eligible for the award of these points your partner must be an applicant for the same visa subclass and must not be an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen. | 5 |
| You are single or your partner is an Australian citizen or permanent resident | 10 |
Subclass 190
| Requirement | Points |
|---|---|
| You were invited to apply for a Subclass 190 (Skilled — Nominated) visa and the nominating State or Territory government agency has not withdrawn the nomination | 5 |
Subclass 491
| Requirement | Points |
|---|---|
You were invited to apply for a Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) because you were nominated and the nominating State or Territory government agency has not withdrawn that nomination or You are being sponsored for a Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) by a family member and the Minister has accepted that sponsorship | 15 |
The below timeline outlines the steps you can take to to achieve permanent residency through General Skilled Visa in Australia.
To begin the permanent residency pathway, our Agent will review your educational qualifications, skills and work experience and identify an occupation in the skilled occupation list that best suits you.
Your visa options will largely depend on the nominated occupation that you have chosen in Step 1.
Based on your occupation chosen and your current circumstances, we will identify the best visa options and create a Migration Action Plan for you.
To officially begin the GSM Process, we will assist you by applying for your skills assessment.
Skills assessments are issued by relevant authorities. A skills assessing authority is an organisation that checks that your skills meet the standards they set to work in a relevant occupation.Obtaining a suitable skills assessment is mandatory for GSM process, especially to count your qualification and work experience points to secure an invitation.
Delegates of the Minister will now accept a suitable skills assessment for an applicant’s nominated skilled occupation which has been obtained within the 60 day invitation period.
An Expression of Interest (EOI) is an application made to the Department of Home Affairs expressing your interest to be considered for the GSM Program.
The EOI will calculate your points, based on your skills, qualification, experience and many more and issues you an invitation to apply for a visa.
In addition to the Independent Point Tested Pathways, Australian states and territories also nominate highly skilled people to move to Australia for work.
These nominations are carried out under the Skilled Nominated Visa (Subclass 190) or Subclass 491. States and territories have their own requirements, so applicants must be beware of these before lodging.
Once you are invited, you have 60 days to apply for the GSM visa.
Once your visa application is lodged, we will wait to hear from the Department.
Usually, the Department will respond by sending you a “Request for Further Information” requiring you to complete a health assessment (medicals) and any other documents they need to finalise your application.
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