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Migration
Services:
This page includes information on:
1. Skilled Migration Visa 2. Business Migration Visa 3
Spouse or fiancé Visa 4. Parent Visa
Special Notice:
Important changes Effective on 1 July
2011:
1. Evidence
of proficiency in English must be included at time of application
2. New
Skilled Occupational list (SOL) effective from 1 July 2011
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/_pdf/sol-schedule1.pdf
3. New
State and Territory sponsored Skilled Occupational list (SOL) effective from 1
July 2011 http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/_pdf/sol-schedule1-2.pdf
4. New
points test and pass mark for Skilled-Independent, sponsored and Regional
sponsored Visa
Point’s allocation table: as from 1st July
2011
Pass mark: 65
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Factor |
Description |
Points |
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Age |
18-24 |
25 |
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25-32 |
30 |
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33-39 |
25 |
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40-44 |
15 |
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45-49 |
0 |
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English language Or Equivalent
standard in
other specified test* |
Competent English |
IELTS 6* |
0 |
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Proficient English |
IELTS 7* |
10 |
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Superior English |
IELTS 8* |
15 |
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Skilled Work
experience -
Australia or overseas |
1.
Skilled employment is related to nominated
occupation or closely related occupation undertaken in the past 10 years 2.
Work at least 20 hours per week. 3.
Maximum claims
points on Combined skilled employment is 20 |
1 year in Australia |
5 |
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3 years in Australia |
10 |
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5 years in Australia |
15 |
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8 years in Australia |
20 |
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3 years
overseas |
5 |
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5 years
overseas |
10 |
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8 years
overseas |
15 |
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Qualifications -
Australian or recognised overseas |
Australian Diploma or trade
qualification or other qualification recognised by relevant assessing
Authority |
10 |
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At least Bachelor degree |
15 |
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Doctorate |
20 |
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Australian study requirement |
At least 2 years full-time studies |
5 |
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Study in regional area |
At
least 2 years full-time studies in a regional area in Australia |
5 |
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Professional Year |
Completion of a recognised
Professional year |
5 |
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Credentialed Community language |
Para-Professional
level or above |
NAATI Accredited Translator or interpreter |
5 |
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Partner skills |
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Primary applicants partner meets threshold requirements |
1.
Included in the same application as the primary applicant |
5 |
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2. Less than 50
Years old at the time of application |
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3. Nominated
occupation on SOL list |
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4.Competent
English-IELTS 6 |
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5.
12 months out of 24 months of skilled employment OR Meet Australian study
requirement. |
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Nominated by state/territory government - Subclass 176 or 886 Visa |
Nominated by a state or territory
government under state migration plan |
5 |
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Designated area sponsorship or nominated by state/territory government
– Subclass 475 or 487 Visa |
Sponsored by eligible relative
living in a designated area or nominated by a state or territory government
under state migration plan |
10 |
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Note:
1.
International
students who are holding a valid student visa in Australia on 8/2/2010 and is qualify
for transitional arrangement can on or until 31/12/2012 apply for
Skilled-Graduate Temporary Visa with occupation on Skilled Occupation List
(SOL) http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/transitional/_pdf/sol-twoabc.pdf
2.
Skilled-Graduate
Temporary Visa holder or applicant who qualify for transitional arrangement can
on or until 31/12/2012 apply for Subclass 885, 886 or 487 visa with nominated
occupation as in Skilled Occupation List (SOL) http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/transitional/_pdf/sol-twoabc.pdf
3. Interdependent (same sex) partner can be included
in the application.
1. Student visa. (Please refer to student section for details)
2. Skilled migration visa.
2.1. Application with
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After
you have graduated from your course of study in
Generally,
you must study at least 2 academic years or 4 semesters for your Trade
Certificate, Diploma or degree programs in
2.2. Application with Overseas Qualifications
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Alternatively,
if you have an overseas qualification as well as relevant working experience in
an occupation, which is in demand in Australia, and you are able to meet the
other migration criteria for this class of visa, such as age factor, language
skills as well as sponsorship if also available (but not necessary), we are
able to assist you in your skilled migration application as well.
If your occupation is on the list above, you may
qualify for skilled migration to Australia.
Please kindly contact us to find out on whether with your nominated
occupation, whether you are also likely to meet the skilled migration criteria.
New requirement as from 19th
April 2010:
3.1. Investment (Provisional Visa)
You can consider
applying for State/territory government sponsored Investor Visa (Provisional)
for migration to
- If you plan to invest A$750,000 in a designed
investment in
- If you have at
least 3 years of successful managing an investment or business.
- You and your
spouse together have own 10% of the total value of the business or A$750,000 of
the investment you are managing,
- You and your
spouse together have accumulated business and personal assets of at least
A$1,125,000 which are legally owned.
- You are less than 55 years old.
- Or if you are
over 55 years old, your proposed business or investment has exceptional
economic benefit to the state you plan to migrate.
- You and your
spouse do not have history of involvement in unacceptable business activities
- You have genuine
and realistic commitment to continue to maintain business or investment
activity in
3.2.
Establishing Business or Business Owner
(Provisional Visa)
You can consider
applying for State/territory government sponsored Business Owner Visa
(Provisional) for migration to
Have a successful
business career.
- Your main
business has business turnover of at least A$300,000
in at least 2 of the 4 latest financial years.
- Your business
ownership is:
a. 51% if business
turnover is less than A$400,000 per year or
b. 30% if business turnover
is A$400,000 or more per year or
c. 10% of a public
listed company
- You and your spouse has
legally owned capital of at least A$500,000 for transfer within 2 years to
Australia to establish business in Australia.
- You have additional funds for settlement in
Or if you are over 55 years old, your proposed
business or investment has exceptional economic benefit to the state you plan
to migrate
You can consider applying
for Business talent Visa (Permanent Visa) for migration to
- You are less than 55
Years old.
- Or if you are over 55 years old, your proposed
business or investment has exceptional economic benefit to the state you plan
to migrate
You can
consider applying for senior executive or state/territory government sponsored
senior executive visa for migration to
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Aged
is less than 55 years old
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You
are one of the top 3 positions in management structure in a major business with
annual turnover of at least A$10,000,000 (10 million)
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You
are responsible for strategic policy development affecting a major component or
a wide range of operations of that major business.
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Between
you and your spouse have business and personal assets total A$500,000 which is
able to transfer to Australia to conduct or establishment of a business in
Australia within 2 years after the grant of the visa.
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You
and your family also have other personal assets to settle in
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After
the grant of visa, you have genuine and realistic commitment to establish or
participate in a qualifying business in the regional with exceptional economic
benefit to the state or Territory in
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And
you continue to maintain substantial ownership in that business.
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You
do not have history of involvement in unacceptable business activities.
Please contact us
for a preliminary assessment to determine if you can fulfil this class of visa
conditions.
4. Family visas
4.1. Partner Visa
If you
have been genuinely and legally married to an Australian or Permanent resident
of Australia or alternatively, living in a de facto relationship for 12 months
(or less than 12 months if there are compelling and compassionate
circumstances) with an Australian or Permanent resident of Australia and there
is a need for you to be united with your spouse to settle in Australia and your
spouse is also legally able to sponsor you in your partner visa application, we
can assist you in your partner visa application.
Generally,
the partner visa granted to you include a 2 years temporary partner visa and
follow by permanent resident partner visa at the end of the 2 years temporary
partner visa. To be granted a permanent
resident partner visa, you must be able to prove that the relationship is still
genuine and continuing and your Australian spouse is continuing to sponsor you
in the application.
4.2. Prospective Marriage
(Fiancé or Fiancée) Visa
If you
have genuinely and legally engaged to an Australian or permanent resident of
Australia, we can assist you to apply for this class of if both you and your
Fiancé’/e in Australia are genuinely planning and legally able to get marry in
Australia within 9 months of your arrival in Australia while holding this class
of visa. You must also ensure that your
Fiancé’ /e in
4.3. Parent Visa
If the number of your children who settled in
Generally, you can apply for this type of visa while you
are in your own country. Or
alternatively, if you have reached the retirement age of Australia (Male 65
years old and female 62.5 years old and above), and you have a valid visa in
Australia which allow you to apply for this type of visa in Australia, you may
be able to lodge your application in Australia and wait for the outcomes of the
application while you are in Australia.
If you do not have large capital, it is possible for
you to apply for a type of parent visa which pay only one application fee. However, the disadvantage in applying this
type of parent visa is because of the limited quota, you will have to prepare
to wait for many years before your application is finalised.
Alternatively, you may choose to apply for a “fee
paying” parent visa. Under this type of
visa, because there is a larger number of quota, you would expect that you
application would be finalised in shorter time.
Generally, there are 3 lots of fees involved in the application. These are:
1. Initial application fee – Charge per application
whether the application is one person or 2 persons.
2. Financial assurance of support - Main applicant is
A$10,000 and spouse is A$4000; this financial assurance of support is arranged
through your financial assurer and the undertaking is last for 10 years. The
fund is refundable to the financial assurer after 10 years.
3. Third payment is currently at A$40,015 per person*
* Please contact us
to find out the alternative fee payment option which might better suite your
financial arrangement.
The advantages of applying “fee Paying” Parent Visa
are:
1. Shorter waiting time to your application finalised.
2. You are entitled to enjoy the benefit of Australia medicare cover as soon as you in Australia.
4.4. Child Visa
You can apply for a permanent child visa to settle in
1. Under 18 years old and single or
2. if you are 18 or over but less than 25, you (a) have
never married, in a de facto relationship or engaged to be married, (b) you
have been a full-time student since turning 18 years old and doing a post
secondary professional, trade or vocational program and doing the program
within 6 months of completion of secondary studies (c) You have never in
full-time employment.
4.5. Interdependency
4.6. Remaining Relative.
Should you have any enquiry to any of the visa application whether listed above or not, please contact us on:
Hanwah Immigration
Consultants
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Fax: (61 2) 9267 0638
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For
Details of Registered Migration Agent “Code of Conduct”:
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