Who does not wish to work in Australia? Getting an opportunity in the ‘Land of Kangaroos’ is once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and nearly every second or third overseas immigration-motivated individual wants to in get the same at the earliest. However, the only question that remains un-answered is Work Visa for Australia. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) offers more than 100 visa categories for the aspirants even as the maximum are for the applicants who want to use their professional skills and gain economic prosperity in the nation.
Australia Work Visa—Some Leading Categories
Some of the options available for work visa to your dream destination Australia are as follows:
457 Work Visa: It is quite a popular category among the workers. It is basically a temporary business visa and allows the Australian employers to sponsor foreign workers. The minimum duration is one year and the maximum is four years. The UPS of the 457 Work Visa is that you can bring along your family members to the nation. They have a right to either live or work for the duration your visa stands valid. Additionally, you along with your family members can travel in and out of the country, any number of times.
Skilled Independent Visa (Subcategory 189): It gives you an opportunity to live and work in Oz on a permanent basis. It is a point test based program, and valid for the applicants who are neither sponsored by their employer nor by any family member. They do not even have nomination from an Australian state or territory government. To apply, you will have to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) only to be followed by an invitation from SkillSelect. On the basis of your EOI, if you receive an invitation, then you will have 60 to submit an application online. During these 60 days, you cannot amend the information provided in the EOI.
Skilled Regional (Provisional) Visa (Subcategory 489): It permits you to live and work in a specified regional area of the country, for a fixed period of four years. The visa consist of two major folds, i.e., the first is the Invited Pathway and the second is the Extended Stay Pathway. The former fold requires an EOI to be submitted followed by an invitation and 60 days duration to submit an application online, and the latter fold requires you to hold a provisional visa in the Subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496.
Work and Holiday Visa (Subcategory 462): The permit is valid only for few selected countries. The category is for young people, between the age group of 18 and 31, and who does not have a dependent child at the time of their stay in Australia, and is valid for a period of one year.
Employer Nomination Scheme (Subcategory 186): It provides permanent residency to skilled workers under the following three streams, namely, the Direct Entry stream, the Temporary Residence Transition stream, and the Agreement stream. You should be nominate by an Australian employer, and then submit an application under the nominated stream. It is a part of the Permanent Employer Sponsored Visa program.
Apart from the above few programs, there are many other categories that may lead you to an easy and smooth entry in Oz.
