Skilled Immigration

Australia welcomes migrants from this category for the purpose of maintaining its population growth and for attracting skilled persons who possess skills and qualifications that are needed in the Australian labor market.

This type of immigration represent the most popular way for migrants who wish to become permanent residents in Australia and eventually Australian citizens. More than 50% of the permanent residence visas issued in Australia is designated to this category where each year around 60000 migrants migrate to Australia through this category.

In order to be able to migrate to Australia under this category you, or your spouse (if you are married) should pass the points system. The points that you will need to obtain depends on a number of factors including your occupation, whether you have a state or a relative sponsor, the city where you intend to live in and some other factors. However in general terms most skilled migration visas require that you get from 100-120 points in addition to meeting character and health requirements. You can get points through the following factors;

Note: The information below is general information. If you would like to get a personalized assessment of your eligibility to migrate to Australia please send your resume (cv) to the following email general@livevisa.com

1- Age

 18-29 = 30 points
 30-34 =
25 points
 35-39 =
20 points
 40-44 = 15 points
 45 or more you cannot apply

2- Occupation

You can either get 60, 50 or 40 points for your occupation

3-English Language Ability
Vocational English:
5/9 in each section of the IELTS four test components (Tradesperson) =15 points
6/9 in each section of the IELTS four test components (professionals)  =15 points

Competent English:
7/9 in each of the IELTS four test components =25 points

4- Work experience

You get points if you have THREE YEARS or more of working experience
 
If you got 40 or 50 points for your occupation ?= 5 points
 If you got 60 points for your occupation          =10 points

5- Bonus:

You get 5 points if you have completed a Bachelor’s degree while studying in a Australian community language such as Arabic language

6-Spouse Qualifications

Your spouse will add 5 points to you if

  - Have an occupation for which 40, 50 or 60 points are awarded
  - Have Vocational English
  - Have recent work experience

7-Occupation in demand

The Australian immigration Department sets a number of occupations that are in high demand. If your occupation in high demand you will get 15 points

8- Relatives or state sponsorship

Sometimes relative or state sponsorship add points to your application or being sponsored might also decrease the number of points that you should get to obtain an immigration visa. There are many scenarios to this factor that cannot be easily demonstrated on this website. You can ask for a personalized assessment to get an exact assessment for your eligibility to migrate to Australia as a skilled migrant.

If you would like to get a personalized assessment of your eligibility to migrate to Australia please send your resume (cv) to the following email general@livevisa.com