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Type of visa Visa duration Sponsorship required?Required to work in regional

 Australia?

General Skilled Migration

points testSkill requirements

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Subclass 457 – Business

(Long Stay)From one da y up to 4 y ear s Yes, by an empl oy er No , unl ess approv ed pr ior to 14

September 2009 under regional

certifcation arrangements

 This visa is not points tested Applicant must have the skills necessary

to perorm the occupation and English

language skills unless exempted

Employer Nomination Scheme

(ENS)

Permanent Yes, by an employer No This visa is not points tested Skills assessment by relevant Australian

authority, 3 years ull-time work

experience and registration or licensing

i required

Regional Sponsored Migration

Scheme (RSMS)Permanent Yes, by an employer Yes This visa is not points tested Relevant diploma or higher qualifcation

and registration or licensing i required

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   M   i  g  r  a   t   i  o  n   (   G   S   M   )  c  a   t  e  g  o  r   i  e  s

Skilled – Independent Permanent No No Require 120 points Nominated occupation must be on

Skilled Occupation List (SOL) and

skills assessed by relevant assessing

authority

Skilled – Sponsored Permanent Yes, by a state/territory government

agency or an eligible Australian

relative

No Require 100 points Nominated occupation must be on

SOL and skills assessed by relevant

assessing authority

Skilled – Regional Sponsored

(provisional)3 years with option to apply or

one urther 12 month visa

 Yes, by a state/territory government

agency or an eligible Australian

relative

 Yes, an applicant must live, work and

study in a specifed regional area

Require 100 points Nominated occupation must be on

SOL and skills assessed by relevant

assessing authority

Skilled – Regional Permanent No No This visa is not points tested Must have lived or at least 2 years and

worked ull-time or at least 12 months

in a Specifed Regional Area whileholding a provisional GSM visa

Skilled – Graduate 18 months No No This visa is not points tested Nominated occupation must be on

SOL, skills assessed by relevant

assessing authority and English

language threshold met

Skilled – Recognised Graduate 18 months No No This visa is not points tested Must have completed a bachelor degree

or higher qualifcation in a specifed

discipline at a recognised overseas

educational institution in the last

24 months

 Visa information for overseas workers

 This inormation is or comparison only and does not represent an exhaustive list o visas or their requirements.

For more inormation and updates go to www.immi.gov.au