Skilled Migration

The first step in building an Australian career once your studies are done. We check the requirements and the length of stay early, and plan for it from the study stage onward.

The graduate visa (Subclass 485) you can apply for after studying in Australia is an important stepping stone: it lets you build local work experience and leads on to skilled migration. There is an age limit on applying (35 or under), and the length granted varies with the course you choose and the region you study in.

We prepare employer-sponsored work visas, from assessing your sponsorship prospects to lodging the application, with our MARA registered migration agents.

The work visa (Subclass 482) requires your occupation to be on the eligible list, and you can apply once the relevant skills (or qualifications), work experience, and an employer's sponsorship are all in place. It has no age limit, and the English score it asks for is lower than most other visas, which is both its distinguishing feature and its advantage.

From choosing an occupation to skills assessment, points management, and state nomination, we guide the whole permanent residency process, drawing on our connections to state programs and adjusting strategy as policy shifts.

Broadly, the routes to permanent residency divide into independent skilled migration, state-nominated skilled migration, and employer-sponsored skilled migration. All of them require a skills assessment in the relevant occupation as a starting point, and apart from the employer-sponsored route, they work by invitation based on a combined score covering age, qualifications, experience, and English.