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FEATURES
The Skilled-Independent visa (subclass 189) is a permanent residence visa for points-tested skilled workers, who want to work and live in Australia. It requires 65 points and allows highly skilled workers who are not sponsored by an employer, State or Territory of Australia, or family member to live and work permanently in Australia. If you wish to apply for this visa, you must first obtain a positive skills assessment from your nominated occupation, and then lodge an Expression of Interest. If this is successful, you will be invited to lodge a visa application.
Points are awarded on the basis of the factors listed in the POINTS TEST. All factors are assessed as they are at the time you are invited to apply for this visa.
ELIGIBILITY
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At the time that you are invited to apply for this visa, you must:
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Be under 45 years of age
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Nominate an occupation that is included on the relevant Occupation List (MLTSSL)
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Have your skills assessed by the appropriate Australian skills assessing authority as suitable for your nominated occupation
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Have competent English
THE PROCESS
Anyone who wishes to apply for this visa MUST first be INVITED to lodge an application by the Department of Immigration. In order to qualify for an invitation, you must lodge an ‘Expression of Interest’ (EOI), which sets out how you meet the requirements for this visa.
STAGE 1: INITIAL ELIGIBILITY
STAGE 2: SKILLS ASSESSMENT
STAGE 3: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
STAGE 4: VISA APPLICATION
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
HEALTH
Main applicant and all of the family members must meet health requirements.
CHARACTER
You must be of good character.
You might be asked to provide police certificates for each country you have lived in for 12 months or more, over the last 10 years (calculated immediately before the time the visa application is lodged), since turning 16 years of age.
Police Certificate is valid for 12 months for the immigration purpose.
If you have a substantial criminal record, you cannot pass the character test. For example,You have been sentenced to 12 months or more in prison.
LOCATION
You can be in or outside Australia when you apply for the visa and when a decision is made.
DEBTS
You must have repaid, or have arranged to repay, any outstanding debts to the Australian government.
VISA CANCELLED OR REFUSED
You might not be eligible to apply for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia.
VISA APPLICATION FEES
Additional Applicant Charge 18 And Over : AUD 1875
Additional applicant charge under 18 : AUD 940
PROCESSING TIME
PLEASE NOTE: The actual time taken by the Department of Immigration to approve an application and grant a visa varies from case to case depending upon an applicant’s particular circumstances, and the amount of supporting information that the Department requires.
COMPARISON SUBCLASS 189/190/489
SUBCLASS 189
65
POINTS
- Permanent Residence
- State/Territory/Relatives Points cannot be claimed
- Occupation should be on the MLTSSL List
- State/Territory/Relatives cannot sponsor
- Eligible Relatives Points cannot be claimed
- Higher points applicants (70-85) are invited
- The limited quota for some occupations
SUBCLASS 190
60
POINTS
- Permanent Residence
- State/Territory 5 Points can be claimed
- Occupation should be on MLTSSL or STSOL
- State/Territory can sponsor but relatives cannot.
- Eligible Relatives Points cannot be claimed
- 65 points applicants can get invitation
- Strict State/Territory Nomination selection
SUBCLASS 489
55
POINTS
- Temporary Residence
- State/Territory or Relatives 10 Points can be claimed
- Occupation should be on MLTSSL/STSOL/ROL
- State/Territory/Relatives can sponsor
- Relative or State/Territory 10 points can be claimed but not both
- 65 points applicants can get invitation
- Permanent Residence easy pathways after 2 years
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
It depends on the occupation you nominate. For example, if you are occupation is the one whose skills assessment authority is Engineers Australia, you have to submit English language evidence at the time of making skills assessment application. If your occupation skills assessment authority is Vetassess then you must have English language evidence at the time of making EOI application as Vetassess does not require English language evidence.
No. As the name suggests, this is an Independent visa. You must score 65 points without claiming the points for State sponsorship or relative sponsorship.
Your occupation should be on the related occupation list for 189.
An EOI is managed by the SkillSelect program of the Department of Immigration. After lodging an EOI, you will need to wait for the invitation to apply from the Department of Immigration. You will be ranked according to your score on the points test.
When you submit your EOI, you will be shown your points score but will not be able to view your ranking position. This is because your ranking will change as people enter and leave SkillSelect. More points mean a better chance of early invitation.
You will be able to complete an EOI even if you do not meet the pass mark, however, you will not be eligible to be invited to apply for a visa.
Once you have completed your EOI, it is stored in SkillSelect and is valid for two years.
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