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Skills Assessment – Skills Assessments are issued by skills assessing authorities. A skills-assessing authority is an organization that checks that your skills meet the standards they set to work in a relevant occupation. Obtaining a suitable skills assessment is mandatory for some visa subclasses (and streams) and may be requested for others. Visit the IMMI website or contact our Registered Migration Agent for more information.

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  • A skills assessment is needed if you apply for the following visas: 

  • General Skilled Migration (GSM) visas 

  • Employer-Sponsored visas 

  • Temporary Skill Shortage visa (TSS) 

  • Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) 

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To get a skills assessment, contact us and our Registered Migration Agent will be in touch with you. 

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Skilled Visa - This is a type of visa designed for skilled workers and professionals who have the skills, experience, and qualifications needed in Australia. It will allow a skilled individual to live and work in Australia depending on the specific visa subclass. There are different skilled visa subclasses such as Skilled Independent Visa (subclass 189), Skilled Nominated Visa (subclass 190), and Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) to name a few. Visit the IMMI website or contact our Registered Migration Agent for more information.

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  • There are different subclasses for working and skilled visas. Visit the IMMI website or contact our Registered Migration Agent for more information. The most common one is a Temporary Graduate visa also known as subclass 485. This temporary visa allows international students to live, study, and work after they have finished their studies. To qualify, you must be under 50 years of age, hold an eligible visa, have held a student visa in the last 6 months, have recent qualifications in a CRICOS-registered course, nominate one stream only, and attach specified evidence when you apply for this visa. Here are the different streams for subclass 485: 

  • Graduate Work Stream – This visa is for an international student who has recently graduated with qualifications that are relevant to specific occupations Australia needs. It will let the student live, study, and work in Australia temporarily.  The visa holders may stay in Australia for up to 18 months and may also bring family with them. 

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  • Post-Study Work Stream – This visa is for an international student who has recently graduated with a degree from an Australian institution. It will allow the visa holder to live, work, and study in Australia temporarily. The visa holder will be allowed to stay in Australia between 2 and 4 years depending on the qualifications. Click here for eligibility. Visa holders may also bring their family to Australia. 

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  • Second Post-Study Work Stream – This visa is for holders of Temporary Graduate visa (first Post-Study Work stream or Replacement stream) who graduated with a degree from an Australian institution located in a regional area. It will allow the holder to live, work, and study in Australia temporarily with their family. The duration of this visa is between 1 and 4 years depending on the regional location of the educational institution where the student graduated from that led to the grant of the first Temporary Graduate visa in the post-study work stream. Visit the IMMI website or contact our Registered Migration Agent for more information.

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  • Replacement Stream – This visa is for current and former Temporary Graduate visa holders who lost time on their original visa due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Like the other subclasses, it will allow the holder to live, study, and work in Australia with their family between 18 months and 6 years. Visit the IMMI website or contact our Registered Migration Agent for more information.

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