SKILLED INDEPENDENT OVERSEAS STUDENT

POINTS REQUIRED: 120
Must satisfy the basic criteria above

Must nominate a 60 point occupation on the Skilled Occupations List or 50 point occupation if you have completed your Phd in Australia

SKILLED AUSTRALIAN SPONSORED OVERSEAS STUDENT

POINTS REQUIRED: 110
Must satisfy the basic criteria above

Your relative must be an Australian citizen/permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who is your Parent, Child, Brother/Sister, Uncle/Aunt, Grandparent or First Cousin and who is usually resident in Australia.

An Assurance of Support must also be lodged prior to grant of your visa. The Assuror can be your sponsor or any other permanent resident/citizen of Australia or an eligible New Zealand citizen.

You must have a 60, 50 or 40 point occupation on the Skilled Occupations List.

SKILLED-
DESIGNATED AREA SPONSORED OVERSEAS STUDENT

THIS CATEGORY IS NOT POINTS DRIVEN

However you do need to satisfy the basic criteria

Your relative must be an Australian citizen/permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen who is your Parent, Child, Brother/Sister, Uncle/Aunt, Grandparent or First Cousin who has been living in a designated area for 1 year at the time of lodgment of your visa application and (from 1 November 2005) is still residing in a designated area at the time of decision of your visa application.

An Assurance of Support must also be lodged prior to grant of your visa. The Assuror can be your sponsor or any other permanent resident/citizen of Australia or an eligible New Zealand citizen.

You must have a 60, 50 or 40 point occupation on the Skilled Occupations List.

It is anticipated that from 1st May 2006 the migration regulations will require the applicant for this type of visa to reside in the designated area for two years

SKILLED INDEPENDENT REGIONAL VISA.

PROVISIONAL RESIDENCE VISA

POINTS REQUIRED: 110
Must satisfy the basic criteria above

Allowing you to remain in Australia for three years. You must live and work in a regional area. When you have lived in a regional area for two years and been employed (including self-employed)) for at least one year, you may be eligible to apply for permanent residence through a range of existing regional visas including

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme
State/Territory Nominated Independent (STNI)
State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner

Participating State/Territory Governments include,
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria

Your occupation needs to be an occupation in demand in the State/Territory your apply to. Your qualifications must be assessed by the relevant assessing authority and you need to apply to the State/Territory, in which you wish to reside, for sponsorship.