Skilled Visas - live in Australia with unrestricted working rights. An Australian skilled migration category for those who meet the basic requirements and who wish to live and work in a regional or low population growth area in Australia.

Skilled Workers wishing to migrate to Australia face two main options - the full Skilled Worker Visa and the Skilled Independent Regional Visa. As its name suggests, the Regional Visa allows you to work in a specific region of Australia and is designed to encourage development of these areas specifically. The full Skilled Worker Visa allows you to work anywhere in Australia but requires you to gain a higher level of points. Again, these visas are more complex than the UK version.

Skilled visa basic requirements

1. You must be highly skilled and have education, skills and be employable, which will contribute to the Australian economy Strength

2. Your skilled occupation  must be positively assessed in a 60-point occupation, or in a 50-point skill level occupation if you have completed an Australian doctorate degree.

3. you must have sponsorship from a relevant State/Territory authority before applying for this visa.

4. Living in regional Australia or a low population growth metropolitan area means that skilled visa holders can live anywhere in Australia except in Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, the NSW Central Coast, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Perth, Melbourne or the ACT.