189 Visa
Skilled Independent (Permanent) (Class SI) Subclass 189
The Skilled Independent (Subclass 189) visa is a permanent resident visa for points-tested skilled workers who want to work and live in Australia.
Highlights
- You may be in or outside Australia to lodge a valid visa application.
- This visa allows you to work, study and live in Australia.
- There are 2 different visa streams: Points-tested and New Zealand.
- This is a Permanent resident visa and allows you to stay in Australia indefinitely.
Key Eligibility requirements – Points-tested stream
- You must be under 45 years of age.
- You must have a skilled occupation on the relevant Medium and Long Term Strategic Skilled List (MLTSSL).
- You must be able to demonstrate ‘Competent English’.
- You must have a positive skills assessment from the relevant skills assessing authority in relation to your nominated occupation.
- You must obtain the minimum score on the Points Test at the time of invitation to apply for the visa.
- You must obtain an invitation to apply for the visa. To be invited you will need to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) in SkillSelect and meet the required points test on a competitive basis.
- You must satisfy certain Public Interest criteria and Special Return criteria.
- You must meet health and character requirements.
Key Eligibility requirements – New Zealand stream
- You must hold a Subclass 444 (Special Category) visa.
- You must have been a usual resident in Australia for a continuous period of at least 5 years immediately before the date of the application. This continuous period of usual residence must have started on or before 19 February 2016.
- Unless you are exempt, you must demonstrate that for the 4 most recently completed income years, your taxable income is not less than the minimum amount prescribed by the Minister.
- You must satisfy certain Public Interest criteria and Special Return criteria.
- You must meet health and character requirements.
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