Australia Skilled Worker Visa 2023 Types and Requirements

If you want to come to Australia to work you need to apply for an Australian work Visa. In this post, we will talk about the most common type of Australian Work Visa for Foreigners. Australia Skilled Worker Visa 2023 is the most popular work visa that is required from international applicants so they can legally work and reside in Australia. Keep one thing in mind getting a visa is not difficult, but it only needs understanding and steps.

If you want to work in Australia, you first need to have a Job offer from Australia, or from Australian Employer. We already have made a post that how you can Find a Visa Sponsorship Job in Australia. Read Australian Companies Visa Sponsorship Jobs 2023. After getting a Job, you need to apply for the Work Visa. That is what we are going to tell you the List of Skilled worker visas for Australia, Requirements, and how to apply.

List of Australia Skilled Worker Visa 2023

There are 8 types of Australian Skilled worker visas. Each visa has different requirements, and eligibility criteria and we will tell you about all of these Visas.

To Move to Australia, a skilled worker visa is the easiest way.

Types of Australia Skilled Worker Visas 2023

• Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 494)
• Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)
• Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
• Skilled-recognized Graduate visa (subclass 476)
• Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489)
• Skilled Regional visa (subclass 887)
• Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
• Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482)

Now let’s see the requirements for the above Work Visas.

1# Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 494)

This visa allows employers/companies in Australia to identify the labor shortages within the region for example within South Australia, and Western Australia, and sponsor the applicant from outside Australia if they are not able to find any suitable worker in Australia.

Basic Requirements:

• be nominated by an approved work sponsor (here sponsor means, the one who will offer you a Job)
• be under 45 years of age
• Meet minimum standards of English language proficiency.
• Stay: 5 Years
• Visa Cost: From AUD4,240.00
• Link: Visit Here

2# Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 

This Visa is only for New Zealand, Hongkong, or British National (Overseas) passport holders with skills we need, to live and work permanently anywhere in Australia. You do not need a sponsor.

Basic Requirements:

• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​You don’t need a sponsor or nominator
• Stay: Permanent
• Visa Cost: From AUD4,240.00 (For British, Hongkong)
• Cost for New Zealand: N/A
• Link: Visit Here

3# Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)

This Visa allows individuals to have eligible skills that have been under a skilled nominated visa. You can live and work permanently anywhere in Australia, and if eligible you can become a permanent resident.

Basic Requirements:

• Your occupation should be on the skilled occupation list.
• Satisfy the Points, a minimum of 65 points to become eligible.
• Submit an Expression of interest in skill select
• Wait for the invitation to apply.
• Stay: Permanent
• Link: Visit Here

4# Skilled-recognized Graduate visa (subclass 476)

This Visa allows engineering graduate students to live and work in Australia for up to 18 months. You can also study in Australia on this visa.

You must have completed a degree or higher qualification from a specified institution within the past 2 years. One of my friends went to Australia on this visa in 2022. He is an Expert in Electronics Engineering.

Basic Requirements:

• Job offer or sponsor not required.
• be under 31 years of age
• Graduated within the last 2 years.
• have completed an engineering degree at a specified educational institution

5# Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489)

This is a temporary visa. It is for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia. In a Specified region.

• Link: Visit Here

6# Skilled Regional visa (subclass 887)

This visa is for people who have lived and worked in specified areas of regional Australia on a previous, eligible visa.

• Link: Visit Here

7# Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)

This visa is for skilled people nominated by a state or territory government to live and work in regional Australia.

Basic Requirements:

• be nominated to apply by a state or territory government agency, or an eligible relative must sponsor you
• have an occupation on a relevant skilled occupation list
• have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation
• be invited to apply
• satisfy the points test
• Stay 5 Years.
• Visa Cost: AUD4,240
• Link: Visit Here

8# Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482)

This is a temporary work visa for anyone who wants to work in Australia. This visa allows individuals to live and work for 5 years. Anyone from any part of the world can apply for this Visa.

This visa is mostly used when you have been offered a Visa sponsorship Job from Australia.

Basic Requirements:

• must have a valid Job offer from Australia.
• must have a sponsorship job offer letter.
• Stay 5 Years.
• Link: Visit Here

Read detailed posts about Australia 482 Subclass Temporary Skill Shortage Visa.

Australia Skilled Worker Visa Points Calculator

If you have carefully read the requirements for the above-skilled worker visas, you might have noticed that some visas need Point based system.

For these types of visas, you do not need a Job offer from Australia, but having a job offer can increase your points. The same Point based system is used in Canada Skilled Worker Program.

• You can Check Australia Points-based calculator 

Australian skilled worker visa requirements

• be minimum a of 18 years of age
• have a valid passport
• have a qualification
• Must obey the rules and laws.

Australian skilled worker visa processing time

The processing time is not fixed and it varies. So, be patient. This can take time. You can ask the Embassy of Australia in your home country.

When to Apply for the Skilled Worker Visa for Australia?

To Apply for the Australia Skilled Worker Visa 2023. Not all Visas required a Job offer. Some of them are required. So, it all depends on what type of visa you are applying and move accordingly.

• For example, If you want to apply for a Temporary Skill Shortage Visa (482) then you need a Job offer.
• You have to apply for the Job
• Then you have to apply for a Visa.

You may check the List of Australian accredited employers who can sponsor foreign applicants. Check Australian Companies Visa Sponsorship Jobs 2023.

Skilled Worker Visa Table

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