Visa Guides

Eligibility criteria, costs, application steps, and obligations for the visa subclasses most relevant to skilled migrants and employer-sponsored workers — sourced directly from official DHA visa-listing pages, not summarised or paraphrased.

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Why this page is in English

This page explains your legal rights and how FairLanding works. Because the exact wording matters for legal accuracy, we keep it in English only — the same language as the official Fair Work and Department of Home Affairs documents it refers to.

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Skilled / points-tested

Subclass 189 — Skilled Independent visa

This visa lets invited workers with skills we need, to live and work permanently anywhere in Australia.

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Subclass 190 — Skilled Nominated visa

This visa lets state- or territory-nominated skilled workers live and work permanently anywhere in Australia.

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Subclass 491 — Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa

This temporary visa lets nominated or sponsored skilled workers live, work and study in a designated regional area of Australia, with a pathway to permanent residence.

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Employer-sponsored

Subclass 482 — Skills in Demand visa

This visa enables employers to address labour shortages by bringing in skilled workers where they can't source an appropriately skilled Australian worker.

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Subclass 494 — Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa

This visa enables regional employers to address identified labour shortages within their region by sponsoring skilled workers where employers can't source an appropriately skilled Australian worker.

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Subclass 186 — Employer Nomination Scheme visa

This visa lets skilled workers nominated by an employer live and work in Australia permanently.

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Post-study

Subclass 485 — Temporary Graduate visa

A temporary visa that allows international students to live, study and work in Australia after finishing their studies.

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This is general information, not migration advice. Always confirm current requirements at immi.homeaffairs.gov.au or consult a MARA-registered migration agent — see our migration agent directory.