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General Skilled Migration
The General Skilled Migration Categories
This is a 3 year provisional visa for overseas students and certain visa holders who are unable to meet the criteria for a permanent skilled visa. Applicants will have the opportunity to apply for permanent residency they have lived for two 2 years, and worked at least 12 months, in a Specified Regional Area of Australia. See: Specified regional areas.
This visa requires you to be either:
- nominated by a participating State or Territory government agency or
- sponsored by an eligible relative living in a designated area of Australia.
This visa uses a points test to select visa applicants with characteristics needed in the Australian labour market.
Applicants must:
- be under 45 years of age
- have good English language skills
- have the skills and qualifications that meet the Australian standard for an occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) and your nominated occupation is classified as either:
- a 60 point occupation or
- a 50 point occupation
The SOL is a list of skilled occupations that are in need in Australia. Each occupation listed on the SOL is allocated a points value for use in the visa assessment process.
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Category
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Pass Mark
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Pool Mark
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Skilled Regional Sponsored (Subclass 487)
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100
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none
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