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Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 176)

1) About this Visa 2) Eligibility 3) Point Test 4) Obligations 5) Applying for this Visa

About this visa

This visa allows you to migrate to Australia if you have good English language skills and have skills and qualifications in an occupation in need in Australia.

This visa uses a points test to select visa applicants with characteristics needed in the Australian labour market.

You must be sponsored by an eligible relative living in Australia or obtain nomination from a participating State or Territory government agency.

Who is this visa for?

This visa is for you if you:

»	Are under 45 years of age
»	Have the skills and qualifications that meet the Australian standard for an occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL)

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.

What does this visa let me do?

This visa allows you and any secondary applicants included in your visa application to live as permanent residents in Australia.

Australian permanent residents can:

»	Live and work in Australia on a permanent basis
»	Study in Australia at school or university
»	Receive subsidised healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
»	Access certain social security payments (subject to waiting periods)
»	Be eligible for Australian citizenship (subject to the residency eligibility criteria)
»	Sponsor people for permanent residence.

This is a permanent residence visa. As a permanent resident you are permitted to remain in Australia indefinitely. This visa also allows you to travel to and enter Australia for five (5) years from the date the visa is granted. The expiry of this visa does not affect your permanent resident status if you are in Australia. However, if you wish to continue to travel to and from Australia as a permanent resident after the initial visa has expired, you must obtain a Resident Return Visa (RRV). Your eligibility for an RRV will depend on the period that you have resided in Australia.