Australia Skilled Immigration
Permanent residence for skilled professionals through Australia’s points-tested SkillSelect visas — independent, state-nominated or regional.
Check your eligibility before you pay any fee
Australia selects skilled migrants through SkillSelect, a points-tested system. You lodge an Expression of Interest describing your occupation, age, English, qualifications and work experience; the Department of Home Affairs and the states and territories then invite the highest-ranked candidates to apply.
Three permanent and provisional visas share that pool. Subclass 189 is the independent route with no sponsor. Subclass 190 adds a state or territory nomination and five points. Subclass 491 is a five-year regional visa with fifteen extra points that leads to permanent residence through subclass 191.
Which one suits you depends on your occupation, your score and where in Australia you are willing to live. We model your points across all three before you pay for a single assessment.
Choose your Australia route
Australia Subclass 189 Skilled Independent Visa
Points-tested permanent residence with no employer, state or family sponsor — live and work anywhere in Australia.
- Visa type
- Permanent
- Pass mark
- 65 points
Australia Subclass 190 Skilled Nominated Visa
Permanent residence for skilled workers nominated by an Australian state or territory — five extra points on the SkillSelect test.
- Visa type
- Permanent
- Nomination
- +5 points
Australia Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional Visa
A five-year regional visa with fifteen extra points, leading to permanent residence through subclass 191 after three years.
- Visa type
- 5-year provisional
- Nomination
- +15 points
Eligibility & requirements
- An occupation on the relevant skilled occupation list
- A positive skills assessment from the authority for your occupation
- At least 65 points on the SkillSelect points test
- Under 45 when invited to apply
- Competent English or higher (IELTS, PTE, TOEFL iBT or equivalent)
- Health and character requirements, including police certificates
How the process works
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Eligibility and points review
We confirm your occupation code, estimate your points and pick the visa — or combination of visas — that gives you the best chance of an invitation.
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Skills assessment and English test
You sit the English test and we prepare your skills assessment with the assessing authority for your occupation (Engineers Australia, ACS, VETASSESS and others).
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Expression of Interest
We lodge your EOI in SkillSelect, and for 190 / 491 your state nomination applications, then monitor invitation rounds.
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Invitation and visa application
Once invited you have 60 days to lodge. We assemble identity, employment, qualification, health and police documents for every family member.
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Grant and arrival
After the grant we brief you on your first entry date, Medicare enrolment and, for 491, the regional conditions that lead to permanent residence.
Australia Skilled Immigration FAQs
If your score is competitive on its own, subclass 189 gives the most freedom. If it is borderline, a state nomination (190, +5 points) or regional nomination (491, +15 points) can close the gap — in exchange for a commitment to that state or region.
No. Subclasses 189, 190 and 491 are points-tested and do not need an employer sponsor.
The pass mark is 65, but invitation rounds are competitive and many occupations are invited well above 65. We check recent rounds for your occupation before you start.
Yes. Your partner and dependent children can be included in the same application and receive the same visa.
SA Global Citizenship is a team of immigration advisors with over 20 years of experience, serving clients from South Asia, the Middle East, Europe, the Caribbean and the USA.
- Personal guidance. One advisor matches the route to your family and budget, and tells you if another programme fits better.
- Full application support. Forms, notarisation, legalisation and every government query, handled for you.
- Transparent payments. Government and due diligence fees go directly to official accounts at set milestones. We never hold client investment funds.
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How to Get Australia Skilled migration
Here is what you do next and what we do for you. Most clients go from first call to submitted application in two to four weeks.
Book a consultation
At our Dubai, Lahore or Karachi office, or online. Bring a list of the family members you want to include.
Get your eligibility result
A written route recommendation with an itemised cost, before any government fee is paid.
We prepare your file
Your dedicated legal expert completes the forms and guides you through the documents only you can obtain.
We submit for you
Your application goes to the government and we manage it through to approval and payment.
Ready to start your Australia application?
Book a strategic consultation and get a clear, obligation-free plan for your family’s mobility.