Australia launches Skill Select

Posted On : 27 Jan 2012

With effect from 1^st July 2012 all skilled workers willing to relocate to Australia will need to go through an online system- Skill Select and file an Expression of Interest before applying for Australian Visa.

Following visa programs will require submitting an EOI and receiving an Invitation to Apply for a visa:

• Independent Skilled Migration
• State or Territory Sponsored Skilled Migration
• Family Sponsored Skilled Migration
• Business Skills

You can also express interest in the following visa programs on your EOI to be selected by an employer.

• Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS)
• Regional Sponsored Scheme (RSMS)
• Temporary Business (Long Stay), subclass 457 program.

You can express interest in a range of skilled migration programs in one EOI.

New skilled visa subclasses will be introduced on 1 July 2012 and more information about these visa subclasses will become available in April 2012.