Organisation : The Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Type of Facility : Apply For Working Visa
State : Victoria
Country : Australia
Website : https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work
Apply For Working Visa :
Working visa options :
Skilled migration visa options :
** You may be eligible for a skilled visa if, amongst other things, you are a skilled overseas worker with skills needed in Australia.
Related : Higher Education & Postgraduate Sector Visa : www.statusin.org/23421.html
Sponsored or nominated work visa options :
You may be eligible for a nominated or sponsored work visa if, amongst other things, you are nominated or sponsored by –
** An approved Australian employer or business
** A state or territory government agency
** A state or territory authority
Workers :
Information for workers including:
** Visa options comparison chart
** Your rights and obligations as a worker
** Skills assessment
** Withdrawing a General Skilled Migration visa application
** Superannuation
** Working in Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry
Employers :
Information for Australian employers about:
** Sponsoring and employing skilled workers from overseas
** Labour agreements for recruitment
** Employing legal workers
** Checking a person’s visa entitlements
** Working with migrants and refugees
** Skilled migration events
SkillSelect :
** If you are a skilled overseas worker and want to apply for a skilled migration visa, you can lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI) to work in Australia.
Regional Employment :
Information on employment programs to attract young, skilled, English-speaking migrants to regional areas of Australia, including –
** Regional opportunities for migrants
** Regional certifying bodies
Skills Australia Needs :
** The Australian government attends skilled migration events around the world.
** The events provide information to skilled workers on what it is like to work in Australia.
Work visa scams :
** Be aware that criminals can use visa scams to exploit or steal money from overseas workers wanting to come to Australia.
** These criminals may lure people by making false promises of work and permanent residence in Australia.
** Learn how to avoid being a victim of a work visa scam.
Bringing family with you :
If you are working in Australia, you may be able to bring your family if :
** You include your family members on your working visa application, or
** Your family members apply for a family visa, or
** Your family members apply for a visitor visa
Take a working holiday in Australia :
** If you are a young person (aged 18-30) and want to work and holiday in Australia for up to a year, you may be eligible for a working holiday visa.
** A working holiday visa allows you to work while you have the holiday of a lifetime. You will have the opportunity to share your culture, knowledge and skills whilst discovering our unique landscape.
SkillSelect :
** SkillSelect is an online service that helps Australia manage its skilled migration programme. It helps to ensure that the skilled migration programme is based on Australia’s economic needs.
** It supports the government in managing who can apply for skilled migration, when they can apply and in what numbers. As a result, the time taken to process a visa application is significantly reduced.
** SkillSelect also helps address regional skill shortages. SkillSelect allows intending migrants to indicate if they are willing to live and work in regional Australia. This is of particular benefit to employers experiencing regional skill shortages and state and territory governments attempting to settle migrants in regional Australia.