Think Higher are expert migration advisors. We deal in almost all Visa subclass.
At Think Higher, for Australian immigration services, we have a team of Licensed Migration Agents and Consultants that will take you through the application process. We understand how the thought of Australian immigration can be a daunting affair. With a number of government policies and procedures to keep in mind, many people put off their desire for Australian immigration and that’s exactly why you should reach out to us.
Based on our extensive years of experience and knowledge, we will help you choose the most appropriate visa according to your specific needs and requirements.
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Since there are a number of visa options, our first step is to determine which visa would be the most suitable one for you when travelling to Australia. We deal with a number of visa classes and subclasses including:
General Skilled Migration
189 VISA (Skilled Independent Visa)
A skilled independent visa is a point-based permanent visa, to be eligible, the applicant does not require to be nominated by an employer, state or territory, or a family member, but must meet point-based criteria of age, skills, occupation, English language etc.
Benefits of 189 visa:
- Work and live in Australia for the unlimited time period
- study in Australia
- Enrol in Australia’s healthcare program, Medicare
- apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible
- Sponsor family member or relatives for permanent residence
- Travel in and out of Australia for up to 5 years
Basic Requirement for 189 visas:
- Lodge an EOI for Invitation
- Skills Assessment on the relevant Skilled Occupations List
- minimum point score of 65 for now.
- Be aged between 18 and 49 inclusive
- Have Competent English Language Proficiency
- Meet health and character requirements
AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION POINTS
AGE
| 18-24 Years | 25 Points |
| 25-32 Years | 30 Points |
| 33-39 Years | 15 Points |
| 40-44 Years | 25 Points |
Experience
| 3 Years | 5 Points |
| 5 Years | 10 Points |
| 8 Years | 15 Points |
English Requirement (IELTS)
| 6 in each component | 0 Points |
| 7 in each component | 10 Points |
| 8 in each component | 20 Points |
190 VISA (Skilled Nominated Visa)
The skilled nomination visa is a Point-Based permanent residency visa focused on professional skill workers. you need a sponsor for this visa. an applicant has to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) to the Department of Home Affairs. After submission, the applicant will be issued points based on their application. The candidates with the required ranking will be invited to apply for the 190 visa.
Benefits
- live in Australia for an indefinite time
- have their family with them in Australia.
- study in Australia
- Register for Medicare (Australia’s scheme for Health Care).
- Offer sponsorship to the eligible family member or relatives.
- Travel in or outside Australia for up to 5 years
- Can apply for citizenship if eligible.
Requirements
- Lodge an EOI and get an Invitation
- relevant occupation on the skilled occupation list.
- Required Work experience in the specified occupation.
- Complete Skills Assessment
- minimum points test score, 65 for now.
- get nominated by the state or territory government agency.
- age between 18 to 49
- Competent English Language Proficiency
- Meet health and character requirements
State Requirements:
191 VISA (Skilled Regional PR)
The 191 visa is a permanent residence visa that is designed to allow the temporary visa holder on a provisional 491, or 494 visa to get a permanent residency in Australia.
Benefits
- stay in Australia permanently
- work and study anywhere in Australia
- enrol in Australia’s public health care scheme, Medicare
- sponsor your relatives to come to Australia
- travel to and from Australia for 5 years
- apply for Australian citizenship if eligible.
Requirements
- must have held a 491 visa, or 494 visa.
- earn a minimum income of $53.900 AUD.
- must be Resident in regional areas.
- must have worked in Regional areas.
- must have earned the minimum income for the previous three years on the provisional visa.
- visa might be based on points systems.
491 VISA (Skilled Work Regional TR)
The Skilled Work Regional visa is for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia, The visa will be a grant for 5 years However, After working for 3 years in the regional area an applicant can apply for a permanent residency visa.
Benefits
- stay in Australia for 5 years
- live, work and study in a designated region of Australia
- travel to and from Australia while the visa is valid.
- apply for permanent residence after three years, if eligible
- allowed to take your family members with you
- Additional 15 points will be granted to applying for a 491 visa.
Requirements
- must be nominated by a state or territory government agency
- have an occupation on a relevant Skilled Occupation List
- have suitable skill assessment results for the occupation
- invited to apply for the visa
- successfully pass the points test (65 or more)
- under the age of 45
- competent English language proficiency( IELTS 6.0 Overall)
- meet health and character requirements.
State / Territory Requirements
494 VISA (Skilled Employer-Sponsored TR)
The Skilled Employer-Sponsored visa is a provisional residency visa that allows you to study, work or stay in a Designated Regional Area in Australia (Except Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane) for up to 5 years
The Skilled Employer-Sponsored subclass 494 visa holders are unable to make a valid application for subclass 820 (Partner Visa) or also unable to be granted the following visa:
- Subclass 132 (Business Talent)
- Subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme)
- Subclass 188 (Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional))
- Subclass 189 (Skilled (Independent))
- Subclass 190 (Skilled (Nominated))
- Subclass 858 (Distinguished talent)
887 VISA (Skilled Regional Visa)
The skilled regional visa is a pathway to Permanent Residency for the visa holders of the following subclasses; 489 visas, 495 visas, 475 visas, and 487 visas.
Benefits
- can stay in Australia permanently
- allowed to work and study in Australia
- enrol in Australia’s public health care scheme, (Medicare).
- sponsor their family member or relatives to come to Australia
- travel to and from Australia for 5 years
- if eligible, become an Australian citizen
Eligibility Criteria
- applicant must be in Australia to apply
- must have held one of the following visas for at least two years before lodging the application:
- Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)
- Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 495)
- Skilled Regional Sponsored visa (subclass 475)
- Skilled Regional Sponsored (subclass 487)
- Bridging visa A, or B.
- must have lived in the regional area of Australia for 2 years or more, or has lived in a designated area of Australia
- must have at least 12 months of work experience in a full-time job
- meet the health and character requirement.
Employer-Sponsored Visa
186 VISA (Employer Nomination Visa)
Employer Nomination Visa is a permanent residency visa for skilled workers that allows you to work and live in Australia indefinitely, The 186 visa is a pathway for the permanent residency for the 457 visas, and 482 visa holders.
Requirement.
- must be under 45 years of age
- need a nomination by sponsoring employee.
- have skills listed in the skilled occupation list
- competent English language requirement.
- meet the Health requirement.
- meet the Character requirement.
- sign the Australian values statement.
- not have any previous debt to Australia
- not have rejected or refused by DHA previously
482 VISA (Temporary Skill Shortage)
A temporary skill shortage visa is a replacement of 457 visas which is announced in March 2018 by the Department of Home Affairs, The TSS visa is a temporary residence visa that allows to work and stay in Australia full-time.
Requirements
- The applicant must have a minimum work experience of 2 years in the required occupation.
- The applicant must hold a sanctioned nomination by a licensed sponsor.
- Applicant should have done any skill assessment.
- Applicant should prove the English Language Proficiency Requirements.
- Must fulfil the health and character requirements.
- The applicant has to meet the other additional requirement or conditions which should be applicable to lodge your visa application
- Fulfil the individual specific requirement of all three individual streams.
- The applicant has to fulfil the requirement of GTE (Genuine Temporary Entrant) ONLY FOR SHORT-TERM STREAM.
494 VISA (Employer Regional Sponsored)
The Employer Regional Sponsored Visa is a provisional residency visa that allows the applicant to study, work or stay in a Designated Regional Area in Australia (Except Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane) for up to 5 years.
Requirements
- must age under 45
- Competent English Langauge Proficiency.
- full-time work experience in the nominated occupation for at least 3 years
- casual work will not be considered as a work experience
- if applying within Australia, must hold a substantive or Bridging Visa.
- apply for skill assessment
Other Visas
Parent Visa
There are three Subclasses of visas for partners available.
- Prospective Marriage Visa (subclass 300) for a fiance
- Partner Visa Offshore (subclass 309 and 100) To apply overseas
- Partner Visa Onshore (subclass 820 and 801) To apply in Australia
Basic Requirements of Partner Visas:
- meet the relationship requirement
- must have a sponsor.
- must be the age of 18 or older
- Meet the Health and Character requirement.
- Applicants must not have previously cancelled or refused a visa application.
- Must not have in debt to Australian Government
Parent Visas
Australia has both temporary parent visas and permanent parent visas options for your parents, Parent visa allows parents to permanently or temporarily migrate and join their children in Australia. However, there are a number of factors that determine whether your parents qualify for this visa or not.
- Residence status of child sponsoring the parents
- The amount of time sponsoring a child has been living or lived in Australia.
- Applicant must meet health and character requirement
- You must have the balance of the family sheet
Subclasses for Parent Visas:
- Parent Visa Subclass 103
- Contributory Parent Visa (Subclass 143)
- Contributory Parent Temporary Visa (Subclass 173)
- Sponsored Parent Visa (Subclass 870)
- Aged Parent Visa 804
- Contributory aged parent (temporary visa) Subclass 884
- Contributory Aged Parent (Permanent) Visa (Subclass 864)
Visitor VISA
A Visitor Visa (Subclass 600) is a temporary visa for people who want to travel to Australia for a country tour, business-related visit, enjoy holidays, or to visit a friend or family. The visa allows staying in Australia for up to 3, 6, or 12 months in Depends on the visa streams under the 600 visa and the purpose of applying for the visitor visa.
Visitor Visa has four streams available in the subclass, The stream you are required to apply to depends on the purpose of your visit. The visa can be allocated for up to 3, 6 or 12 months
- Tourist Stream
- Business Visitor Stream
- Sponsored Family Stream
- Approved Destination Status Stream
AAT Appeals – MRT & RRT
It is indeed disheartening to receive a visa refusal or visa cancellation in either case of study or migration to Australia. If you have also received a Notice from the Department of Home Affairs DOHA of consideration to cancel your visa application, you don’t need to panic! There can be a solution ( AAT Appeals ) in most of the cases.
Contact Our Immigration Expert now for proper guidance
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Protection VISA
The protection visa Australia is a permanent visa for the applicant residing in their home country and seeking protection. The applicant has to provide evidence to demonstrate the real threat applicant having in their home country or evidence of getting seriously harmed in the origin country.
Benefits
- Stay in Australia for an indefinite time,
- Travel in and out of Australia for up to 5 years.
- enrol in the Australian Health Care Scheme, Medicare
- live, study and work in Australia with no restrictions.
- Apply for the citizen if eligible.
- sponsor an eligible family for permanent residency in Australia,
- allowed to attend 510 hours of English Language Classes for free.
Requirements
- must have legally arrived in Australia.
- must be in Australia to apply
- must be a refugee or engage Australia’s complementary protection criteria
- meet Identity requirement
- not barred from applying for a protection visa
- Not have held visas such as; Subclass 785, 449, 790, 786 visas.
- meet Health requirement.
- meet Character requirement.
- sign the Australian values statement.
Get in touch with us today and we will take you through the entire application process.
