General Skilled Migration (GSM)
Skilled migration visas provide an excellent pathway to
permanent residence in Australia. If your occupation is listed on the Skilled
Occupations List (SOL), you may qualify to apply for one of the Points Based
Skilled Migration categories. It’s crucial to assess your occupation
eligibility, ensuring you possess the required experience, skills, and
qualifications.
Curious about your eligibility? Calculate your points and
share your score with us to initiate the evaluation of your profile. Our team
will guide you through the process, helping you find the most suitable stream,
whether it’s the Australian skills visa, Australian Skilled Migration,
independent skilled visa, skilled visa 190 or the 189 skilled visa. Take the
first step towards securing your future in Australia today.
There are 2 types of requirements:
- For the Federal Government requirements (Home Affairs criteria) you must:
- Have an eligible occupation
- Have positive skills assessment (or Registration, Licensing or membership)
- Be nominated by an Australian state or eligible relative
- Be under 45 years of age
- Score a minimum of 65 points
- Have component English level (IELTS 6 | PTE 50)
- State Requirements
These requirements may vary depending on the state, for instance, some of the states will ask you to live in specific areas, have different years of experience depending on your occupation and even different points depending on the stream that you are applying for.
must hold a valid skills assessment for an occupation that is both eligible for the visa and falls within an ANZSCO unit group identified on our list.
Step 1
Make an Expression of Interest (EOI) and submit it with Skill-Select
Step 2
Submit a Registration of Interest (ROI)
step 3
Receive your invitation to apply and prepare all the documentation and evidence to support your application
step 4
Submit your nomination application on the DHA portal
Subclasses Under General Skill Migration:
Temporary
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa – Main applicant
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa – Subsequent entrant
Was for engineering graduates. You can no longer apply for a Skilled – Recognised Graduate visa (subclass 476)
- Invited pathway
- Extended stay pathway
- Subsequent entry pathway
Permanent
- Temporary Residence Transition stream
- Direct entry stream
- Points-tested stream
- New Zealand stream
This particular visa enables designated skilled individuals to reside and be employed in Australia on a permanent basis.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
You must be under 45 years old.
You must check the criteria depending on the state that you are located in and evaluate if you meet all the requirements to apply directly to a 190 visa.
Skills assessments are conducted by authorised assessing authorities in Australia, depending on your nominated occupation. Each occupation has a designated authority (e.g., Engineers Australia, TRA, ACS, VETASSESS) that evaluates your qualifications and work experience. You must contact the relevant authority for your occupation and follow their specific assessment process.
You can find the appropriate assessing body by checking the Skilled Occupation List published by the Department of Home Affairs.
The Department of Home Affairs does not publish fixed dates for invitation rounds. However, invitation rounds for the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) and Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491 – family-sponsored stream) typically occur every 1 to 3 months, depending on program priorities and the number of applications in the system.
You can check the latest invitation round results and updates on the Department of Home Affairs website or follow Sirus Migration for timely updates and announcements.
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