Visa Services for Migration to Australia
We offer to our client's access to the best legal minds and resources available to achieve the best possible outcome.
We provide specialised services in all areas of immigration law, including: Once you have completed our Free Online Visa Assessment, we will review your circumstances and provide you with a preliminary advice on:- The visa category which would be most appropriate for you;
- Your likely chances of success under that particular visa;
- Information regarding the application process and processing time frames;
- Any other options you may have.
BUSINESS VISAS
Australia's Business Skills Program is designed to attract business people to settle in Australia and use their exceptional business skills to develop business activity in Australia.
Business skill migrants enter Australia initially on a provisional (temporary) visa for four years and, after satisfactory evidence of operating a business or investment activity, may apply for permanent residence.
Business Skills Visa Categories:- Business Talent is for high calibre business people who are owners or part owners of an overseas business and have an overall successful business, participate as a principal in the management of a new or existing business. This category must be sponsored by a State/Territory Government.
- Business Skills visa is valid for four years
- Business Owner (Provisional) is for people who have a successful business career, in senior management and can demonstrate a high level of management skills, have significant business assets, a genuine and realistic commitment to participate as a principal in the management of a new or existing business in Australia. Applicants in this category may be sponsored by a State/Territory Government.
- Investor for investors/business people who have a successful business or investment career, are willing to invest funds in a designated investment in Australia for four years and have a genuine commitment to maintain business and investment activity in Australia. Applicants in this category may be sponsored by a State/Territory Government.
- Business Skills (Residence) is for people who have established the required level of business in Australia while holding a provisional visa or who have kept their designated investment in place while meeting residential requirements.
What can we do?
- Assist in the preparation of business plans;
- Assist in the conduct of market research for the best options in business or investment in Australia
- Experience in state or regional sponsorship business
EMPLOYMENT VISAS
Employment visas are for businesses who are seeking to recruit skilled staff from overseas for either temporary or permanent entry to Australia.
Types of visas available are:Temporary Sponsorship by Australian or Overseas Businesses
Australian or overseas businesses that have been unable to meet their skill needs form the Australian labour market or through their staff training can sponsor on a temporary basis for up to 4 years, overseas employees to fill skilled positions in Australia. Under this program, positions must be full-time, meet skill requirements, English language proficiency and salary levels.
Employer
Nomination Scheme (ENS) - Permanent Visa
This scheme allows Australian employers to recruit highly skilled people and nominate them for permanent residency where the employer has been unable to fill the position from within the Australian labour market or through training their Australian staff.
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) - Permanent Visa This scheme requires a job offer in a regional area of Australia. The position needs to be approved by a Regional Certifying Body otherwise the skill level criteria are lower than for an ENS visa. This visa is a permanent visa, but is subject to cancellation if the employee leaves within the 2 years of obtaining the visa.
What can we do?
- Understand the requirements for approval as a business sponsor and sponsorship obligations
- Obtaining waivers where special circumstances are available
- Obtaining positive skills assessments
- Quick processing times
- Experience with regional certifying bodies enabling a positive nomination
SKILLED MIGRATION VISAS
Australia's Skilled Migration program is intended to attract young, highly skilled people, with a high level of English language ability and who have skills in particular occupations that are required in Australia. These occupations are listed on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship website.
Types of visas available are:Skilled- Independent (Migrant) is a permanent visa for people who qualify without any sponsorship.
Skilled- Sponsored (Migrant) is a permanent visa for people who are sponsored by a State or Territory Government Agency under the State Migration Plan (SMP) and who are willing to live for 2 years in regional Australia.
Skilled-Sponsored Regional (Provisional) is a temporary visa for people who are sponsored by a State or Territory Government Agency under the State Migration Plan (SMP) and who are willing to live for 2 years and work for 1 year in regional Australia. You can also be sponsored by your Australian relative if they live a designated area in Australia. This is a pathway visa to permanent residency.
Graduate- Skilled for international students who have completed at least two years study in Australia and do not meet the requirements for a permanent skilled migration visa. This visa is not subject to any conditions restricting work or study for 18 months, however must meet English and assessment of educational qualifications to be able to apply for this visa.
Points TestAll applicants applying for a Skilled Migration visa must pass a points test.
Applicants are awarded points for:
- Age- must be 49 years of age at the time of lodging application
- English language ability
- Specific work experience
- Australian work experience
- Australian or overseas qualifications
- Australian study requirements
- Australian Professional Year
- Study in regional Australia
- Partner skills
- Designated Area sponsorship by Australian relative
- State/Territory Nomination under the State Migration Plan
- Credentialed Community Language
What can we do?
The skilled migration program is a ‘mine-field’ as the skilled occupation list, state/regional sponsorship lists and legislation change regularly it is difficult for someone to lodge their own visa application. We know how to work through the skilled migration program and be able to assist you in choosing the right visa option pathway in which to apply to enable you to meet the criteria.
STUDENT VISAS
Australia offers first class education with modern facilities, excellent teachers and support services that are internationally recognized and quality standards assured by the Australian Government laws.
Before applying for a student visa, students must have been accepted for full-time study in a registered course in Australia.
A registered course is one that is in an education or training course offered by an Australian education provider that is registered to offer courses to overseas students and are on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).
Students must apply for a visa in the area they wish to study.
Whilst students are studying in Australia they can work up to 20 hours per week, allowing them to earn money and gain useful work experience in a foreign country. Check the Useful Links for details of some of offices around the world for information.
What we can do?
Michael Migration Agents have qualified Educational Consultants who can advise you on studying in Australia. We also provide extensive counselling to all our enrolled students.
PARTNER VISAS
If you are married to, engaged to, or living in a de facto relationship with an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, your partner may sponsor you for migration to Australia.
Partner Categories are:
- Prospective marriage
- Married partners
- De facto partners (including those in same sex relationships)
- Establishing the cohabitation requirements for de facto partners
- Skipping the usual 2 year waiting period for permanent residency
- Obtaining exemptions for the 12 month cohabitation requirement
- Health waivers where the partner has a serious medical issue
- Situations involving domestic violence
FAMILY VISAS
Family stream migrants are selected on the basis of their family relationship with their sponsor in Australia. There is no test for skills or language ability as for skilled stream migrants.
The visas in this stream are:Child visas
- Dependent child: the natural, adopted or stepchild of the Australian sponsor
- Adopted child: a child adopted overseas; and
- Orphan relative: an unmarried child under 18 years at the time of application who cannot be cared for by either parent.
There are 2 visas:
- The parent category;
- The contributory parent category
To apply for the parent visas you must be the natural parent, step-parent or parent by adoption (before the child turns 18) of a settled Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or eligible New Zealand Citizen. Be sponsored, usually by their child, meet the 'balance of family' test and meet the health, character and public interest requirements.
What we can do?
- Selecting the most appropriate visa option for you
- Preparing and lodging of the visa application on your behalf
- Complications with meeting the sponsorship or assurance of support requirements.
