Australian visas

Australian Visa Categories

Australian Visas are officially structured as visa classes, and further defined into Australian Visa Subclasses.

Skilled Migration Group has broken down the Australian Visa Subclasses for you for easy comparison and to make it as simple and plain as possible for you to understand:

  • The purpose of each visa subclass
  • Who is eligible to apply for each visa subclass
  • Visa Application Charges and Migration Agent Fees for each visa subclass
  • The questions we are asked most about for each visa subclass

01Subclass 482 Skills in Demand (SID)

Skills in Demand (Class GK)

The Subclass 482 Skills in Demand (SID) visa enables employers to hire skilled workers from overseas if they can't source an appropriately skilled Australian worker.

Occupation Lists

01Subclass 482 and 186

482 and 186 Visas Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL)

The Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) is the single consolidated occupation list for the Core Skills stream of the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Direct Entry stream of the Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186).

02Subclass 189

189 Visa Occupation List: Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)

The occupation list for the points tested stream of the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) is the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL).

03Subclass 190

190 Visa Occupation List: MLTSSL and STSOL

The eligible occupations for the Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) are those on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) and the Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL), a combined 427 occupations.

English Language Requirements

01Language tests

Specified Language Tests and The Test Scores Required for Australian Visas

The approved language tests, and the minimum test scores, are specified by legislative instruments and differ between visa subclasses and streams.

General information only. Information, rules, criteria and requirements change frequently. Please book an initial consultation for advice about your own circumstances.

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Australian Registered Migration Agents

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New Zealand Licensed Immigration Advisers

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