STATE/TERRITORY SPONSORED VISA TO AUSTRALIA

State/Territory Sponsored Visa to Australia

State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner Visa to Australia

Features

This is a permanent residence visa. You will be able to stay in Australia for five years.

Eligibility

You might be able to get this visa if you:

• hold a qualifying provisional visa
• are sponsored by a state or territory authority.

Length of stay

Permanently

Cost

From AUD 2,225

Global processing times

75 percent of applications were processed in 14 months.

State/Territory Sponsored Investor Visa to Australia

Features

This is a permanent residence visa. You will be able to travel in and out of Australia for five years.

Eligibility

You might be able to get this visa if you hold a:

• State/Territory Sponsored Investor (provisional) (subclass 165) visa
• have held a designated investment of AUD750 000 in Australia for four years.

Length of stay

Permanently

Cost

From AUD 2,225

Global processing times

Unavailable due to the low volume of applications.

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme Visa to Australia

Features

This visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers who want to work in regional Australia. It allows you to work in Australia under one of three streams:

• the Temporary Residence Transition stream
• the Direct Entry stream
• the Agreement stream.

Eligibility

You might be able to get this visa if you:

• have been nominated by an approved Australian employer for a job in regional Australia (regional Australia does not include the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong or Melbourne)
• are under 50 years of age, if you are applying under the Temporary Residence stream, or under 45 years of age if you are applying under the Direct Entry stream
• meet the skills, qualifications and English language requirements
• apply under the stream for which you were nominated.

Length of stay

Permanently

Cost

From AUD 3,670

Global processing times

• Temporary Residence Transition stream: 75 per cent of applications processed in 9 months
• Direct Entry stream: 75 per cent of applications processed in 13 months.