Skilled Migration
Australia keeps a list of the work it's short of.
If your occupation is on it, there's a way in that doesn't need a job offer or an employer.
That's the good news. The rest is detail, and the detail is where these applications are won and lost. We'll tell you straight whether you have a case.
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Visa subclasses
- 189 Independent
- 190 Nominated
- 491 Regional
Find your pathway
Skilled Independent
No employer, no state, no region. You're competing on points alone. It's the most freedom and the hardest door.
Skilled Nominated
A state or territory nominates you because they need what you do. In exchange, you commit to living there.
Skilled Work Regional
Regional Australia for a set period. Easier to get into, and it leads somewhere.
What actually decides it.
Four things, mostly: your occupation, your age, your English, and how your qualifications hold up against the Australian standard.
Occupation
Is it on the skilled list right now.
Age & points
Where you land on the points test.
English
IELTS or equivalent, at the right level.
Qualifications
Assessed against the Australian standard.
None of them are negotiable, and one weak answer can sink the other three. The assessments take months, so it's worth knowing where you stand before you start paying for them.
Talk to NexoYour skills. Your pathway.
We look at your occupation, your history and your circumstances, and tell you which pathway is realistic — including when the honest answer is “not yet”, and what would change that.
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A weak point on paper isn't always a weak case.
We've seen applications that looked borderline on points alone turn out fine once the occupation ceiling, state nomination options and timing were factored in properly. We won't tell you it's stronger than it is. We will tell you every lever that's actually available to you.
Talk to Nexo
Your skills. Your pathway.
We look at your occupation, your history and your circumstances, and tell you which pathway is realistic. When the honest answer is "not yet", we'll tell you what would change that.