Immigration Services
Visa and Immigration - Australia
Workers
Employer Sponsored Workers
For people with recognised skills seeking to work in Australia after being sponsored by an Australian or overseas employer.
Professionals and other Skilled Migrants
This program is for people who are not sponsored by an employer but who have skills in particular occupations required in Australia.
Business People
For people to come to Australia for a business-related visit. Also for people to establish, manage or develop a new or existing business, or invest in Australia.
Special Activities
For people to participate in specific professional, cultural or social activities, or to receive medical treatment.
Doctors and Nurses
Information and visa options for doctors and nurses who want to work in Australia.
Employers
Australian employers can sponsor overseas skilled workers to work in Australia on a temporary or permanent basis and check worker entitlements.
Regional Employment
Information about options available to encourage skilled migrants or temporary entrants to live and work in areas outside of Australia's major cities.
Australia Needs Skills Expos
Expos are being held around the world to help meet the current skills shortage in Australia. Skilled workers can register to attend an expo in their region to meet with employers and state and territory governments about employment in Australia.
Working Holiday
For people aged between 18 and 30 from arrangement countries to have an extended holiday supplemented by short-term employment.
Air and Sea Crew
Information about visas and entry requirements for air and sea crew coming to Australia.
MIGRANTS
Workers
There are a number of visa options available for people who want to migrate permanently to Australia and who have the required skills and qualifications.
Business People
For people to come to Australia for a business-related visit. Also for people to establish, manage or develop a new or existing business, or invest in Australia.
Family Members
There are a number of migration options for fiancé (e) s, partners, children, parents and other family members of Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or eligible New Zealand citizens.
Refugee or Humanitarian Entrants
Information for people seeking assistance under the refugee and humanitarian programme
Returning Residents
Visa options for current or former Australian permanent residents, or former Australian citizens to re-enter Australia.
VISITORS:
Tourists
For people to visit Australia for holiday, sightseeing, social or recreational reasons, to visit relatives, friends or for other short-term non-work purposes.
Working Holiday
For people aged between 18 and 30 from arrangement countries to have an extended holiday supplemented by short-term employment.
Business People
For people to come to Australia for a business-related visit. Also for people to establish, manage or develop a new or existing business, or invest in Australia.
Students and Trainees
For people to study or undertake workplace based training and professional development programs.
Workers
For skilled workers who have qualifications and/or experience in particular occupations required in Australia.
Special Activities
For people to participate in specific professional, cultural or social activities, or to receive medical treatment.
Transiting through Australia
Information for people transiting through Australia for 72 hours or less.
Event Organisers and Participants
Visa requirements assistance for event organisers and participants when travelling to Australia for conferences, meetings and special events.
Student Visa
Student Visa Options
Information on student visas and how to apply.
Student Guardians
Parents or relatives can apply for a visa to stay in Australia as the guardian of a student who is studying in Australia.
More Information for Students
Information on bringing family, working while studying, visa conditions, extending your stay and changing course or education provider, document checklists and arrangements if an education provider’s approval to deliver courses to overseas students is removed.
Student Visa Assessment Levels
Find out about student visa Assessment Levels.
Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO)
The department has an online facility that enables visa holders to enquire about their immigration status. This facility is also available for registered Australian Organisations.
Sponsored Training Visas
For people who want to come to Australia through a professional development program or to undertake workplace based training.
Education Providers
Australian schools, colleges and universities can find information about their obligations to international students when offering them a place in a course.
Education Agents
Education agents can find information on how to lodge visa applications for international students who want to study in Australia.
Employers:
Skill Matching Database
Helps match potential skilled migrants with skilled vacancies in Australia. The database contains the educational, employment and work details of skilled migrants and includes many who are interested in living and working in regional Australia.
Employer Sponsored Visa Options
Lawfully operating Australian employers can sponsor and employ skilled workers who have recognised qualifications and skills/or experience in particular occupations required in Australia.
Doctors and Nurses
There are a number of ways in which an employer may sponsor an overseas trained doctor or nurse on a permanent or temporary basis.
Labour Agreements
Labour Agreements are formal arrangements to recruit a number of overseas skilled workers on a permanent or temporary basis.
Regional Employer Initiatives
Information about options available to encourage skilled migrants or temporary entrants to live and work in areas outside of Australia's major cities.
Sponsored Training Visas
Professionals from outside Australia can be sponsored by Australian employers on a temporary basis to improve their work skills, business and/or management development.
Employer Obligations
It is an offence under the Migration Act 1958 for a person to knowingly or recklessly allow an illegal worker to work or refer an illegal worker for work with another business.
Visa Entitlement Verification Online
Registered Australian organisations can check aspects of a person's Australian immigration status.
Australian Skills Recognition Information
Prospective employees can get an assessment of occupational qualifications, skills or experience gained overseas. Also find state-specific licensing and registration requirements.
Australia Needs Skills Recruitment Expos
Expos are being held worldwide to help meet the current skills shortage in Australia. Australian employers can participate in the expos and meet people with the skills and experience needed to fill job vacancies in Australia.
Occupations in Demand
The Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL). Occupations and specialisations, identified by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), that are in short supply in Australia.
Reaching Out To Industry
Industry outreach officers are out posted to industry groups to give expert support to employers who want to employ skilled overseas workers.
Humanitarian:
Migrating as a Refugee or Humanitarian Entrant
Information about the refugee and humanitarian program for people outside Australia.
Seeking Protection
Applying for protection in Australia.
Temporary Protection Visa and Temporary Humanitarian Visa Holders
Abolition of temporary Protection visa (TPV) and temporary Humanitarian visa (THV) Holders, and information on the Resolution of Status (RoS) visa for Temporary Protection and Temporary Humanitarian visa holders in Australia.