Settle in Australia
Australia remains as one of the world's strongest economies in the world and many opt to migrate here for its diversity, amazing landscapes, and overall quality of life.
The Australian migration program does not discriminate and is open to anyone from any country regardless of their ethnic origin, gender, colour, religion, provided they meet the criteria set out in law.
If you are a non-resident and would like an opportunity to live, study and work in Australia, there are many visa options available to you, namely the student visa, skilled, sponsored work visa and business visa.
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Permanent Residency in Australia
You can become a permanent resident of Australia by applying for and being granted a permanent visa that allows you to remain in Australia indefinitely. The most common permanent visas include some skilled work and family visas. Australian migrants are permanent residents of Australia that hold migrant or permanent resident visas and may live and work in Australia indefinitely. While migrants are not citizens, they do have the option to become citizens after meeting the residency requirement. There are several ways to immigrate to Australia—through family, employment, refugee or humanitarian status.
How to Become a Permanent Resident of Australia
If you want to apply for permanent residency, there are a number of requirements you need to meet. You can make an application on humanitarian grounds, as a migrant, or part of a family unit. You can become a permanent resident of Australia in different ways. Three common ways of becoming a permanent resident are through gaining:
- a family-stream permanent visa
- a work-stream permanent visa
- business or investor-stream permanent visa
Australia PR Visa Options
Depending on your chosen stream, you may be required to submit an expression of interest and wait for an invitation before you can proceed with your application.
Family-stream permanent residence visas: These are for:
- partners, children, parents or dependent relatives of an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or Eligible New Zealand citizen
- children being adopted or in the process of being adopted outside of Australia
- carers who need to move to Australia to provide long-term care for an approved relative
Work-stream permanent residence visas: These are for: workers who have an Australian employer sponsoring them to work in Australia, or have skills that Australia values.
Business or investment-stream permanent residence visas.
Privileges of Permanent Residency
An Australian permanent resident and an Australian citizen are not the same. As a permanent resident of Australia, you generally can:
- remain in Australia indefinitely
- work and study in Australia
- enroll in Australia’s national health scheme, Medicare
- apply for bank loans to buy property
- sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence
- apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible
- travel to and from Australia for as long as your travel facility permits. Please see Overseas travel as a permanent resident.
- attend free English language classes provided by the Adult Migrant English Program
- work in New Zealand
You may also qualify for other government benefits and services.
Frequently Asked Questions: Australia Permanent Residence
Find answers to frequently asked questions about immigrating to Australia
- Find the right visa for you.
- Check if you meet the visa requirements.
- Apply for an Australian Migrant Visa.
- Wait for a decision.
- Get your visa!
- Submit an Expression of Interest.
- Age must be under 45 years.
- Must meet general Skilled Migration basic requirements.
- Score at least 65 on the points test.
- Meet health and character requirements.
- Nurses and Medical Staff.
- Software Programmer and IT.
- Trades and Construction.
- Teachers.
- White Collar Management/Professionals.
- Automotive and Engineering Trades Workers.
- Engineers.
- Farmers.
You can become a permanent resident of Australia by applying for and being granted a permanent visa that allows you to remain in Australia indefinitely. The most common permanent visas include some skilled work and family visas. To find a visa that suits your needs explore visa options.
To answer the question, yes it is possible to settle down and work in Australia permanently without employer sponsorship, as long as you are able to meet eligibility requirements for the General Skilled Migration scheme via Skills Select.
If you were dating for at least 12 months then you can apply for partner visa. The best is get married and then sponsor her for partner visa. While the visa application is being processed you can get her to Australia on a tourist visa.
The fiancé visa in Australia is officially known as the Prospective Marriage Visa (Subclass 300). It allows you to bring a future spouse to Australia, even if you don't have documentation to show you have been living together previously. ... The main stipulation is that you must get married within the nine-month time-frame.
You definitely can get married in Australia on a tourist visa, whether you are visiting for either 3 months or 6 months. Also, there is no residency qualification required to marry in Australia. The only real requirement is that you are free to marry; and are both at least eighteen years of age.
If you are engaged to an Australian citizen or permanent resident, then you may enter Australia on a Prospective Marriage Visa (Subclass 130) and marry your intended. ... To become a permanent resident, you must marry your Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen partner.
To be eligible to apply for Australian citizenship, you must have: Been an Australian permanent resident for at least 1 year and lived in Australia for at least 9 out of 12 months before you apply. Been lawfully resident in Australia for at least 4 years before you apply.
Actualize your dream to immigrate to Australia
The first step towards immigrating to Australia is getting an assessment of your case. Please click the "Get Started" button so we can determine your eligibility to move to Australia.