About Australia
Australia has always been a major destination for immigrants around the world. With an area of 7,692,024 square kilometers, Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. Australia is approximately 4.5 times larger than Iran, yet its population is 24 million and 777 thousand people with a relative density of 2.6 people per square kilometer, which is one of the lowest density figures in the world. It should be noted that a quarter of the country’s population is made up of immigrants.
Australia is made up of six states and two territories (Territories), which have less authority than the states. The states and territories of Australia are:
The state of New South Wales (NSW), whose capital is Sydney, Australia’s oldest and largest city.
The state of Queensland (QLD), whose capital is Brisbane.
The state of South Australia (SA), whose capital is Adelaide.
The state of Tasmania (TAS), which is an island in the southeast of the mainland and whose capital is Hobart.
The state of Victoria (VIC), whose capital is Melbourne.
The state of Western Australia (WA), whose capital is Perth.
The Northern Territory (NT), whose capital is Darwin.
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) includes the city of Canberra and its surroundings.
Australia
Australia is approximately 4.5 times larger than Iran
Australia is a vast country that occupies most of the area of the Pacific continent.
This country is located in the Southern Hemisphere and claims ownership of 40% of Antarctica, and on this basis, it has established and activated large research institutes in that region.
Due to its natural and geographical conditions, it has a unique nature, and due to the presence of vast deserts in its center, the majority of Australia’s population lives on its coasts and shores.
This newly independent country is multicultural and therefore one of the most welcoming societies. The heterogeneous population composition and the existence of different nations are also reasons for this.
Australia is made up of six states and two territories (Territories), which have less authority than the states.
Types of Visas
The Australian government’s policy is that a foreign national must obtain a visa to enter, travel and reside in Australia. With an Australian visa, you can enjoy many benefits such as the right to work, study, health insurance, etc., depending on the type of visa you receive.
Since 1994, Australia has maintained a general visa system, meaning that every non-citizen in Australia must have a visa and does not issue a visa upon arrival. Australia offers various types of visas that you can apply for according to your individual circumstances and goals.
All Australian visas have been electronic since 2015, with details stored only in the Australian Immigration database. Visa details are electronically linked to passport details and no longer require physical stickers or stamps. Almost all Australian visas must be applied for online. Visas issued by the Australian Government can be divided into 4 broad categories: Work and Skilled, Family and Marriage, Study and Training, and Tourist.
General requirements:
Enroll in a course of study in Australia
Have Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) during your stay in Australia (unless there are exceptions)
You must be 6 years or older.
Proof of financial support for applicants over 18
General features:
Ability to participate in an eligible course of study
Ability to bring family members with you to Australia
Ability to apply online from within or outside Australia
Duration of stay:
Up to 5 years (depending on the course of study)
Cost:
From AUD 630
Processing time:
Varies
Requirements for this type of visa:
1: Age (school student):
If you are a school student (and not participating in a secondary school student exchange program), you must be 6 years or older to receive this visa and:
– Be under 17 years of age when you start year 9.
– Be under 18 years of age when you start year 10.
– Be under 19 years of age when you start year 11.
– Be under 20 years of age when you start Year 12.
Enroll in a course and provide all required documents:
You must have proof of enrollment in a course and your student visa application, otherwise your application will not be considered.
Confirmation of Enrollment (CoE):
You must be enrolled in a full-time course at a CRICOS-listed institution.
For applicants outside Australia:
Have a Confirmation of Enrollment (COE) for each course of study with your visa application
For applicants within Australia:
You must be enrolled in a full-time course before you can apply for a visa.
Multiple courses and CoEs:
If you are applying for a student visa for more than one course, you must include all CoE codes in your application form, otherwise the visa duration will only be considered for the courses with the CoE.
You can apply for a study visa for more than 2 terms, with the next term directly following the previous term. The time gap between terms must be less than 2 months, unless one term of registration ends at the end of the academic year and the next term begins at the beginning of the new academic year.
You do not need to submit a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) in the following circumstances:
– Enrolment in a full-time course of study under a Ministry of Foreign Affairs scholarship
Australian Foreign and Trade, in which case you must have a letter of support.
– Sponsored by the Australian Defence Force, in which case you must have a letter of support.
– Transfer student from secondary school, who must have an Acceptance for Transfer Student (AASES) form.
– Postgraduate student whose thesis is specified and who needs to reside in Australia, in which case you must provide a letter of support from the educational institution.
Welfare provision if under 18 years of age:
If you are applying for a student visa and are under 18 years of age, you must have welfare provision for the duration of your stay in Australia.
If you are 18 years of age when you arrive in Australia, you must notify the Australian Government.
English language requirements:
You may need to provide evidence of your English language skills when you apply for your visa.
Note: The Australian Government may ask you for evidence of your English language skills after you have applied, even if you did not need to provide this evidence when you submitted your application.
If evidence is required, you must provide evidence that shows:
– You have achieved a specified score in an approved English language test.
OR
– You are exempt from providing evidence.
Types of English language tests:
The table below shows the types of English language tests and the minimum score required to obtain a student visa.
You must have taken these language tests within 2 years before applying for a student visa.
Type of English language test Minimum score Minimum score and at least 10 weeks of English Language Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) Minimum score and at least 20 weeks of English Language Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS)
IELTS 5.5 5 4.5
TOEFL 46 35 32
CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: Advanced 162 154 147
PTE 42 36 30
Other tests such as
OET
Level B in each section Not specified Not specified
Exemptions from having an English language qualification:
You will not need to provide a language score if any of the following applies to you:
– Be a citizen of one of the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand, Canada or the Republic of Ireland and hold a passport.
Not having a specific visa:
If you hold one of the following visa types, you cannot apply for this visa while you are in Australia:
Subclass 426 – Temporary Diplomatic and Consular Domestic Worker Visa
Subclass 403 – Temporary Diplomatic or Consular Work (International Relations) Visa
Subclass 995 – Temporary Diplomatic Visa (Only for the main person, other family members of the main person can apply for an Australian study visa.)
Subclass 771 – Transit Visa
Subclass 600 – Family Sponsored Tourist Visa
You will usually need to have a visa that allows you to stay in Australia at the time of application.
If it has been less than 28 days since your study visa expired, you can apply for a new study visa (provided this has not happened before).
If you have obtained a main visa illegally from within Australia, you cannot apply for a study visa.
Have adequate financial means to stay:
You must have adequate financial means to stay in Australia.
Temporary entry:
You must provide evidence of your return after completing your studies.
Meet the physical and character requirements.
If you are 18 years or older, you must have read or had explained to you the Living in Australia Handbook and signed a declaration of respect for Australian values and laws.
If you are in debt to the Australian Government, you must repay the money you have borrowed to the Australian Government.
Your previous Australian visa must not have been cancelled or your previous application must not have been refused.
If you are under 18 years of age and it is not in your best interest to hold this visa, you will not be granted this visa.
General features of this type of visa:
Ability to participate in study courses in Australia
Ability to travel within and outside Australia
Ability to work for 40 hours every two weeks, after the start of the study course
Legitimate duration of stay in Australia:
This is a temporary study visa for 5 years. The length of your stay is determined by the type of study course and the time it takes to complete it.
Children in years 1 to 4 of primary school are only given a study visa with a maximum validity of 2 years.
Further stay:
To continue studying in Australia, you must apply for another type of study visa.
If your study visa expires before the end of your study course, you will probably be eligible for a tourist visa (subclass 600). You will also need a letter of study from the university or educational institution with the date of graduation.
If you have a student visa and have completed certain courses in the past 6 months, you may be eligible for a Temporary Graduate Visa (subclass 485).
If you are an engineer who has recently graduated from a recognised institution, you may be eligible for a Postgraduate Visa (subclass 476).
If you want to stay in Australia for a longer period of time for other reasons, you will need to apply for a new visa based on your reasons and circumstances.
Family Eligibility:
Your partner or dependent child or unmarried partner under the age of 18 may also be eligible for this visa.
Family details, whether in
Whether they are migrating or not must be included in the student visa application.
You must declare your family members on this student visa, even if they do not intend to travel to Australia. If you do not declare your family members, your family members cannot accompany you on this visa.
Your family members can also apply for a visa after you arrive in Australia by completing an EOI form.
Family members must meet the required health and character requirements.
Cost:
The visa fee starts at AUD 630 for the main applicant and increases with each additional family member.
Additional fees for health checks, police certificates and biometrics must also be paid separately for each person.
Location of application:
You can be in or out of Australia when you apply for a visa and while your application is being processed.
Course set:
You must provide the organization with a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) after you enrol in each course. The last course you take is known as the major course and the major course will determine the financial and English language certificates required to be submitted to the organisation.
If your visa application includes a series of courses, the time interval between courses must be less than two months, unless one course of study ends at the end of the academic year and the next course begins at the beginning of the new academic year.
Processing Time:
1-Foreign Affairs and Defence
75% of applications within 72 days
90% of applications within 4 months
2-Postgraduate Research
75% of applications within 5 months
90% of applications within 12 months
3-Non-Award
75% of applications within 4 months
90% of applications within 10 months
4-Schools
75% of applications within 5 months
90% of applications within 6 months
5-ELICOS
75% of applications within 5 months
90% of applications within 8 months
6-Technical and Vocational Education
75% of applications within 4 months
90% of applications In 6 months
7- Higher Education Sector
75% of applications in 83 days
90% of applications in 4 months
The processing time for this type of visa can be longer in the following situations:
– Failure to fill out the application form correctly
– Failure to complete all the required documents
– Time-consuming verification of the accuracy of the information
If the required amount for the processing of this visa is not paid correctly, your application will not be processed.
Obligations:
You and your family must comply with Australian laws.
Travel:
You can travel outside Australia and return to Australia as many times as you want during the validity period of the visa.
The length of time you have been outside Australia does not increase the visa period.
Visa sticker:
This type of visa is digitally linked to your passport and a sticker is not placed on the visa.
Business Innovation and Investment Visa (Provisional Conditional) Subclass 188
This visa allows you to set up and manage a business in Australia, carry out business and investment activities in Australia or be an entrepreneur.
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Business Innovation and Investment Visa (Permanent) Subclass 888
This visa allows entrepreneurs, investors and business owners to continue their activities in Australia.
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Business Owner Visa Subclass 890
This visa is for people who own and manage a business in Australia. You can stay in Australia indefinitely with this visa.
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Investment Visa Subclass 891
This visa is for people who have business and investment activities in Australia.
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State Sponsored Business Owner Visa Subclass 892
This visa is for people who own and manage a business in Australia.
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State Sponsored Investor Visa Subclass 893
You can travel to and from Australia with this visa for 5 years from the date of application.
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Permanent Business Talent Visa Subclass 132
This visa allows you to start a new business or expand an existing business in Australia.
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Temporary Activity Visa Subclass 408
With this visa, you are allowed to do certain work in Australia on a short-term and temporary basis.
List of occupations required by Australia
️ There are currently three lists for visas 189, 190 and 491. The Long-Term List (MLTSSL), the Short-Term List (STSOL) and the Regional List (ROL).
For your convenience, all three lists have been combined here.
All the visas that you can apply for based on points are listed against each occupation title.
Other explanations:
The term Regional in the table refers to the list (ROL).
The term 189(PT) refers to the same visa as the 189.
The term 491(S/T) refers to the 491 State visa.
The term 491(F) refers to the 491 Family visa.
Assessment organizations
The role of assessment organizations in your immigration process
To apply for any Australian visa, a legal process begins under the Australian Immigration Act. This process has different stages and if you can provide the documents required at each stage, the visa will be granted to you. One of the first stages of this process is the verification of your job documents by the Australian assessment agencies. There are different agencies to verify the documents of applicants with different job titles. When your documents and work experiences are verified by the assessment organization related to your specialty, you will receive a validation letter.
Which organization will assess your documents
Will it be assessed?
In total, there are nearly 40 assessment agencies and organizations in Australia that are responsible for assessing people who intend to immigrate through a job title on the list of occupations in Australia. Each job title has an assessment agency through which you must assess your job and educational requirements and you must comply with the requirements of that assessment agency. For example, the VETASSESS organization will deduct at least 1 year from the work experience of individuals and give them an assessment, or the ACS organization will deduct between 2 and 8 years from the work experience of individuals and give an assessment, depending on the conditions of the individuals. These deducted work experiences will not be claimed for points. The lawyer’s knowledge and experience and his/her up-to-dateness in this area are very helpful due to changing conditions. For the Immigration Department, the assessment is valid for 3 years. Of course, there are exceptions. For example, the assessment and assessment from the ACS organization is valid for two years.
VETASSESS
EA
ACWA
ACS
MedBA
TRA
NATTI
AACA
SSSI
IML
ASMIR
Points System
Knowledge of the Australian Work, Skilled and Investment Immigration Points System is of particular importance for immigration applicants to this country. For immigration applicants to Australia, the points required in the points system for each individual vary depending on the circumstances and applicants must obtain a minimum number of Australian immigration points to be successful in obtaining a visa.
Skilled Visa Scoring System
Work Experience Points
3 years of relevant work experience in the past 10 years 5 points
5 years of relevant work experience in the past 10 years 10 points
8 years of relevant work experience in the past 10 years 15 points
Education Points
Associate or equivalent technical vocational degree 10 points
Bachelor or Master’s degree 15 points
PhD 20 points
English Language Points
IELTS 6 in each skill is required
IELTS 7 in each skill 10 points
IELTS 8 in each skill 20 points
Age Points
18 to 24 years 25 points
25 to 32 years 30 points
33 to 39 years 25 points
40 to 44 years 15 points
Marital Status Points
Single 10 points
Married (positive assessment and IELTS 6 spouse) 10 points
Married (IELTS 6 spouse) 5 points
Sponsor State Points
Sponsor for low-population areas for subclass 491 15 points
Sponsor for low-population areas for subclass 190 5 points
Family Sponsor Points
Family Sponsor in Australia for subclass 491 15 points
NAATI Certificate Points
5 points NAATI CCL Certificate
Business Visa Points System
Financial Assets Points
A$1.25 million (approximately 4 billion Tomans) is required
A$1.75 million (approximately 5.5 billion Tomans) 15 points
A$2.25 million (approximately 7 billion Tomans) 25 points
A$3 million (approximately 8.5 billion Tomans) 35 points
Education Points
Bachelor of Theoretical Degrees 5 points
Bachelor of Technology, Science, Management and Business Degrees 10 points
English Language Points
IELTS 7 in each skill 10 Score
IELTS 8 in each skill 20 points
Age Score
18 to 24 years 25 points
25 to 32 years 30 points
33 to 39 years 25 points
40 to 44 years 20 points
45 to 54 years 15 points
Business innovation Score
Formal partnership agreements 5 points
· Brand registration
· Fast-growing ownership interest
· Venture capital
10 points
Patent registration 15 points
Investment history (at least AUD 250,000) Score
At least 4 years ago full application 10 points
At least 7 years ago invitation received 15 points
Management history of one or more businesses Score
At least 4 years ago full application 10 points
At least 7 years ago full application 15 points
Turnover Score
AUD 750,000 (approx. 2.3 billion Tomans) is required
1.25 million Australian dollars (approximately 4 billion Tomans) 15 points
1.75 million Australian dollars (approximately 5.5 billion Tomans) 25 points
2.25 million Australian dollars (approximately 7 billion Tomans) 35 points
