
Skilled Independent visa
Permanent visa for invited skilled workers with no employer, state or family sponsor.
- Main charge from 1 July 2026
- A$6,135
Visa group / Skilled and work visas
Points-tested visas use the current points table and the 65 point minimum. A redesign has been announced but is not in force.

Permanent visa for invited skilled workers with no employer, state or family sponsor.

Permanent visa for skilled workers nominated by an Australian state or territory.

Five-year regional visa with state nomination or a relative's sponsorship. Places cut to 14,110 in 2026-27.

Permanent visa for 491 and 494 holders after 3 years in regional Australia.

Invitation-only permanent visa for an internationally recognised record of exceptional achievement.

How skills assessments work for skilled, employer and graduate visas.

Twelve months of holiday and work for young people from 19 partner places.

Holiday and work for 18 to 30 year olds from 30 countries. Ballot for China, India and Vietnam.

Up to 2 years of work for recent Indian graduates in eligible fields, by ballot.

Permanent visa for Pacific and Timor-Leste nationals selected in the annual ballot.

Short and long-term work for Pacific and Timor-Leste workers recruited by approved employers.

Short-term work in a specific activity: entertainment, sport, religious work, research, staff exchange, special programs, invited events, superyacht crew, domestic work for executives and Government endorsed events.

Work under government agreements, for foreign government agencies, as a domestic worker for a diplomat, or with privileges and immunities. MATES and PALM are separate guides.

Read the general information guide.
Closed to new applicants: Closed and repealed visas.
How any of these rules applies to a particular person, which visa to choose, and any application are immigration assistance, given only by a registered migration agent.
Immi Worldwide does not give immigration assistance. For advice about your own situation, Immi Worldwide can refer you to Sukh Sandhu, Registered Migration Agent, MARN 1384130, of The Immigration Worldwide Pty Ltd, or you can choose any registered migration agent.
The referral form opens with the box to pass your enquiry to the registered agent already ticked. Immi Worldwide does not charge for a referral.
Immi Worldwide does not give immigration assistance and does not charge for it. We give general information and settlement support, and refer visa matters to Sukh Sandhu, Registered Migration Agent, MARN 1384130, of The Immigration Worldwide Pty Ltd. The registration is personal, with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA).
No one has a special relationship with the Department of Home Affairs, and no one can promise a visa outcome. Client stories appear only with written consent.