General Skilled Migration Visa

The General Skilled Migration Visa essentially serves the best to those skilled workers who are willing to live and work in Australia on a permanent basis. This visa is also applicable to those individuals who can get sponsorship of an Australian employer. Wisdom Tests Services provides consultation, assessment and visa services for the GSM category.

Australian Visas Issued Under This Category:

Skilled Independent visa - subclass 189
Skilled Regional sponsored visa - subclass 489 (This visa subclass has two different stream 1) State Regional Sponsored 2) Family Sponsored)
Skilled Nominated visa - subclass 190
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 491)

If you are planning to apply for Australian visa under the GSM category, it is mandatory for you to undertake the SkillSelect Program. This online program has two steps: first, submission of an EOI (Expression of Interest), and second, actual visa application.

Basic information to be submitted with EOI:
You are required to provide information that is required to submit your expression of interest depending upon the type of visa that you are eligible for. However, following are some of the basic information that you need to successfully lodge your EOI:

Basic personal information
Work experience information
Qualification documents
English Language Ability information (such as IELTS)
Details of successful skills assessment, related to your nominated occupation

A skills assessment must be valid at the time of lodgment for the following visas:

Direct Entry stream of the Employer Nominated Scheme (subclass 186) visa.
Direct Entry stream of the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187) visa.
Graduate Work stream of the Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa.

A skills assessment must be valid at the time of invitation and application for the following visas:

Skilled - Independent (subclass 189) visa.
Skilled - Nominated (subclass 190) visa.
Skilled Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa.

However, these changes are not applicable to the Temporary Work (Skilled) (subclass 457) visa .

The following five visas must be applied after receiving the invitation from Expression of Interest :

Business Talent (Permanent) visa (subclass 132).
Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188).
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189).
Skilled - Nominated visa (subclass 190).
Skilled - Nominated or Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 489).

We, at Wisdom Tests Services facilitate smooth processing of GSM visas along with thorough consultations, assessment and submission of right documents without any error. We also assist in obtaining the skill assessment for the relevant occupation from the assessing authorities.

About Employer-Sponsored Visa
The employer-sponsored visa allows Australian employers to sponsor specific skilled labour to serve their business needs. It also allows skilled labour of a foreign country to explore their employment options with Australian employers, in case they may need their skills.

Work Visa Australia Offer:

Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408)
Training visa (subclass 407)
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa (Subclass 187)
Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403)
State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner visa (subclass 892)
State/Territory Sponsored Investor visa (subclass 893)

Both employers and employees must have a clear understanding of the employer visa laws and regulations to make a successful application. Even the slightest error in the application may result in a negative visa outcome causing loss of time and money.
Both employees and employers must be aware of the visa conditions and obligations after the visa grant. In a way, it will help avoid any breach of visa conditions.
You can apply for this visa at the same time your employer lodges their applications to sponsor and nominate the position.

What Employer-Sponsored Visa allows you to do:

Work in Australia for up to four years
Bring your family to work or study in Australia
Travel in and out of Australia as often as you want

At Wisdom Tests Services, we keep a close eye on such changes that are reflected in legislative instruments. While applying for Employer-Sponsored Visa, one must keep themselves updated with these changes, especially the one that is associated with your position.