Skilled Independent Visa : 189

Skilled Independent Visa is the most popular Australian Visa among the immigrants across the world. This visa has been designed for those skilled migrants, who don’t have any sponsorship from the state, territory, employer, or a family member in Australia. The selection for this visa is done solely based on your skills, experience, and profile score, since it’s a point based visa. This visa offers permanent residency in Australia  to you and your accompanying family members.

I Want to apply for Australia

To apply for this visa you first need to choose an occupation from
SOL (Skilled Occupation List) of Australia and then submit the online EOI (Expression of Interest). If your profile is
selected, you will get the invitation to apply for visa within the period of 60 days.

Key Requirements of Subclass 189 Visa

To apply for this visa an applicant must:-

  • Choose an occupations listed in (Skilled occupation list) of Australia.
  • Score at least 60 points based on his/her profile factors, i.e. Age, Qualification, Experience, English proficiency and
    other such components if applicable (Click here to calculate your point)
  • Be under 50 years of age.
  • Have positive skills assessment form the recognized assessing authority
  • Must get the appropriate IELTS score to prove English Proficiency
  • Submit an Expression of Interest (EOI)
  • Get the valid health and character certifications.
Eligibility Enquiry

Benefits of the visa:-

This visa allows you and your family to:

  • Live and work in Australia indefinitely.
  • Study full time in Australia at any grade of learning whether it is school, graduate, post graduate, or vocational education at domestic scholar rates.
  • Get subsidized health care facilities
  • Get certain social security benefits/ payments.
  • Apply for Australian citizenship after spending specific time in Australia.
  • Sponsor a family member for permanent or temporary residency in Australia

How much Subclass 189 visa costs:-

  • Independent (Subclass 189) visa-3755 $ (Primary Applicant)
  • Dependent Applicant fees 18 and over -1875 $
  • Dependent Applicant fees under 18-940 $

Additional Fees:-

IELTS Review fees:-

  • Medical Examination:-To be paid directly to the doctor conducting medical examination
  • Police check:-To the corresponding authorities in the respective countries where you have lived for more than 6/12 months depending on the visa subclass

Certification/Translation of the documents, depending on the certifying person and number of copies to be certified.

Free visa assessment from

If you are applying for the Skilled Independent Visa (Subclass 189) IELTS Review can be your trusted
mentor and guide. We have a team of certified migration experts for Australia, who have thorough knowledge of all the visa subclasses and point based immigration system of Australia.

All you need to do is fill the free assessment form the expert at IELTS Review will assess your profile and give you a call back with complete assessment report and key suggestion and advice as to how you can secure your subclass 189 visa.

You may also call the expert directly to book the free appointment on contact no. +91-9100-680-999
Hyderabad Secunderabad.

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