Australia is a popular place to move and many people want to live and work in Australia. To achieve this, one first needs to apply for an Australian work visa.
1. Types of Australian visas.
Australian visas are mainly divided into immigration, visitor, work, student and transit categories. The type of visa you apply for depends on factors such as the length of stay, the type of passport, the address of residence, the purpose of the visit, etc. If you are visiting Australia for holiday, sightseeing, socializing, visiting family and friends, business visits, or other short-term, non-work visits such as **, you will normally need to apply for a visitor visa. If you are studying, working or living in Australia, you will need to apply for a study, work or permanent residence visa for a longer stay than a visitor visa.
Before applying for an Australian visa, you need to determine the purpose of going abroad, and choose the type of Australian visa that suits you according to the purpose of going abroad, there are many types of Australian visas, and applicants need to choose the type of visa that suits them.
2. Australian work visa application conditions
First, students must have completed at least a bachelor's degree or higher level course in Australia within 6 months prior to applying for PSW, such as a master's degree or a doctorate.
Second, the applicant must be less than 50 years old;
Third, IELTS requires a minimum of 4 6s;
Fourth, meet the requirements of 2 years of Australian study (CRICOS 92 weeks course and not less than 16 months of study) Note that if the course is only 1 year, if it is not feasible to deliberately extend the time to 2 years, it will still be counted as a 1-year degree in the end, but the qualification that can be packaged, as long as it is in a bachelor's degree program or above, such as a graduatediploma GraduateCertificate plus Masterdegree;
Fifth, apply in Australia;
Sixth, students who currently hold a 485 visa are not allowed to apply for a PSW visa;
Seventh, unlike the 485 visa, applicants applying for PSW do not need to study in the occupation nominated in SOL to apply, it can be applied for any occupation.
3. Visa authorities.
In addition to the Australian Embassy in Beijing, Australia has Consulates-General in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shenyang and Hong Kong, and the Australian Consulate-General in Shenyang has been able to handle consular and legalisation services since 15 June 2021, but passport services are still provided by the Australian Embassy in Beijing. Australia has opened visa application centres in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu. The Visa Application Centre is only responsible for processing applications and other specific matters, and it is up to the relevant Australian embassies and consulates in China to decide whether and what kind of visas to issue.
Please note that the official information should prevail when applying for a visa, and do not believe the rumors of the Internet or others to avoid being deceived. For the latest Australian visa information, please visit the Department of Home Affairs, Chinese Diplomatic and Consular Missions in China and the Australian Visa Application Centre**.