— No eligibility summary published for this route yet
Australia
Australia sits in Australia and New Zealand. Its immigration system runs 123 distinct routes — led by work, family and short stay & visit, each set out in official law. All 123 cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 123across 16 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 123 of 123cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Work43 of the 123 routes — see them under Work below
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Capital
- Canberra
- Population
- 27,614,411
- Official language
- English
- Currency
- AUD
- Time zone
- 8 zones
Immigration routes
All 123 routes, grouped by purpose — 123 of 123 cite an official government source directly.
Work
43 routes
This visa lets skilled workers nominated by their employer live and work in Australia permanently.
This visa lets skilled workers nominated by their current employer live and work in Australia permanently.
This visa lets skilled workers nominated by an employer live and work in Australia permanently.
This visa is for skilled workers nominated by employers who have a Labour Agreement. It lets you live and work in Australia temporarily.
This visa allows foreign crew on a Maritime Crew visa eligible ship to enter Australia by sea when on an international voyage. It is also for the partner or dependent child of a foreign crew member of an eligible ship, when on the same ship.
This visa allows people of Pacific island countries and Timor-Leste to live and work in Australia permanently.
This visa allows Tuvaluans to live and work in Australia permanently.
The Pacific Labour Scheme stream allows workers from the Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste to work in Australia.
This visa lets eligible Hong Kong or British National (Overseas) passport holders who have demonstrated commitment to Australia, live and work in Australia permanently.
This visa allows people who have lived and worked in designated regional areas of Australia on an eligible visa, to live and work in Australia permanently. Applicants must have complied with the conditions of their eligible visa.
This visa is closed to new applications.
This visa allows skilled workers nominated by their employer in regional Australia, to live and work in Australia permanently.
With this visa, you can do seasonal work for an approved Temporary Activities sponsor participating in the PALM scheme.
This stream is for skilled workers nominated by employers who have a labour agreement.
This visa is for members of the family unit of a Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (SESR) (Provisional) visa (subclass 494) holder who wish to join the primary SESR visa holder in Australia.
This visa enables regional employers to address identified labour shortages within their region by sponsoring skilled workers where employers can't source an appropriately skilled Australian worker.
This visa lets eligible Hong Kong or British National (Overseas) passport holders who have demonstrated commitment to Australia, live and work in Australia permanently.
This visa lets eligible New Zealand citizens who have demonstrated commitment and contribution to Australia, live and work in Australia permanently.
This visa lets invited workers with skills we need, to live and work permanently anywhere in Australia.
This visa lets nominated skilled workers live and work in Australia as permanent residents.
This is a temporary visa for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia.
This is a temporary visa. It is for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia.
This visa is for a member of the family unit of someone who holds a Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) or a subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496 visa.
This visa is for people who have lived and worked in specified areas of regional Australia on a previous, eligible visa.
This is a provisional visa. It is for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia
This visa is for a member of the family unit of someone who holds a Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491).
This visa enables employers to address labour shortages by bringing in skilled workers where they can't source an appropriately skilled Australian worker.
This visa enables employers to address labour shortages by bringing in skilled workers where they can't source an appropriately skilled Australian worker.
This visa is for family members of subclass 457 and subclass 482 visa holders who wish to join the primary subclass 457 or subclass 482 visa holder in Australia.
This visa lets you work in Australia as a crew member of a superyacht. You can stay here for up to 12 months.
This visa lets you come to Australia to do full-time domestic work in the household of certain senior foreign executives.
This temporary visa lets you come to Australia to work in the entertainment industry on film, television or live productions as a performer, production or support staff.
This visa lets you observe or take part in a research project at a research or tertiary institution in Australia.
This visa is for international students who have recently graduated with a degree from an Australian institution. It allows you to live, work and study in Australia temporarily.
This visa is for international students who have recently graduated with an associate degree, diploma or trade qualification relevant to an occupation Australia needs. It allows you to live, study and work in Australia temporarily.
This visa is for Temporary Graduates holding a Post-Higher Education Work, Post-Study Work or Replacement visa with a degree from an Australian institution located in a regional area. It allows you to live, work and study in Australia temporarily.
This visa stream lets a person aged 18 years or older do temporary full-time domestic work in Australia in the household of someone who holds a Diplomatic (Temporary) visa (subclass 995).
This visa stream lets you come to Australia for specific activities. You could work in Australia as a representative of a foreign government agency, or employed by a foreign government as a foreign language teacher in an Australian school.
This visa stream allows a person to work in Australia under the terms and conditions of a bilateral agreement between the Australian Government or a state/territory government and a government of another country.
This visa stream lets you come to Australia to participate in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme.
This visa stream lets you come to Australia if you have, or expect to have, privileges and immunities under relevant legislation.
The Highly Specialised Work stream of this temporary visa lets you do short-term, highly specialised work in Australia. It is suitable if you have specialised skills, knowledge or experience not generally available in Australia.
Investment
7 routes
This visa lets you continue your investment activities and live in Australia permanently.
This visa lets you continue your investment activities and live in Australia permanently.
This visa lets you continue your investment activities and live in Australia permanently.
This provisional visa requires you to make a complying significant investment or a designated investment and maintain business or investment activity in Australia.
This provisional visa requires you to be nominated by Austrade and invest at least AUD15 million in Australian investments and/or philanthropic contributions.
This provisional visa requires you to invest at least AUD5 million in Australian investments that meet certain requirements and maintain investment activity in Australia.
This provisional visa lets you extend your stay in Australia for a maximum total of four years, by applying for up to two Extension stream visas, if you hold a subclass 188 visa in the Significant Investor stream.
Business & self-employment
5 routes
This visa lets holders of a subclass 188 visa in the Business Innovation stream or the Business Innovation Extension stream, or holders of a subclass 444 visa, or certain holders of a subclass 457 visa, live in Australia permanently.
This visa lets you continue your entrepreneurial activities and live in Australia permanently.
This visa requires you to be a startup and early-stage entrepreneur who has been endorsed to develop your concepts and been nominated by a state or territory government agency.
This provisional visa lets you extend your stay in Australia if you hold a subclass 188 visa in the Business Innovation stream.
This provisional visa is for people with business skills. It lets you operate a new or existing business in Australia. This stream closed to new applications on 31 July 2024.
Talent & merit
1 route
This is a permanent visa for people who have an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in an eligible area.
Study
2 routes
Visit Australia to participate in a course of study.
This visa allows you to take part in workplace-based occupational training activities to improve your skills for your job, area of tertiary study, field of expertise or in a professional development training program in Australia.
Family
26 routes
This visa lets children adopted outside Australia live in Australia with their adoptive parent.
This permanent visa lets a single older person, who relies on a relative living in Australia for financial support, move to Australia permanently.
This permanent visa lets a single older person stay in Australia if they rely on a relative living in Australia for financial support.
This permanent visa lets an aged parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen stay in Australia.
This permanent visa lets you move to Australia to care for someone with a long-term medical condition. They must have no reasonable access to care options in Australia.
This permanent visa lets you stay in Australia to care for someone with a long-term medical condition and no reasonable access to care options in Australia.
This visa lets a child outside Australia move to Australia to live with their parents.
This visa allows a child to stay in Australia permanently and live with their parents.
This temporary visa lets the aged parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen stay temporarily in Australia.
This permanent visa lets the aged parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen stay in Australia.
This temporary visa lets a parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen stay temporarily in Australia.
This permanent visa lets a parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident of Australia or eligible New Zealand citizen move to Australia.
This visa allows a child to stay in Australia temporarily while we process their parent's permanent Partner visa application.
This visa is for a person who is not a New Zealand citizen but is a member of a family unit of a New Zealand citizen. It lets you live and work in Australia for five years.
This visa lets a child who is single come to Australia to live with a relative if their parents are deceased, can't care for them or can't be found.
This visa lets a child who is single and already in Australia stay with a relative if their parents are deceased, can't care for them or can't be found.
This permanent visa lets a parent of a settled Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen move to Australia.
The visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen, live in Australia permanently. It is usually granted to people who hold a temporary Partner visa (subclass 309).
This visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia temporarily.
This visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia permanently. It is usually only for people who currently hold a temporary Partner visa (subclass 820).
This visa lets the de facto partner or spouse of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen live in Australia temporarily.
This visa lets you come to Australia to marry your prospective spouse. You can then apply for a Partner visa.
This permanent visa lets people move to Australia to be with their only close family members.
This permanent visa lets people stay in Australia to be with their only close family members.
This temporary visa lets a parent of an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen visit Australia for up to 3 or 5 years.
Visit to support a child who holds a student visa.
Residence-based status
2 routes
This permanent visa allows former permanent residents and certain people who served in the Australian Defence Force to live in Australia.
If you leave Australia after the travel facility on your visa expires, or it expires when you are outside Australia, you will not be able to return to Australia as a permanent resident. This visa allows you to return to Australia as a permanent resident.
Free movement
1 route
This temporary visa allows you to visit, study, stay, and work in Australia, if you are a New Zealand citizen and meet the eligibility criteria. It is usually applied for each time you enter Australia.
Youth mobility
7 routes
This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) have an extended holiday in Australia and work here to help fund their trip.
This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (or 35 years old for some countries) have their first extended holiday in Australia and work here to help fund their trip.
This visa stream allows Indian graduates and early career professionals to live and work in Australia for up to 2 years.
This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) who currently hold, or who have held, a Work and Holiday visa, have a second working holiday in Australia.
This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (or 35 years old for some countries) who currently hold, or who have held, a Working Holiday visa, have a second working holiday in Australia.
This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (inclusive) who currently hold, or who have held, a second Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa, have a third working holiday in Australia.
This visa lets people 18 to 30 years old (or 35 years old for some countries) who currently hold, or who have held, a second Working Holiday visa, have a third working holiday in Australia.
Cultural, religious & volunteer
4 routes
This visa lets you come to Australia if you are invited to participate in a community-based event, including sporting events.
This visa lets you do full-time religious work for a religious institution in Australia. You and your family who apply for the visa with you can stay here for up to 2 years.
This visa lets you stay in Australia to take part in an approved special program. Special programs can include youth exchange, cultural enrichment or community programs, school language assistants or 'gap year school volunteering'.
This visa lets you come to Australia as part of a staff exchange with an Australian organisation. You and your family members who travel here on the visa with you can stay for up to 2 years.
Short stay & visit
10 routes
This visa stream lets you visit Australia for business reasons.
Visit Australia as often as you wish in a 12-month period. Stay up to 3 months each time you enter Australia.
Visit Australia as often as you wish in a 12-month period. Stay up to 3 months each time you enter Australia.
— No eligibility summary published for this route yet
— No eligibility summary published for this route yet
This visa stream is for citizens from certain areas of China visiting Australia on a tour organised by an approved travel agent.
This visa stream is for citizens of the People's Republic of China, Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam or Timor Leste who travel often to Australia for tourism or business visitor activities.
This visa stream lets people who are sponsored, usually by a family member, come to Australia to visit their family members.
This visa stream lets you visit Australia as a tourist, to go on a cruise or to visit family and friends.
This visa stream lets you visit Australia as a tourist, to visit family and friends or for purposes other than business or medical treatment.
Humanitarian protection
6 routes
With this visa you can move to Australia if you face human rights abuses and have a connection to Australia, or to join a member of your immediate family.
This visa is for people who arrived in Australia on a valid visa and want to seek asylum. It lets you stay in Australia permanently, if you engage Australia’s protection obligations and meet all other requirements for the grant of the visa.
With these visas you can move to Australia if you are subject to persecution in your home country. These visas allow you and your family to live, work and study indefinitely in Australia.
This visa allows for the permanent resolution of status for certain visa holders, including TPV and SHEV holders who arrived in Australia before 14 February 2023.
This visa is for people who arrived in Australia without a visa, and want to seek asylum. It lets you stay in Australia temporarily if you engage Australia's protection obligations and meet all other requirements for the grant of the visa.
This visa is for people who arrived in Australia without a visa, and want to seek asylum. It lets you stay in Australia temporarily if you engage Australia's protection obligations and meet all other requirements for the grant of the visa.
Medical treatment
1 route
This temporary visa is for people to travel to or remain longer in Australia for medical treatment or to support someone needing medical treatment who holds this visa. It is also for people who are donating an organ.
Sports
1 route
This visa allows you to play, coach, instruct or adjudicate for an Australian team, or do high-level sports training with a sporting organisation. You and your family can stay in Australia for up to 2 years.
Transit
1 route
This visa allows you up to 72 hours to transit Australia on your way to another country. You can also use this visa if you need to join a ship as a crew member and you hold a Maritime Crew Visa. If you already hold an Australian visa you may not need a Transit visa. Check VEVO or your ImmiAccount first. If we grant you a Transit visa this will end most other Australian visas that you may hold.
Other & special
6 routes
This temporary visa generally allows you to stay in Australia after your current substantive visa ceases and while your new substantive visa application is being processed.
You can leave and return to Australia during a specified travel period while your application for a substantive visa is being processed.
This temporary visa generally allows you to stay in Australia after your current substantive visa ceases and while your new substantive visa application is being processed.
Bridging visa E is an official temporary bridging status for eligible people resolving their immigration status or arranging departure.
Institutional travel authority for eligible military members and their dependants who hold a prescribed status.
This is a temporary visa that lets you enter and stay in Australia while you hold your prescribed status. You do not apply for this visa. It is granted automatically to people who have a 'prescribed status'.
Official sources
- palmscheme.gov.auGovernment
- [NSO] Australian Bureau of StatisticsGovernment
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