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Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This is a permanent skilled visa for invited workers under a points-tested system, eligible New Zealand citizens, and eligible Hong Kong or British National (Overseas) passport holders who have demonstrated commitment to Australia, letting them live and work permanently anywhere in Australia.

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    This visa is for invited workers, eligible New Zealand citizens and eligible Hong Kong or British National (Overseas) passport holders with skills we need, to live and work permanently anywhere in Australia.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

For the Points-tested stream, the applicant does not need a sponsor or nominator. The source does not state whether a job offer, employer, transfer relationship or other employer involvement is required for the New Zealand stream or the Hong Kong stream.

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  • The source does not address employer involvement for the New Zealand stream.
  • The source does not address employer involvement for the Hong Kong stream.
  • The source does not state whether a job offer is required for any stream; it only states that no sponsor or nominator is needed for the Points-tested stream.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The three streams have materially different eligibility profiles: the Points-tested stream requires an invitation to apply and applicants must be under 45 to be invited; the New Zealand stream is for eligible New Zealand citizens who have demonstrated commitment and contribution to Australia; the Hong Kong stream requires holding a Hong Kong or British National (Overseas) passport and meeting certain visa and residence requirements.

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What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The Skilled Independent visa is a permanent visa that does not require a sponsor or nominator for the Points-tested stream, letting holders live and work permanently anywhere in Australia (no regional restriction, unlike the Skilled Regional pathways). The official source does not state whether family can accompany.

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How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

All three streams grant permanent residence directly upon grant; there is no further progression pathway because it is already a permanent visa.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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