Skilled Nominated visa

This visa lets nominated skilled workers live and work in Australia as permanent residents.

With this visa you can

• stay in Australia permanently

• work and study in Australia

• attend free English language classes through the Adult Migrant English Program, if eligible

• enrol in Australia's public health care scheme, Medicare

• sponsor your relatives to come to Australia

• travel to and from Australia for 5 years

• if eligible, become an Australian citizen

Newly arrived residents may need to wait before they can access certain Australian Government payments and benefits.

How long you can stay

This is a permanent visa. It lets you stay in Australia indefinitely. The visa has a travel component that expires 5 years after the date of visa grant.

You become a permanent resident on the day we grant the visa.

For citizenship purposes, your permanent residency starts on the day:

• we grant the visa, if you are in Australia

• you enter Australia on this visa, if you are outside Australia

Include family

You can include members of the family unit in your application. You can:

• include them when you lodge your visa application

• add them after you lodge your application but before we decide on your visa. 

Family members who apply for the visa must meet our health and character requirements. Family members not accompanying you to Australia might also need to meet our health and character requirements.

If your partner or dependent children are not included in this application, to assist us in processing your visa please tell us the reason why.