What are the eligibility requirements for Australia PR in 2022?

If you are looking for the life quality and career opportunities that one of the strongest economies of the world has to offer, Australia is the right choice. Understanding how Australia PR visa process works will help you get ready to score enough on various factors that will help you to migrate to Australia.

An overview of permanent residence in Australia

Permanent residence can be obtained in Australia in various ways. There are broadly 3 different ways in which you can attempt to become a permanent resident in Australia. Each method has various visas to enable you to achieve permanent resident status. They are:

• Family-stream permanent visas
• Work-stream permanent visas
• Business/investor-stream permanent visas

*Know your eligibility to migrate to Australia, through Y-Axis Australia Immigration Points Calculator. Let’s first look at the basic Australia PR visa requirements.

• You must be under 45 years of age.
• You must have got at least 65 points on the Australia immigration points scale.
• Your ROI (Registration of Interest) must have been selected.
• You must have English language skills at competent levels.
• You must have gone through a valid assessment of skills.
• You must meet the health and character requirements.

Here’s a table that shows you how many points are granted for each factor related to eligibility:

Category	Max Points
Age (25-33 years)	30
Proficiency in English (8 bands)	20
Work Experience outside Australia (8-10 years)	15
Education (outside Australia) Doctorate degree	20
Work Experience in Australia (8-10 years)	20
Niche skills viz. doctorate/master’s degree in Australia	5
·         State sponsorship (Subclass 190 visa) ·         Study in a regional area ·         Accredited in community language ·         Professional year in a skilled program in Australia	5 for each point

  Now, let’s look at the visa options under each PR pathway. Family-stream permanent visas   Permanent visas in this category are meant for

• parents, partners, dependent relatives, or children of an Australia PR visa holder, an Australian citizen, or an eligible citizen of New Zealand
• adopted children or children undergoing the process of adoption outside of Australia
• carers who must move to Australia for the purpose of giving long-term care for a relative approved by the Australian authorities

Visa options

Subclass 114 – Aged Dependent Relative Visa

With this permanent visa, a single older person, with reliance on a relative who is a resident in Australia for financial support, can move to Australia permanently.

Subclass 117 – Orphan Relative Visa

This is a permanent visa in Australia that enables a child who’s single to arrive in Australia to live with a relative in case their parents can’t care for them, are deceased, or can’t be found.

Subclass 116 – Carer visa

With this visa, you can immigrate to Australia to care for an individual with a long-term medical condition. It’s necessary that the ailing individual has no reasonable access to care options in Australia.

Subclass 103 – Parent visa

This visa permits the parent of a permanent resident/citizen of Australia to immigrate to Australia.

Subclass 101 – Child visa

This visa allows a child outside Australia to become a permanent resident in Australia. Work-stream permanent visas Permanent visas in this category are meant for workers who have either of the following:

• an employer in Australia granting them sponsorship to work in Australia
• skills that are in-demand and considered valuable in Australia

Visa options

Subclass 187 - Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa

With this visa skilled workers nominated by their Australian employer in regional areas of the country, can live and work in Australia permanently.

Subclass 186 - Employer Nomination Scheme visa

This visa is for skilled workers nominated by their Australian employer, to live and work in Australia permanently.

Subclass 190 - Skilled Nominated visa

With this visa, nominated skilled workers can live and work in Australia with permanent resident status.

Subclass 887 - Skilled regional visa

This visa is meant for those who have lived and worked in specified areas of regional Australia on an eligible visa previously.

Subclass 124 - Distinguished Talent visa

It’s for those who have a record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in an eligible field that’s internationally recognized. Business/Investor-stream permanent visas Permanent visas in this category are meant for those who are interested to invest or running a business in Australia after immigration.

Visa options

Subclass 888 - Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) visa

This visa is for investors, business owners, and entrepreneurs to continue their business activities in Australia.

Subclass 890 - Business owner visa

It’s meant for people who own and manage a business in Australia. It lets you stay in Australia indefinitely. If you want to apply for this visa as a primary applicant, you must already be possessing a qualifying visa granted on a particular basis. Holders of provisional visas namely Subclass 165, 164, 163, 162, 161, or 160 visas who have lived for a minimum of 12 months in the last 2 years are eligible to apply for Subclass 890 visa. If you are willing to immigrate to Australia, talk to Y-Axis, the leading immigration and career consultant in the UAE. If you found this blog engaging, you may also like: Which overseas workers can get a work permit in the UAE right now?