PR For Australia


Australia has a long history of being known as a place of opportunity and multiculturalism, providing immigrants with a variety of opportunities for personal development, career progress, and a good standard of living. Australia continues to draw people from all over the world thanks to its thriving economy, diversified population, and welcoming immigration policy.




What is an Australia PR?


It allows you to settle, work, and study in Australia indefinitely, using a point-based immigration system. Australian permanent resident status is given to a candidate who has a permanent residence visa. But candidates with Australian PR do not hold Australian citizenship. Permanent residents in Australia can live, work, and study for 5 years in the country. After living in Australia on PR status for 4 years, the candidate can apply for citizenship based on eligibility.




Why Australia?


  1. 1. Inviting half a million migrants.

  2. 2. 4,00,000 jobs have been vacant for 100+ days.

  3. 3. $28.8 million was allocated for immigrants.

  4. 4. 8th happiest country in the world.



Benefit


  1. 1. Live and travel anywhere within Australia.

  2. 2. Apply for government jobs.

  3. 3. Sponsor your family for a PR.

  4. 4. You can travel to New Zealand and even apply for a visa there.

  5. 5. The road to Australian citizenship.

  6. 6. With free medical insurance, you get to enjoy the best healthcare facilities in the world.

  7. 7. Dependents get subsidized education loans.

  8. 8. Earn 5-8 times your current income.

  9. 9. Retirement Benefits.

  10. 10. Free education for your children.

  11. 11. Eligibility for social security benefits.

  12. 12. Pursue higher education in Australia and get eligibility to apply for an education loan.



Australia immigration- PR pathways


For Indian citizens, there are several pathways to obtaining PR in Australia. These include skilled migration, family-class immigration, business immigration programmes, and employer-nominated migration. The requirements for each pathway will vary, but in general, applicants will tend to meet certain criteria related to education, work experience, language proficiency, health, and character.




What are the steps for the PR process?


  1. 1. Check if you are eligible.

  2. 2. Get your language proficiency test results.

  3. 3. Obtain your skills assessment report from Skillselect.

  4. 4. Register your Expression of Interest (EOI) on Skillselect.

  5. 5. Receiving an invitation to apply (ITA)

  6. 6. Submit your PR application.

  7. 7. Submit a health and character certificate.



Documents required to apply for PR


  1. 1. Application form.

  2. 2. Educational credential assessment.

  3. 3. Birth certificate.

  4. 4. Character certificate

  5. 5. Test results for IELTS or others.

  6. 6. 2 passport-size photographs.

  7. 7. Police clearance certificate.

  8. 8. Proof of nomination (If applicable).



PR eligibility


  1. 1. You should not be more than 45 years of age.

  2. 2. 65 points in the Australian points grid.

  3. 3. Valid skills assessment.

  4. 4. IELTS or PTE score.

  5. 5. Health insurance.

  6. 6. Police verification certificate.

  7. 7. Skilled occupation list (SOL)

  8. 8. Language proficiency.

65 points is the minimum score required to become eligible for an Australian PR visa. The higher your score on the eligibility calculation, the better your chances are of being invited to apply for Australian PR. Scoring anywhere from 80 to 85 points can make you eligible for a quicker PR invitation to apply.




Process time for PR


  1. 1. Visa processing time for Australia’s skilled independent visa (subclass 189 visa) which can be around 8–9 months.

  2. 2. Visa processing time for Australia’s skilled nominated visa (subclass 190 visa) which can be around 8–9 months.