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Australia, officially termed as the Commonwealth of Australia, is one of the largest country in the continent of Oceania and probably one of the wealthiest in the world with a very high ranking in the department of Human Development Index (HDI). With the country offering an attractive quality of life, robust economy & economic equality, blossoming multiculturalism and an unbiased offerings of protection of civil and political rights to its people; Australia has indeed emerged as one of the top destination for work and immigration. The country offers varied skilled visas for individuals anticipating to work and / or potentially immigrate, the list includes;

• Business Innovation and Investment (permanent) visa (subclass 888)
• Business Innovation and Investment (provisional) visa (subclass 188)
• Business Owner (subclass 890)
• National Innovation visa (subclass 858)
• Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
• Investor visa (subclass 891) 
• Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa (subclass 191)
• Pacific Engagement Visa (subclass 192)
• Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187) 
• Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 494)
• Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) 
• Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)  
• Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489) 
• Skilled Regional visa (subclass 887) 
• Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
• State or Territory Sponsored Business Owner visa (subclass 892)
• State or Territory Sponsored Investor visa (subclass 893)
• Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408)
• Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485)
• Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403)
• Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa (subclass 400)
• Skills in Demand (subclass 482)

One of the vital stream of VISA any skilled international participant must know about is the Skills in Demand (subclass 482) VISA that enables an employer to source qualified international candidates to fill in specific job positions in case the employers struggle to find an appropriately skilled Australian citizen to fill in the same. One of the stream type are the Core Skills Stream and Specialist Skills Stream that enables Australian employers to address labor shortages (recorded in skilled occupation lists), i.e. take in skilled workers when the employers are unable to source a befittingly skilled Australian worker. To add, in case of the Specialist Skills Stream; the occupation should have been listed in Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) and the nominated salary for the designation should meet the margin of Specialist Skills Income.

Labor agreement stream is another type of VISA stream for skilled workers nominated by employers in accordance with the Australian government who have a Labor Agreement. Any individual applying for the same will have the privilege to temporarily live and work in Australia. The VISA costs for all these streams amounts to AUD$ 3,115 and will allow an individual to stay up to 4 years while a Hong Kong national can stay up to 5 years.

Subsequent entrant, on the other hand, is for family members of subclass 457 and subclass 482 visa holders who are applying separately for their Skills in Demand (SID) visa and aim to join the primary subclass 457 or subclass 482 visa holder in Australia. The stay is as long as the VISA is valid.

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