Getting into Australia: The Complete Immigration Guide to Gaining a Short or Long-term Visa

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 12
A nation is born......Page 14
Gold......Page 15
Post-war peace and prosperity......Page 16
An ever-changing society......Page 17
A stable democracy......Page 19
The island continent......Page 21
States and territories......Page 22
The education system......Page 28
Infant and primary school......Page 29
Secondary school......Page 30
University......Page 31
The public health care system......Page 32
Private health insurance......Page 33
Where to go if you get sick......Page 34
Boating......Page 36
Fishing......Page 37
Other sports......Page 38
Arts......Page 39
6 Staying in Australia Temporarily......Page 41
Using the working holiday scheme......Page 42
Categories for Temporary Immigration......Page 43
Skilled Independent Regional Category (Temporary)......Page 50
7 Staying in Australia Permanently......Page 54
Migration programme......Page 55
Identifying your occupation......Page 56
Getting your skills assessed......Page 57
How to have your documents correctly certified......Page 61
The application process......Page 62
Clarifying your work experience......Page 63
The points test......Page 64
Bonus points......Page 71
Skilled designated area sponsored......Page 74
Health and character checks......Page 76
Applying for a visa......Page 79
Contacting the Australian Mission......Page 80
How your application is processed......Page 81
Prospective spouse category......Page 82
Prospective spouse document checklist......Page 84
De facto spouse category......Page 87
De facto category document checklist......Page 89
Spouse category......Page 92
Spouse category document checklist......Page 94
Interdependent partner category......Page 97
Interdependent partner category document checklist......Page 99
Parent migration......Page 103
Parent categories document checklist......Page 109
Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS)......Page 111
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS)......Page 113
Labour agreement/s (LA)......Page 116
Invest Australia Support Skills (IASS)......Page 118
Skilled – State/Territory Nominated Independent (STNI)......Page 120
10 Visas Through Business......Page 122
State/Territory governments......Page 123
Business owner......Page 124
Senior executive......Page 127
Investor......Page 128
Established business in Australia......Page 130
Regional established business in Australia (REBA)......Page 132
Obligations after arrival and points self-tests......Page 133
Costs and charges......Page 143
Dependants......Page 144
Orphan relative category......Page 146
Other family migration......Page 147
Carer......Page 148
Arriving......Page 149
Money matters......Page 152
Transport......Page 153
Time and holidays......Page 156
Weather......Page 157
Where to live......Page 159
Newspapers and television channels......Page 162
Medical and health services for visitors......Page 164
Language......Page 165
Other useful information......Page 166
Useful Contacts......Page 170
Glossary......Page 180
P......Page 206
W......Page 207