🇦🇺 Australia · Work Visa
Work permit categories, eligibility, sponsorship, application steps, and processing times.
Work and skilled-migration visas are administered by the Department of Home Affairs. Employer-sponsored visas require an approved sponsor; points-tested skilled visas are also available.
- Employer-sponsored work visas require the employer to be an approved sponsor.
- Points-tested skilled visas (e.g. Skilled Independent) assess age, English, skills and experience.
- Many skilled visas require a skills assessment by the relevant assessing authority.
Official authorities
- Department of Home Affairs — Immigration
Visas, work and skilled migration.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Australian Government — Australian Government's official entry point — quick access to all department services
- Dept of Home Affairs — Student/work visas, skilled migration (189/190/491 subclasses), and citizenship applications
- Australian Tax Office (ATO) — TFN application, tax refunds, GST, superannuation, and personal income tax lodgment