Points-tested & sponsored
Skilled & Work Visas
Skilled migration rewards preparation. Occupation choice, skills assessment, points strategy and — for sponsored routes — the sponsoring business's financial health decide the outcome. We work both halves: your points and the sponsor's books.
Who it suits
Is this your pathway?
- Professionals with an occupation on a current skilled list
- Candidates optimising points before lodging an expression of interest
- Employers sponsoring overseas staff and needing the business case to hold up
- Regional applicants targeting nomination and a permanent pathway
Destinations covered
- Australia
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- New Zealand
- United States
The accounting layer
- Sponsor solvency and payroll capacity reviewed the way a case officer will read it
- Salary benchmarking and annual market rate evidence prepared properly
- Departure-year tax residency, ESOP and provident fund treatment planned in advance
- Foreign income and asset disclosure aligned across both countries
Subclasses & streams
The specific visas in this category
Codes matter. The right subclass decides your work rights, your family's rights and how quickly permanent residence becomes possible.
189
Skilled Independent (Australia)
Points-tested permanent residence with no sponsor required.
190
Skilled Nominated (Australia)
State or territory nomination adding five points to your score.
491
Skilled Work Regional (Australia)
Five-year provisional regional visa with a pathway to 191 permanent residence.
482
Skills in Demand (Australia)
Employer-sponsored temporary work visa across specialist, core and essential streams.
186
Employer Nomination Scheme (Australia)
Permanent employer-sponsored residence, direct entry or temporary transition.
EE
Canada Express Entry & PNP
CRS-ranked federal pools plus provincial nomination streams.
UK
UK Skilled Worker
Sponsored employment with salary and skill-level thresholds.
Eligibility
What gets assessed
- Positive skills assessment from the relevant assessing authority
- Competent-or-better English, with test strategy to lift points
- Age, qualification and experience combination meeting the pass mark
- For sponsored routes: an approved sponsor, nominated position and market salary rate
- Health, character and, where applicable, professional registration
Documents
What you will need to produce
- Skills assessment outcome and supporting employment references
- English test results within validity
- Detailed CV with role-by-role duties mapped to the occupation code (ANZSCO/NOC/SOC)
- Payslips, tax records and bank credits proving claimed experience
- Sponsor financials, business activity statements and labour market evidence
- Passport, identity, relationship and dependant documents
Process
How your file moves
Each stage has a deliverable, a document set and a date. You always know where the file is.
Occupation & points audit
Score your profile honestly, then find the legitimate points you are leaving on the table.
Skills assessment
Assemble and submit the evidence pack the assessing authority actually accepts.
EOI & nomination
Lodge the expression of interest, then target the states or provinces where your occupation is genuinely in demand.
Sponsor readiness
For 482/186/Skilled Worker: verify sponsor accounts, salary benchmarking and nomination evidence before lodging.
Visa lodgement & decision
Full application, health and character, and responses to any request for further information.
Costs
What it actually costs
Government charges change regularly; these are the cost lines to budget for so nothing surprises you mid-application.
- Skills assessment fee
- Set by the assessing authority for your occupation.
- State/provincial nomination
- Some jurisdictions charge a nomination fee; many do not.
- Visa application charge
- Per applicant, with dependant surcharges.
- Sponsor levies
- Employer-sponsored routes carry training-fund or immigration-skills charges payable by the business.
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FAQs
Skilled questions we get asked
Ready to test your skilled eligibility?
Send your profile and we'll assess it against the current criteria — including the financial evidence — before you spend anything.