Subclass 189
This visa is for invited workers, eligible New Zealand citizens and eligible Hong Kong or British National (overseas) passport holders with skills… (read more)
You must be a skilled worker
You must be a New Zealand citizen holding a special category visa (subclass 444) who has been living in Australia for the last five years
See the relevant stream
Subclass 190
This visa lets nominated skilled workers live and work in Australia as permanent residents (read more)
You must be nominated by an Australian state or territory government agency
You must score at least 65 points on our points test to be eligible
You must be aged under 45 to apply
Processing times vary
Subclass 858
This is a permanent visa for people who have an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding… (read more)
You must be in Australia when you apply and when we grant the visa
You must have been prominent in your field during the past 2 years
You must be nominated by an Australian citizen…
Processing times vary
Subclass 887
This visa is for people who have lived and worked in specified areas of regional Australia on a previous eligible visa (read more)
You must hold a subclass 489,496,475 or 487 or…
You must have been living and working in a specified regional area of Australia
You must apply online
Processing times vary