Australia, one of the most preferred immigration destinations of the world. Every year, this particular country welcomes a huge number of immigrants to its soil. This land of Kangaroos is known for its glorious history, rich culture and beautiful location.
If you wish to move to this country, then there are different categories of immigration programs under which you can apply for Australian immigration. Such as: Permanent entry visa, Work visa, Temporary entry visas, Visitor visa and Business visas.
In case you are applying for permanent employer sponsored visa which is also known as the Employer Nomination Scheme, then you need to hold a Temporary Working Visa, a Working Holiday visa or a Skilled - Graduate visa. Your Australia employer would be your sponsor in this respect.
From July, 2005, this
immigration visa category has been going under some significantly changes with a purpose to attract more skilled workforces to this country. There is an urgent need for skilled personnels in Australia, mainly in business sector.
In this category, the employer has to provide a nomination fee to the Immigration and Citizenship Business Department of the country.
As an employee, you also have to give a fee for this category of visa. In case, you are staying already in Australia, it will cost you even more. The payment for this category of visa covers all the members of your family in your application. However, the other charges will include medical assessments, fee for skills assessment, police clearance documents, translations if required, health reports and photographs. These fees are non-refundable in nature.
The permanent employer sponsored visa is actually for those Australian employers who wish to sponsor highly skilled workers to work in their business for a
permanent visa. The employees whom the Australian employers prefer to sponsor can be either:
Highly skilled overseas workers
Temporary residents of Australia with higher level of skilled.
If you are presently working or living in Australia on a qualifying visa, then you can easily apply for the ENS visa. In case you do not hold a qualifying visa, then also you can become eligible to apply for ENS with a condition of holding a qualifying visa for not more than 28 days before lodging an application.
The ENS visa will allow you and any of your dependent family members mentioned in your visa application to live as permanent residents of Australia.
As a permanent resident of Australia, you can:
Live and work in the country on permanent basis
Can study at Australian school or university
Receive subsidized healthcare via Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Access certain social security payments
Qualify for Australian citizenship
Sponsor others for permanent residence
