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AUSTRALIAN SKILLED MIGRATION

YOUR EXPERIENCE.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER.

Explore the 189, 190 and 491 pathways without employer sponsorship. Share your qualifications and work history for a review of the options relevant to you.

BUILD ON YOUR EXPERIENCE

Could your occupation open a pathway?

We assess these three areas for possible points-tested skilled migration. Your exact occupation, qualifications and duties determine which options deserve a closer look.

Nursing & Allied Health

Registered nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and medical laboratory scientists are examples. We review your qualification and registration history and identify the relevant skills assessment requirements. Passing NCLEX alone does not establish eligibility.

Teaching

Early childhood, secondary and special education teachers may have options. Primary school teachers need a separate occupation-list review. Teacher qualifications, supervised practice and English evidence are relevant to the assessment.

Construction Trades & Engineering

Examples include carpenters, bricklayers, electricians, plumbers, civil engineers, quantity surveyors and construction project managers. We look at your actual duties, qualifications and supporting work evidence.

NO EMPLOYER SPONSORSHIP REQUIRED

Understand the three pathways.

189 · Skilled Independent

Permanent residency. Requires an eligible occupation, points and an invitation. No employer sponsor or state nomination is needed.

190 · Skilled Nominated

Permanent residency. Requires state or territory nomination and an invitation. Nomination adds five points. Each state sets its own selection criteria.

491 · Skilled Work Regional

Five-year provisional visa. Requires state nomination or eligible family sponsorship and an invitation, with regional conditions. Adds 15 points. A later PR application has separate requirements.

Applicants generally need to be under 45 at invitation, meet English and skills assessment requirements, and score at least 65 points. Meeting the minimum does not guarantee an invitation or visa. Some state nomination streams require employment or a job offer; we check the rules for your chosen pathway and offshore location.

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Tell us about your work

Add your employers, dates, hours and detailed duties in the questionnaire. If you prefer to upload a CV, make sure it is current and includes job descriptions for each role.

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Provide your documents

After submitting and signing in, upload your updated CV with job descriptions and all relevant pages of your Transcript of Records (TOR) in the private document section. CV: PDF. TOR: PDF, JPEG or PNG. Maximum 5 MB per file. If your CV is not ready, complete the detailed work-history questions.

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Review with MATES

The team reviews your background and documents, requests missing information and discusses possible next steps. This is not an automated eligibility decision.

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SKILLED MIGRATION UPDATES

Skilled migration without an employer sponsor.

Read our guide for Filipino nurses, allied health professionals, teachers, tradespeople and engineers. Learn how the 189, 190 and 491 pathways differ and what to prepare for your assessment.

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Your assessment, step by step.

Your assessment status, document requests and team feedback appear in your Client portal. Your adviser will confirm the current requirements relevant to your occupation and intended pathway.

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