This visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers who are sponsored by their employers for permanent resident visa. It has 3 streams viz:
-Temporary Residence Transition Stream
-Direct Entry Stream
– Agreement Stream
You might be able to get this visa if you:
-Have been nominated by an approved Australian employer
-Are younger than 50 years of age,unless you are exempt
-Meet the skills, qualification and English language requirements,unless you are exempt
-Apply under the stream for which you were nominated .
REGIONAL SPONSORED MIGRATION SCHEME (SUBCLASS 187)
This visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers who want to work in Regional Australia. It allows you to work in Australia under one of three streams:
-Temporary Residence Transition Stream
-Direct Entry Stream
-Agreement Stream
You might be able to get this visa if you :
-Have been nominated by an approved Australian employer for a job in Regional Australia(Regional Australia does not include the Gold Coast, Brisbane,Newcastle, Sydney , Wollongong or Melbourne)
-Are younger than 50 years of age, unless you are exempt
-Meet the skills, qualifications and English language requirements, unless you are exempt
-Apply under the stream for which you were nominated