Australia
Australia's immigration system includes the SkillSelect points-based program, employer-sponsored visas, and the Global Talent Independent program.
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Pathways · Australia
Australia: 8 pathways on AImmigration — 2 Permanent residence, 1 Skilled work, 1 Post-study work, 1 Employer sponsored, 1 Study, 2 Work permit. Each pathway links to its official government source and shows its verification status.
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Official Sources
Migration Regulations 1994 C289 — AFP timing (485) and working-holiday funds (417)
Australian Government — Federal Register of Legislation
Selected clauses reviewed: 485.213(1)–(2) requires visa-lodgement evidence of an AFP-check application in the previous 12 months before application day, for the applicant and included persons aged 16+, except applicants meeting 485.232–485.235. 417.211(4)(b) requires sufficient personal-support and overseas-departure fare funds; 417.221(2)(a) maintains this at decision.
Home Affairs Student500 under18 welfare and parental consent
Department of Home Affairs
Home Affairs specifies parental consent or custody evidence, alternative welfare pathways including CAAW and nominated guardian, continuity and commencement dates, and limited turn18-before-arrival process.
LIN 24/089 — subclass 482 occupation specification
Australian Government — Federal Register of Legislation
Latest register C03 dated7 November2025 matched fulltext. Section6CSOL,section7applicablecircumstance exclusions,section8specialist exclusions. No applicant occupation decision made.
Migration Regulations1994 — skilled visa grant criteria
Department of Home Affairs / Federal Register of Legislation
Readfullstatutoryclauses189.222–224,190.212–216,491.211–217and491.612; suitable assessments and competent English are invitation criteria, actual scores must meet invitation and qualifying scores, nominations must remain effective, health applies to required family.191compliance and tax evidence are separate. LaterOct2studentreform does not alter these clauses. Initial graduate study windows, English evidence, AFP timing exception, insurance and regional branches; holiday passport, resources, children and public-interest criteria. Read with October student amendments, which leave these clauses unchanged. Full official C288 volume 2 retrieved. The later F2026L01347 instrument effective 2 October 2026 amends student application/visa provisions only; no changes to 482 or 186 reviewed clauses. Bounded statutory review, not case acceptance.