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Introduction 2
SkillSelect 1
Introduction
SkillSelect is an online service that enables skilled workers and business people interested in migrating
to Australia to record their details to be identified for a skilled visa through an expression of interest (EOI).
People could be found and nominated for skilled visas by Australian employers or state and territory
governments, or they could be invited by the Australian Government to lodge a visa application.
Intending migrants
This booklet will help you understand the steps required to submit an expression of interest (EOI) using
SkillSelect. Please ensure you read this entire booklet as it will help you to understand what requirements
you need to meet to enable a complete submission of your EOI.
It is important to remember that the submission of an EOI is not an application for a visa.
If you are interested in the following visa programs, you will need to submit a complete EOI and receive an
invitation before you can apply for a visa.
Subclass 189 Skilled Independent (Permanent) (Class SI)
Subclass 190 Skilled Sponsored (Permanent) (Class SK)
Subclass 489 Skilled Regional Sponsored (Provisional) (Class SP)
Subclass 132 Business Talent (Permanent) (Class EA)
Subclass 188 Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) (Class EB).
You can also express interest in the following visa programs on your EOI to be selected by an employer.
Subclass 186 Employer Nomination Scheme (Class EN)
Subclass 187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (Class RN)
Subclass 457 Temporary Business (Long Stay) (Temporary) (Class UC).
The booklet will also provide more information on the SkillSelect process and what you need to know
before you submit an EOI.
Australian employers
This booklet has also been designed to assist Australian employers seeking to sponsor a skilled migrant.
It contains information on accessing SkillSelect to source skilled workers seeking employer sponsorship.
Further information
For further information, please visit the SkillSelect website www.skillselect.gov.au
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Terms you need to know
English test An English test which is required to assess your English ability for migration
purposes. The test score must be stated in your EOI and you must provide
documentation of the test in your visa application if you are invited to apply.
Expression of Interest (EOI) An online form which allows an intending migrant to express interest in
applying for a skilled visa. An intending migrant can only lodge a points tested
skilled or business innovation and investment visa application once they have
submitted a complete EOI and have subsequently received an invitation from
the Minister to apply for a visa. Intending migrants can also express interest
in the employer sponsored visa programs and be found and contacted by an
employer to discuss employment and sponsorship opportunities.
Intending migrant A person who submits an EOI in SkillSelect with the intention of migrating to
Australia.
Occupation ceiling The occupation ceiling is a limit on how many people could be invited to
apply for a skilled visa from a particular occupation group. Its purpose is to
prevent the skilled migration program being dominated by a small number of
occupations. Once the limit is reached for each program year, there would
be no further invitations to apply for migration from that particular occupation
group.
Pass mark This is the minimum number of points you must score to pass the points test
for certain visa types. You must indicate that you reach the pass mark before
you can be selected by SkillSelect for an invitation to apply for a visa with a
pass mark.
Permanent visa Permanent visa holders are able to enter, live and work in Australia indefinitely.
After a specified period they can apply for Australian Citizenship.
Points test For some visa categories, you must pass a points test. The pass mark
changes from time to time.
For current information on the skilled migration points test, refer to the
departments website at
www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/points-test
For current information on the business innovation and investment points test,
refer to the departments website at www.immi.gov.au/skilled/business/
Provisional visa A provisional skilled migration visa allows the holder to enter, live and work
in Australia for a specific period. Provisional skilled migration visas provide a
pathway to permanent residence in Australia.
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Skills Assessment A Skills Assessment is an assessment of an intending migrants skills and
qualifications which is undertaken by a recognised assessing authority. A
skills assessment needs to be completed in order to submit a complete EOI
accurately reflecting the intending migrants nominated occupation. A full list of
recognised assessing authorities can be located on the departments website
www.immi.gov.au/asri/
Skilled Occupation List The Skilled Occupation List (SOL) is a list of approved occupations that are
available for permanent and temporary skilled migration to Australia.
SkillSelect SkillSelect is an online service that enables skilled workers and business
people interested in migrating to Australia to record their EOI. Intending
migrants could be nominated or receive an invitation to apply for a skilled visa.
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Part 1 Information for intending migrants
SkillSelect is an online service that enables skilled workers and business people interested in migrating
to Australia to record their details to be identified for a skilled visa through an expression of interest (EOI).
People could be found and nominated for skilled visas by Australian employers or state and territory
governments, or they could be invited by the Australian Government to lodge a visa application.
If you want to migrate to Australia as a skilled migrant and you have the skills Australia needs, you may
need to submit an EOI in SkillSelect.
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Submitting an EOI
If you have researched your visa options and prepared the information required, you are ready to make an
EOI. All EOIs must be completed online using SkillSelect.
There will be no fee to make an EOI when SkillSelect is introduced.
For the points based skilled migration programs, such as the independent skilled program, you will be
ranked according to your score on the appropriate points test. You will be able to complete an EOI even if
you do not meet the pass mark, however, you will not be eligible to be invited to apply for a visa.
When you submit your EOI, you will be shown your points score but will not be able to view your ranking
position. This is because your ranking will change as people enter and leave SkillSelect.
For information about how to calculate the points test for skilled migration, visit the points test webpage
at www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/points-test
For information about how to calculate the points test for business skills, visit the points test webpage at
www.immi.gov.au/skilled/business/
If you are submitting an EOI for a visa(s) that requires you to list a nominated occupation, you should visit
the skilled occupation lists webpage at www.immi.gov.au/skilled/sol to establish if your occupation is a
skill in need in Australia.
Be aware: If you are invited to apply for a visa, the information you submit in the EOI will be used as
part of your application. If you provide false or misleading information on your EOI, your application may
be refused. If your visa is refused on this basis you will be subject to a 3 year ban which may prevent the
grant of a furthervisa.
Once you have completed your EOI, it is stored in SkillSelect and is valid for 2 years.
Incomplete EOIs will also be stored for 2 years, but will not be eligible to receive an invitation. EOIs that do
not comply with the terms and conditions of SkillSelect can be removed at any time. You will be asked to
read and agree to the terms and conditions when you register for a SkillSelect account.
Be aware: It is your responsibility to access your EOI and update your details if your circumstances
change.
It is your responsibility to update your EOI. It will be too late to update your EOI if you receive an invitation
to lodge a visa application. Your invitation to lodge a visa is based only on the information presented in
your EOI.
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If you receive an invitation to apply, and your score under the points test is less than claimed in your EOI,
your visa may be refused even if you are able to pass the points test or meet other threshold criteria. If
you receive an invitation and your points have decreased or your personal information is not accurate, you
do not have to proceed to make an application. You should correct the information in your EOI and wait
to receive another invitation.
If you receive 2 invitations and you do not lodge a visa application in response to either of these
invitations, your EOI will be removed from SkillSelect. If you are unable to access your EOI for a length of
time, then you can choose to suspend your EOI. While this will not extend the validity of your EOI it will
stop you receiving invitations or contacts that you cannot act on, and will avoid your EOI being removed
while you are, for example, on holiday and have received 2 invitations during that time.
If you receive an invitation to lodge a visa application for a permanent or provisional visa and are
subsequently granted that visa, your EOI will be removed from SkillSelect.
If you are granted a temporary visa, such as the Subclass 457 Temporary Business (Long-Stay) visa, your
EOI will still remain in SkillSelect for future selection unless you withdraw your EOI.
Be aware: You must be able to support the claims you make in your EOI with documentation and
have this documentation ready to provide when making your application. An invitation to make a visa
application may be issued within a short timeframe after you submit your EOI. You will have 60 days
from the date of invitation to make a valid visa application.
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Occupation ceilings
An occupation ceiling may be applied to invitations issued under the independent, family sponsored and
state or territory sponsored visas. This means there will be a limit on how many EOIs can be selected
for skilled migration from an occupation group. This ensures that the skilled migration program is not
dominated by a small number of occupations.
Once this limit is reached, no further invitations for that particular occupation group will be issued for that
program year. Invitations will then be allocated to intending migrants in other occupation groups even if
they are lower ranking. For the state or territory migration programs, a state or territory will not be able
to nominate you if your nominated occupation has reached its occupation ceiling. You can view the
occupation ceilings that apply to SkillSelect at www.skillselect.gov.au.
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Applications received outside of this timeframe will not be valid and you will need to wait for a further
invitation before being eligible to make an application.
The online visa application system will use information from your EOI, therefore you do not need to
re-enter information already provided.
Be aware: If you do not make a valid visa application after receiving 2 invitations, your EOI will be
removed from SkillSelect.
You must provide evidence to support your claims with your visa application. Health and character
requirements will be assessed and requested during the visa application stage.
For assistance in lodging a visa application for:
Independent, Family sponsored or State and Territory Sponsored Migration, refer to booklet 6
Business Innovation and Investment Entry, refer to booklet 10
Employer Sponsored Migration, refer to booklet 5
Temporary Business (Long Stay) (Subclass 457) Visa, refer to booklet 9.
Bridging visas
An EOI is not a visa application and you will not be granted a Bridging visa by submitting an EOI. Your
eligibility for a Bridging visa would only be considered once a valid visa application is lodged.
If you are in Australia and the visa you hold is about to expire before you are invited and able to apply
for a skilled visa, you will need to apply for another visa to remain in Australia. If you do not meet the
requirements for the grant of another visa, you will need to depart Australia before your visa expires.
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Chapter heading
for employers
SkillSelect helps Australian employers find skilled workers who want to migrate to Australia, and who
claim to have the skills and experiences that make them eligible to be granted a skilled visa. It will allow
employers to quickly and easily identify and contact skilled workers to fill skill shortages.
People wanting to migrate as a skilled worker to Australia first have to submit an expression of interest
(EOI) with their skills and experience. On their EOI, intending migrants can indicate an interest in employer
sponsorship and the states and territories of Australia where they are willing to live and work. They will
also be able to indicate if they are willing to work outside capital cities, and in regional areas. Intending
migrants will also indicate if they are interested in temporary or permanent migration.
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