Australia’s economy has remained strong throughout several years, it is considered as the destination for skilled employees. Australia is a country that has a very different work custom compared to other countries, it has friendly, welcoming and diverse work culture for the international skilled professionals. Australians like to socialize and has a relaxed attitude but in terms of work, they are believed to be very hard working. By working in Australia an international employee will get access to the changing global trends.
Some of the working cultures followed in Australia that are considered different by the immigrant employees are -
- Workplaces in Australia do not have scheduled lunch hours, the employees have the flexibility of timings to go out when they feel it is suitable for them.
- The managers or boss considers it as a disturbance when an employee keeps him/her updating about every single detail.
- Australians hate being late! The employees in Australia are always punctual on time.
- The employees in Australia rarely say no to extra work, even if they have tight schedules. It is assumed that you are unable to handle the workload if you say no to extra work.
- Australians always believe in Freedom of Speech, they like people who put forward their opinions. So feel free to express your views in the workplace.
Every year Australia offers many job opportunities to the skilled professionals across the country. The country offers work immigration visas who have the skills and qualifications required by a company, irrespective of your background or country. People who are interested to work in Australia have to apply for a work visa. The Government of Australia has various categories in providing the visa such as Independent and Skilled Regional Visa, Business or Investors Visa, Skilled Nominated Visa, Temporary Work Visa, Work, and Holiday Visa many other types according to the skills and qualifications of the applicant and company requirement.
SkillSelect –
If any skilled individual is interested to work in Australia he/she has to apply for the visa using SkillSelect website. Expression of Interest (EOI) has to be submitted using SkillSelect, once it is submitted the information will remain for two years in the website through which you can change or update the details anytime. If false or misleading details are submitted in EOI the visa application may get canceled.
The criteria and procedure to get the work permit or visa in Australia is given below –
Independent and Skilled Regional Visa –
You must be nominated by a state or territory government, an applicant should have relevant employment. The minimum pass marks should be 65 points, age should be below 45 years. The candidate should be good in the English language. The invitations to apply for the visa are issued by the SkillSelect system according to the ranking of EOI. Also, if an individual applies he can get permanent citizenship within 4 years.
Business or Investors Visa –
The state or territory government of Australia will select the eligible investors, after getting nominated an invitation to apply for the visa will be sent through SkillSelect.
Skilled Nominated Visa –
An individual should have an occupation listed on Medium and Long Term Strategic Skill (MLTSSL) or Short Term Skilled Occupational Demand List (STSOL). The minimum pass marks should be of 65 points, aged below 45 and most importantly, must be nominated by any of the Australian state or territory meeting all the relevant criteria of the State Sponsorship.
Temporary Work Visa –
The applicant should be approved and sponsored for a specific period of time by a company and the applicant should have the required skills and qualifications. Also, the applicant has to meet the health and character requirements, has to accept all the terms and conditions.
Work and Holiday Visa –
The applicant should be aged between 18 to 30 years and must have a passport from any eligible country. The validity of Work and Holiday visa will be only for a year, along with the trip the applicant can also work in the state. If he/she passes the further eligibilities they can apply for the visa again.
There are numerous categories of visas are provided by the Government of Australia to work in the country, above mentioned are some of the major categories under which work permit is issued by the government. There are various advisory companies established in across the country who guides interested individuals in getting a work visa in Australia. After the information and the documents get verified and approved by the Australian Government, it takes a few months to get visa.
