3 Responses for "How do I get an Australian work visa? I just graduated college in the US.?"

1. LV-Gnome February 7th, 2009 at 8:39 pm 1

   http://www.immi.gov.au/
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2. helen2530 February 7th, 2009 at 8:57 pm 2

   unless your highly skilled the only visa you would probably qualify or is a work and holiday visa
   http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/
   or try the visa wizard
   http://www.immi.gov.au/visawizard/
   References :
   http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/

3. Ozmaniac February 7th, 2009 at 9:11 pm 3

   All you currently qualify for is a 12 month Work and Holiday visa after which time, if you're not prepared or able to find a sponsor, you will have to leave the country.
   http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/462/

   Recognised Graduate visas only apply to Engineering graduates from approved educational institutions:
   http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/476/

   All other graduate visas apply to people with new Australian qualifications but insufficient experience to earn enough points for the points test.

   From yesterday (1.1.09), the skilled immigration priorities have changed to a completely demand driven model. All skilled work visas (including those already in the pipeline) will now be processed in the following order to ensure that applicants with job offers and state sponsorship and those working in the most critically needed occupations (whenever they apply) receive priority processing over other applicants:

   1. Employer sponsored visas
   2. State or territory Government sponsored visas
   3. Occupations on the critical skills list
   4. Occupations on the Migration Occupations in Demand List
   5. All other valid applications

   That means that if you don't have employer or state sponsorship or if your occupation isn't on the very short Critical Skills List (CSL), or, at a stretch, the MODL, visa processing of other applications can be expected to take a very long time. In all cases, you'll will need experience as well as qualifications.
   http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/pdf/migration-program.pdf (explains the new policy and contains links to the CSL and MODL)
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