Year after year, there are still many roads to Australia's permanent residents, but each path is becoming more complex and more detailed. Many of our overseas students, working visa holders and tour groups around us are deeply impressed by the glamour of this beautiful country, considering and consulting the best ways and possibilities to emigrate to Australia. Among them, many long-term, tough-minded friends understand the complexity of Australian immigrants, and pay the time and energy that should be devoted to the realization of the Australian dream of their own and family. There were also quite a few who did not find the right way to their own, unfortunately left Australia.
On this road of Australian immigrants full of thorns and full of costs (money, time, sweat, effort), there is one person destined to be the lucky one: the New Zealand passport holder (New Zealand citizen)! New Zealand citizens are undoubtedly unique in their journey to apply for permanent residents in Australia.
In this article, we will introduce New Zealand citizens to Australia's permanent resident status through three different shortcuts!
Shortcuts: 888A Business Innovation permanent residence Visa
For applicants who are not New Zealand citizens, they must go through the immigration law to obtain a temporary residence visa in 188A and then live and work in Australia for a period of time. At the same time to meet other relevant requirements will be eligible to unlock 888A permanent resident visa.
Our New Zealand citizens can skip the first step 188 visa application process, directly apply for 888 category visa and get Australia's permanent resident status one step at a time. To apply for a Class 888A visa, New Zealand citizens only need to meet both the Immigration Department and the corresponding state nomination requirements!
Key requirements for 888A visa application
1. Two years of business in Australia
New Zealand citizens need to own and operate at least one major business in Australia two years before submitting a visa application for the 888A, and continue to own the business until the visa is approved.
Under such a requirement, some have a better understanding of the Australian market, applicants with certain business experience will set up their own company, choose their own familiar and optimistic business scope. There are also some applicants will choose to buy directly the more appropriate off-the-shelf business for business. So, for New Zealand citizens applying for 888 visas, how can buying a business be considered a business?
The existing immigration policy provides us with specific guidance:
- For enterprises with annual turnover of less than A $ four hundred thousand, they hold not less than 51% of the shares;
- For enterprises with annual turnover of not less than 400000 Australian dollars, they hold not less than 30% of the shares;
- For listed enterprises, they hold no less than 10% of the shares.
When buying a business, be sure to make sure you really own the business you bought from the immigration law point of view, according to your own situation and the requirements mentioned above.
Here, we need to remind applicants who choose to buy business directly, there is a pit must not fall in! That is, before buying a business, it is important to know whether the business belongs to business technology visa holders (89089, 189, 2893 or 888):
If the business does belong directly to business technology visa holders, as required by the Department of Immigration, it is important to avoid buying such a business as far as possible;
If such a business is to be purchased, the owner of the original business visa must continue to hold no less than 30 percent of the business for a year after the purchase. The Australian government's aim is to avoid recycling the same business for immigration purposes.
2. Requirements to be met in the 12 months prior to the application
During the 12 months prior to the submission of the 888A visa, New Zealand citizens are required to meet any two of the following three requirements:
- The net assets of business owned by the applicant or spouse or jointly owned by the applicant shall not be less than A $ two hundred thousand;
- Applicants or spouses or co-operated businesses employ at least two Australian employees (Australian citizens or permanent residents);
- The applicant's or spouse's or co-owned business and personal net assets in Australia are not less than A $ six hundred thousand.
Please note that as long as the applicant satisfies any two of the three rules, the remaining one can not be satisfied. For example, if the 12-month net worth of business is no less than A $ two hundred thousand and the net worth of business and personal assets is not less than A $ six hundred thousand, then the requirement to hire Australian employees will not need to be met. Of course, two of the three requirements need to be met at the same time every day for 12 months prior to the submission of the 888A visa application.
3. Business turnover requirement
Australia's immigration laws are generally humanized. For New Zealand citizens applying for a 888A visa, there was no turnover requirement during the period when they came to Australia to actively prepare for the opening of their business. Only 12 months before applying for the 888A visa, the applicant's Australian business needs to meet an annual turnover of not less than A $ three hundred thousand.
These three points are the Immigration Department's requirements for New Zealand citizens to apply for 888A visa. In addition to meeting these three key requirements, New Zealand citizens need to be nominated by the Australian state government when applying for the 888A visa.
State nomination requirements
Australia has eight states and territories: new South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania and Capital Territory. There are similarities and differences in the requirements for each state to nominate a 888A visa.
However, when most New Zealand citizens emigrate to Australia, they choose the more populous and prosperous New South Wales, (NSW), and Victoria, (VIC). Here we highlight the requirements of the two states for the nomination of the 888A visa.
1. New South Wales Government nomination requirement
Sydney, the capital of Australia's most economically developed state, has attracted a large number of immigrants from abroad, thanks to its well-developed business and colorful cultural activities. Sydney was also named the friendliest city in the world in 2016!
Net asset requirements:
- If the applicant's business is in Sydney, it would require a net commercial asset of A $ three hundred thousand and a combined net personal and commercial asset of A $ nine hundred thousand;
- If the applicant's business is located in a remote area of New South-West Wales (where the area is remote, the Department of Immigration is differentiated by specific postal code, as detailed on the Department's official website), That would require a net commercial asset of A $ two hundred thousand (in line with the Immigration Department's regulations) and a combined net personal and commercial asset of A $ six hundred thousand (also in line with the Immigration Department's rules).
Business investment requirements:
- If the applicant's business is in Sydney, a $ five hundred thousand business investment will be required in the 12 months prior to applying for the 888A visa;
- If the applicant's business is in a remote area of New South Wales, a $300000 business investment will be required in the 12 months prior to applying for the 888A visa.
2. Victorian Government nomination requirement
Victoria accounts for 24% of Australia's economy. Melbourne, capital of Victoria state, elegant and dignified, strong economic strength. For seven years in a row, Economist magazine rated it the world's most livable city, attracting large numbers of business migrants to settle down. The Victorian Government's requirements for the nomination of applicants for the 888A visa are relatively loose. In addition to meeting the relevant requirements of the Department of Immigration, only the following two points need to be met:
- Owned and operated a "compliant" business in Victoria, where "meeting the requirements" means meeting the requirements of the Department of Immigration;
- Applicants need to have a genuine willingness to stay in Victoria and engage in business activities. Normally, the first article is satisfied, and the second is basically satisfied. Ideally, applicants have bought properties, registered businesses, bank accounts, insurance accounts, and so on in Victoria.
So far, the important requirements for New Zealand citizens to apply for 888 A permanent residents have been largely enumerated. Of course, applicants and accompanying families also need to meet health and conduct requirements.
In conclusion, as a New Zealand citizen, on the road to apply for a 888A visa to emigrate to Australia, no other country's citizens need to meet the age requirements, language requirements, educational requirements and scoring requirements! Deliberately, running a business in Australia's favorite state doesn't have to be a big one. If you'd like to buy an ordinary home, live and work for two years, you're likely to meet the requirement for a permanent resident visa for 888A.
Such a beautiful way to emigrate, don't wait, hurry up and move on!
Shortcut II: 189 Independent skilled immigrants New Zealand category
When it comes to Australia's independent skilled immigrants, readers with such intentions and plans have begun to wrestle with their fingers, racking up their own scores, and struggling with countless things to do: is IELTS going to have to do more firework or not? Whether or not a degree should take another; NAATI (- plus translation course) should be done; even if a spouse who can add a point should pay attention to finding one for himself, and so on.
Dear New Zealand citizens, if you entered and settled in Australia on or before 19 February 2016, So while the vast majority of friends who choose independent skilled immigrants are struggling with how to meet the score requirements and get an invitation from the Immigration Department, it is possible that you will be able to move along this path with ease. One step at a time to obtain the status of a permanent resident of Australia!
This shortcut, which the Australian government has opened to some eligible New Zealand citizens who live and work in Australia since July 1, 2017, is an incredibly loose avenue for immigrants: 189 Independent skilled immigrants New Zealand!
Number one: no need to score
There's no need to score. Is that an independent skilled immigrant? For eligible New Zealand citizens, the answer is YES!
189 Independent skilled immigrants New Zealand category has no troubling scoring requirements! Are readers with New Zealand citizenship moved again by Australia's deep friendship with New Zealand when they see other friends around them stumbling on four seven or four eight?
Second priority: non-academic degree requirement
For eligible New Zealand citizens, no matter what your highest education is, whether you graduate from high school or a Ph.D., or whatever major you are studying, it will not affect your application for independent skilled immigrants.
The New Zealand category of independent skilled immigrants does not require applicants to do any degree or academic qualifications. If you are a New Zealand partner who doesn't like to go to school, it must be nice to see it here.
Third advantage: no career restriction
New Zealand citizens can breathe at a time when applicants in other countries face a list of jobs that they don't like but have to learn and have to do with immigration. Because for eligible New Zealand citizens, whatever job you're in, you can apply for an independent skilled immigrant New Zealand category as long as you're legal and earning the required income. The cleaners or the CEO will do the same. All of them will be treated equally.
We New Zealand citizens don't have to care at all about the constant changes in the short list of occupations that worry applicants in other countries.
Fourth priority point: no age limit
Compared to the requirement that applicants in other countries should not exceed the age of 45 when applying for 189 independent skilled immigrants, New Zealand citizens can apply whenever they want!
If anyone in the world can apply for an independent Australian skilled immigrant at the age of 100, then TA must be a New Zealand citizen.
Fifth advantage: no English requirement
Really, you are not mistaken, there is no English requirement. Eligible New Zealand citizens can save themselves the cost of taking English training and exams all the time.
See here, the reader will be very wondering, it seems that there is no such visa requirements, ah? Compared with ordinary independent skilled immigrants, such visas are almost identical to no requirements. The few basic requirements are as follows:
First basic requirement: settlement requirements
Applicants in the New Zealand category who apply for 189 independent skilled immigrants are required to meet the following requirements for residence in Australia:
- 444 visas (New Zealand citizens do not need to apply in advance for 444 visas, 444 visas are automatically obtained by New Zealand citizens when entering Australia, please refer to tips for details);
- Entered and settled in Australia on or before 19 February 2016;
- She has resided in Australia for five consecutive years before submitting an 189 visa application.
: what does "& # 39 usally resident'" mean?
If your long-term physical residence is in Australia and you are willing to continue living in Australia, you will be considered settled in Australia. When proving their residence in Australia, rental agreements, electricity and gas bills, etc., are very good evidence.
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Please note that if New Zealand citizens arrive in Australia on or before 19 February 2016, but only for travel or short visits, they may not be able to meet the requirements of "settling in Australia", Thus unable to apply for 189 independent skilled immigrants-New Zealand category.
Second basic requirement: income requirements
New Zealand citizens applying for 189 independent skilled immigrants are required to meet the following income requirements:
- For the five years prior to filing a visa application, annual income was no less than that of the current minimum income threshold for temporary skilled immigrants, TSMIT (Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold), which is currently set at A $53900.
* how does the annual income from working in Australia prove?
The applicant is required to provide a tax notice issued by the Australian Inland Revenue Service (ATO) (Notice of Assessment). Therefore, applicants who wish to apply for such a visa must pay attention to paying taxes in accordance with Australian law!
: how can income requirements be exempted?
Australian immigration laws are usually very humanized. Eligible New Zealand citizens may be exempted from income requirements when they apply for independent skilled immigration in the following cases:
- The Australian Family Court requires applicants to stay in Australia to take care of their children and does not allow them to leave Australia;
- Applicants are unable to earn the required income because they receive injury compensation, and if they return to New Zealand, their injury compensation will be discontinued;
- The income of the applicant is temporarily below the requirement during maternity leave or leave to take care of the patient, but it can still meet the requirement after the leave.
In addition to these two basic requirements, New Zealand citizens also have to meet health, conduct and other requirements.
In short, as long as you are a New Zealand citizen who entered and settled in Australia before Feb. 20, 2016, you have a normally paid job in Australia (an annual income of A $53900-less than A $78832 per capita income in Australia). Then you will have the opportunity to gain permanent resident status in Australia through the 189 Independent skilled immigrants New Zealand category at a step-by-step basis!
Tip: about 444 Visa (Special Category Visa):
The 444 category visa is a special visa granted to New Zealand citizens by the Australian Government and does not require an application. New Zealand citizens automatically obtain 444 categories of visas when entering Australia. Unlike other categories of temporary resident visas in Australia, the 444 category can be valid for an unlimited period of time. In addition, 444 visas allow visa holders to work or study full-time in Australia.
Of course, 444 visa holders are still different from Australian permanent residents or Australian citizens in terms of welfare benefits. For example, as a result of a reform proposal by the Australian government, New Zealand citizens with 444 visas may have to pay high tuition fees in the future (Full fee-paying students).) Therefore, the acquisition of Australian permanent resident status and nationality has become a very realistic demand for many New Zealand citizens in Australia!
Shortcuts III: special preferential employer-guaranteed and 187-employer-sponsored immigrants in remote areas
On 19 April 2017, a major earthquake occurred in Australia in the 457 work visa category, as well as in the employer-guaranteed category and the employer-guaranteed category (186 and 187 categories of visas) in remote areas. Then there were several aftershocks. The shock force of the shock wave is very large, and the influence range is very wide. The earthquake was caused by major changes in immigration laws and regulations. We believe that all parties involved in the field of Australian immigration law have different levels of experience and feelings.
In the latest major changes in Australia's employer-guaranteed and remote-area employer-guarantee immigration laws, the conditions and requirements for nominations and visa applications have been tightened. However, with such adjustments as immigration laws, New Zealand citizens still have a lucky aura and enjoy the special treatment of immigration policies that other Earths envy.
Today, as we immigrant professionals review the 186 and 187 categories of visa immigration regulations one by one, we discover all the latest secrets about applicants for New Zealand citizens. They are hidden in a legal document issued by the Australian government on June 23, 2017, (Legal Instrument). The nearly 30-page, important legal instrument, which came into effect on July 1, 2017, includes special treatment for all New Zealand citizen applicants to obtain permanent residents of Australia through 186 and 187 categories of visas.
By reading the legal document carefully, we found more secrets. The original special treatment included not only eligible New Zealand citizen applicants (with 444 visas), but also family applicants for New Zealand citizens (with 461 visas).
Please note that the New Zealand citizen or family applicant referred to in the following article refers specifically to the New Zealand citizen applicant holding a 444 visa or the family applicant for a New Zealand citizen holding a 461 visa.
In view of the complexity of the employer-sponsored and employer-sponsored categories of migrants in remote areas, we will use the simplest possible language and approach in this article. Introduce New Zealand citizens or family applicants to the unique advantages of this migration path.
One of the special advantages: exemption from academic qualifications and technical requirements
When applying for a 187 (direct) category visa, a New Zealand citizen or family applicant who has worked for the nominated employer for a nominated position for at least two years within three years prior to the submission of the application will be eligible for the following preferential treatment:
If the nominating occupation falls within the category of (Trades), required by the relevant list Australian qualifications and vocational and technical assessment requirements may be waived at the same time (in which case other applicants must provide Australian-related qualifications or vocational and technical assessments).
If the nominated occupation does not fall within the technical category required by the relevant list, the (Trades), waives the qualifications and technical requirements set out in the Australian New Zealand Standard Professional Dictionary (ANZSCO).
The summary of the above-mentioned legal provisions is somewhat circumscribed, which in fact means that applicants for New Zealand citizens or family members do not have to meet the requirements of any degree or academic qualifications when applying for a 187 (direct) category visa. There are no vocational and technical assessment requirements.
Of course, it is important to reiterate here the premise that applicants for New Zealand citizens or dependants receive this special treatment at the time of submission of the application are as follows:
- He has worked for nominated employers in remote areas for at least two years.
- These two years must be within three years of applying for a visa.
- The positions you have worked for these two years need to be in line with the positions you have nominated.
- These two years do not include leave without pay.
Special preferential treatment II: exemption from age requirements
A New Zealand citizen or family applicant who applies for a visa in the 186 (direct) category or 187 (direct) category if, within three years prior to the submission of the application, he or she has worked for the nominated employer in the nominated position for at least two years, Then they will be eligible for the following preferential treatment:
Exemption from the requirement that the age of application must not exceed 45 years at the time of submission of the application
It should be noted that the premise of obtaining preferential treatment of age requirement is the same as that of obtaining preferential treatment of technical requirement of academic qualifications. Under these conditions, New Zealand citizens or dependants have no age limit, even if they are 60 or 70 years old, and they will still have the opportunity to apply for the 186 (direct) category or 187 (direct) category visa, provided they have the full capacity to work.
Smart readers, see here, you might ask two questions:
Question 1: is the special treatment granted to New Zealand citizens or dependants for both the 186 (direct) category and the 187 (direct) category?
Answer: dear readers, your understanding is correct. Visa applications for the Australian employer-guaranteed and remote-area employer-guaranteed categories, with special advantages for New Zealand citizens or family applicants, are reflected in the 186 (direct) and 187 (direct) categories of applications.
Q2: since New Zealand citizens need to work for two years for nominating employers, why can't they choose to apply for the 186 (transition) category or the 187 (transition) category?
Answer: if New Zealand citizens or dependants apply for permanent residents through the 186 (transition) or 187 (transition) categories, they, like other applicants, need a 457 visa to work for their employer for at least two years. If applied through such a channel, New Zealand citizens or family applicants would not be able to make full use of Australia's immigration laws for their special easing.
In addition, the requirement to hold a 444 visa or a 461 visa for two years is more easily met than the two-year requirement for holding a 457 visa to work for two years:
- First, there is no need to apply for a cumbersome, demanding 457 visa. Anyone who contacts and understands the 457 category understands the value and significance of omitting this step.
- Second, it is not subject to the 457 visa market salary and minimum salary restrictions. A New Zealand citizen or family applicant's salary during a two-year period of work only needs to meet the requirements of the Australian Employment Act, which is usually lower and easier to meet than the 457 visa requirement.
- Third, there are no other restrictions on 457 visas, such as working for the same employer while holding a 457 visa. A New Zealand citizen or dependant applicant may have the freedom to work for any other employer or in any other occupation for two years within the three years prior to the submission of the application for the same employer in the same occupation, as long as the applicant satisfies the requirement for the same employer to work in the same occupation within three years before the submission of the application.
Of course, New Zealand citizens or family applicants still need to meet visa requirements under other immigration laws while enjoying these special advantages.
epilogue
So far, with regard to Australia's vast variety of permanent resident visas and the special treatment of New Zealand citizens or family applicants, the decryption work we have done for readers is basically complete.
It is hoped that readers will have a basic understanding of the key information about the special preferential treatment available to New Zealand citizens or family applicants when applying for various types of permanent resident visas through this article.
Australian visas vary in variety and circumstances, and must be analyzed in detail. For New Zealand citizens or family members who need to acquire permanent resident status through any of these three shortcuts, we strongly recommend that you have access to professional services. Help you on the special path of emigration to Australia.
