gary77

hi expats
i am currently on a student visa in oz.
my questions are
1) can i apply for some type of permanent visa after a certain length of time ?
2) if yes how much time ?

thank you in advance
gary

old.sparkles

Don't think there is a definite PR route from a student visa. There may be a temporary graduate visa depending on what you are studying, and a limited number of occupations allow you to apply for skilled PR with no experience if you can make the required points and other criteria.

gary77

hi old.sparkles
please can you give details of skilled pr with no experience.

thanks for the info

old.sparkles

I think accountants and occupational therapists can pass skills assessments without experience, but double check - and of course that can change at any time. There may be others but I can't remember reading any.

What are you studying?

dasalcedo

Physiotherapists and Architects also can pass skill assessments without experience.

Cheers

Bermudashorts

1) No there is not permanent visa that you qualify for simply on account of lapsed time in Australia.

2) N/A.

Pollyana

What are you studying?

dasalcedo

It is not after a certain lenght of time. You should study at University Level at least for 92 weeks or 2 years.

This is only one of the requirements apart from skills which should be in the list, IELTS, age, etc.

gary77

firstly, thank you all for the replies

@pollyana cert4/deploma in business admin

what about if i start a business and study for the next few years. can i apply for a business visa ?

Bermudashorts

Business visas are about the hardest visas you can get. You would need to be running a business with a very substantial track record of success, you will have to look up the exact numbers, but as a conservative guess, you would need to be generating $500,000 of revenue per year.