| Labour market shortages can be filled by Australian | | | | sponsor. |
| Skilled Visa holders. There are several available options | | | | Can I be a sponsor? |
| to get this type of visa for Australia. One way is to be | | | | Each territory has several criteria that allows a |
| sponsored by the employer, there are also | | | | resident to sponsor a relative as a skilled worker for |
| independent skilled workers visas, then there's the | | | | Australia. For instance, in the Northern Territory, the |
| relative-sponsored visa. | | | | sponsor must be currently living in the area and has |
| To be considered for the Australian visa, the applicants | | | | done so for the past 12 months. |
| must first fulfill some requirements for the skilled | | | | He or she must also have any of the following |
| category. They must be over 18 and under 45 years | | | | relationships with the candidate for this Australian visa: |
| old, must possess good English language skills, should | | | | parent, brother or sister, non-dependent child, niece or |
| have significant work experience for the nominated | | | | nephew, grandchild or first cousin. |
| occupation for Australia's Skilled Occupation List (SOL). | | | | Other designated territories that have a skilled visa |
| One clear advantage of this Australian skilled visa | | | | sponsorship program include the Australian Capitol |
| type, there is no points test. | | | | Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, |
| The candidate must then be sponsored by an eligible | | | | Queensland (except Brisbane), New South Wales |
| relative living in a designated area of Australia. There | | | | (except Sydney, New Castle and Wollongong) and |
| are a number of obligations that must be met by the | | | | Western Australia (except Perth). |