Skilled migration
Occupation, skills assessment, points and invitation planning for 189, 190 and 491 pathways.
Open skilled migration hubAustralian Visa and Migration Guides
Clear starting points for skilled, work, student, graduate, family, visitor, review, citizenship and health-cover questions—organised by the outcome you want to achieve.
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Skilled and work visas
Compare independent, state-nominated, regional, employer-sponsored and working-holiday options before investing in assessments or applications.
Subclass 189
Independent permanent skilled migration without state or family nomination.
Read the 189 guideSubclass 190
Permanent skilled migration with state or territory nomination and 5 nomination points.
Read the 190 guideSubclass 491
Regional skilled migration through state nomination or eligible-relative sponsorship.
Read the 491 guideSkills in Demand 482
Employer sponsorship, nomination, occupation, salary and worker evidence.
Read the 482 guideEmployer Nomination 186
Permanent employer-sponsored streams and the 482-to-186 pathway.
Read the 186 guide482 vs 186 vs 494
Compare temporary, permanent and regional employer-sponsored pathways side by side.
Open work visa comparisonWorking Holiday 417/462
Passport eligibility, work and study limits, specified work and longer-term pathway planning.
Read the Working Holiday guideStudy and graduate pathways
Plan the course, visa evidence, study compliance and post-study options as connected decisions.
Student visa 500
Genuine Student, financial capacity, English, health cover and application evidence.
Read the Student 500 guideGenuine Student requirement
How to prepare a personal, credible and evidence-backed GS response.
Read the GS guideTemporary Graduate 485
Post-study visa planning, timing, stream selection and health-cover preparation.
Read the 485 guidePartner, parent and visitor pathways
Start with the relationship, purpose of travel, applicant location and evidence—not simply the visa name.
Partner visas
Relationship evidence and planning for onshore and offshore partner pathways.
Read the partner visa guideParent visas
Compare contributory, non-contributory, aged and temporary sponsored-parent options.
Read the parent visa guideCan my brother sponsor me?
Compare 491 eligible-relative sponsorship, family visits, Remaining Relative and independent options.
Read the sibling sponsorship guideVisitor visa 600
Tourism, family visits, invitations, funding and genuine temporary stay evidence.
Read the Visitor 600 guideBusiness Visitor stream
Short business enquiries, meetings, contract discussions and conference evidence.
Read the Business Visitor guideProblems, bridging visas, citizenship and health cover
Time-sensitive matters should be reviewed quickly because decision letters, visa conditions and review rights are specific to each person.
Visa refusal and ART review
Understand decision documents, review rights, deadlines and evidence preparation.
Read the ART review guideBridging visas A, B, C and E
Staying lawful, travel, work conditions, VEVO checks and pending immigration matters.
Read the bridging visa guideAustralian citizenship
Citizenship application preparation, identity, residence and supporting documents.
Read the citizenship guideOSHC and OVHC
Health-cover information for students, visitors and temporary visa holders.
Open insurance informationHow these guides are prepared
Migration information can affect important legal and financial decisions. Nestway's guides are designed to explain the questions a client should check, not to promise an outcome or replace advice about individual facts.
- Reviewed under the direction of a registered migration agent, MARN 2519006.
- Linked to Home Affairs, ART and other official sources where relevant.
- Clear reminders where rules, fees, lists, invitation settings or deadlines may change.
- Written around real decisions and evidence questions clients face.
Move from general information to your facts
A consultation can identify the criteria, risks, evidence and timing relevant to your circumstances.
New detailed family and citizenship checklists
Use these practical guides to organise relationship evidence and understand what follows a citizenship ceremony.
Partner visa evidence checklist
Financial, household, social and commitment evidence, relationship timelines and Form 888 statements.
Open Partner evidence checklistCitizenship to passport
Ceremony, citizenship certificate, passport evidence, photos, referee and Australia Post lodgement.
Read the passport transition guideProtection, bridging, refusals and permanent residence
Use these guides for status-sensitive problems and long-term pathway planning. Refusal and protection matters should be reviewed promptly and confidentially.
Protection visa 866
Eligibility, genuine protection claims, identity, evidence, bridging status and free specialist legal help.
Read the Protection visa guideBridging visas A, B, C and E
When a bridging visa starts, work conditions, BVB travel and staying lawful while a matter is pending.
Read the bridging visa guideVisa refusal and ART review
Decision-letter triage, strict deadlines, review rights, evidence strategy and judicial-review distinction.
Read the ART review guidePermanent residence pathways
Compare skilled 189/190, employer 186, regional 191, partner and family permanent visas.
Compare PR pathways