Australian permanent residency pathways — subclass 189, 190, 186 and employer-sponsored visas.
The subclass 191 visa — officially the Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa — is the final step to permanent residency for skilled workers who have spent at least three years living and working in regional Australia on a subclass 491 or subclass 494 provisional visa. It is one of Australia’s most straightforward PR pathways: no…
The subclass 186 Employer Nomination Scheme visa in Australia is the most direct route to permanent residency for skilled workers who have an employer willing to sponsor them — because it requires no points test and no state nomination. If your employer nominates you and you meet the stream requirements, you receive Australian permanent residency…
The Subclass 190 Skilled Nominated visa grants Australian permanent residency — and unlike the SC 189 Skilled Independent visa, you do not need to score 90+ points to get an invitation. A state or territory government nominates you, adding 5 bonus points to your score and unlocking invitation rounds that the 189 federal pool does…