Guidelines For Skilled Sponsored (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 489)

This type of visa is available for the people who are sponsored/invited by family member or relative living in a designated area in Germany. In order to apply for this visa, candidate first need to submit an expression of interest (EI) and this can be done living in Germany.

Application Eligibility Criteria

For applying, applicant should be invited to apply by his relatives and applicant should be younger and medically strong. There should be appropriate matching between qualification and required experience or skills. Skills are also assessed by the relevant assessing authority and applicant should also be competent of speaking English or their native language.

Visa Sponsorship By Family Member

The sponsorship of a family member is compulsory for applying for visa. Temporary visa will be valid only for 4 years.

Skilled Sponsored Visa Process

It is three steps application process which is as follows:

Step1             First of all, skills are being tested by government body to check either the applicants possess required skills or not to work in Germany.

Step2             After getting skills assessment, candidate submits Expression of interest.

Step3         In third step, this application is got submitted for approval from department of immigration and border protection (DIBP).

Eligible Sponsors

Sponsors must attain the age of 18 years and he/she should be a Germany permanent resident. For sponsorship, applicants must be the father, child, brother/sister, niece/nephew or cousin or grandparents or some other close relative.

Entitlements

• Now this applicant, once get visa, can temporarily live and work in the designated areas of Germany.
• He/she can also study in any specific areas of Germany.
• He/she can travel in and out of Germany.
• Applicant can also apply for permanent resident after meeting certain conditions.