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Compare 23 published Australia visa routes covering 8 origin countries. Compare student visa, work visa and visitor visa options — including timelines, difficulty, readiness scores, costs, and official sources.
Origins
Sri Lanka to Australia visa routes
Afghanistan to Australia visa routes
Pakistan to Australia visa routes
Nepal to Australia visa routes
Maldives to Australia visa routes
India to Australia visa routes
Bhutan to Australia visa routes
Bangladesh to Australia visa routes
These transitions are planning options, not automatic progressions. Each stage needs its own eligibility, evidence, timing, and official-source checks before you rely on it.
Treat every branch as a separate planning option. A move from one stage to another can depend on occupation lists, assessing authority rules, invitation or nomination settings, employer sponsorship, timing, and evidence quality.
Stage 1
The study stage. Holding a student visa does not automatically guarantee eligibility for a graduate, skilled migration, employer-sponsored or permanent visa.
Starting point for the published student-to-post-study pathway.
Stage 2
A possible post-study stage for eligible graduates. It is a separate visa application with its own current criteria, streams, evidence and timing requirements.
A post-study stage that may lead to skills assessment or employer sponsorship options.
Stage 3
A skills assessment is a pathway gate rather than a visa. The nominated occupation, assessing authority, qualification and employment evidence may affect later skilled migration options.
This is a preparation and evidence stage, not a visa grant.
Stage 3
A permanent employer-sponsored pathway. Eligibility depends on the applicable stream, employer nomination, nominated position and the applicant circumstances.
An employer-sponsored pathway requiring its own eligibility checks.
Source stage
Student visa (Subclass 500)
Destination stage
Temporary Graduate visa (Subclass 485)
Possible transition
Subclass 485 is a separate application. Completing study while holding subclass 500 does not automatically create eligibility.
Check the current subclass 485 requirements before completing the course or approaching the student visa expiry date.
This card connects Student visa (Subclass 500) to Temporary Graduate visa (Subclass 485) as a possible planning route. It does not confirm eligibility, invitation, nomination, or visa grant.
Source stage
Temporary Graduate visa (Subclass 485)
Destination stage
Skills assessment
Possible transition
A subclass 485 visa does not itself produce a positive skills assessment. Occupation choice, qualification alignment, assessing authority rules and employment evidence must be examined separately.
Begin occupation and assessing-authority research early enough to collect academic and employment evidence.
This card connects Temporary Graduate visa (Subclass 485) to Skills assessment as a possible planning route. It does not confirm eligibility, invitation, nomination, or visa grant.
Source stage
Temporary Graduate visa (Subclass 485)
Destination stage
Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 186)
Possible transition
Subclass 186 is not an automatic conversion from subclass 485. The employer nomination, nominated position, applicable stream and applicant requirements must all be satisfied.
Employer-sponsored planning should begin before the current visa is close to expiry so there is time to verify the employer, role and applicable stream.
This card connects Temporary Graduate visa (Subclass 485) to Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 186) as a possible planning route. It does not confirm eligibility, invitation, nomination, or visa grant.
Branches from Skills assessment
Skilled Independent, Skilled Nominated, and Skilled Work Regional are separate alternatives from the assessment stage. Each branch has its own criteria and official process.
Source stage
Skills assessment
Destination stage
Skilled Independent visa (Subclass 189)
Possible transition
A suitable skills assessment may be one requirement, but it does not guarantee an invitation or a subclass 189 visa.
Recalculate points and verify occupation settings immediately before relying on an expression of interest.
This card connects Skills assessment to Skilled Independent visa (Subclass 189) as a possible planning route. It does not confirm eligibility, invitation, nomination, or visa grant.
Source stage
Skills assessment
Destination stage
Skilled Nominated visa (Subclass 190)
Possible transition
Subclass 190 involves both the federal visa requirements and nomination under the current settings of an Australian state or territory.
State and territory nomination settings may change during a program year and must be checked before applying.
This card connects Skills assessment to Skilled Nominated visa (Subclass 190) as a possible planning route. It does not confirm eligibility, invitation, nomination, or visa grant.
Source stage
Skills assessment
Destination stage
Skilled Work Regional visa (Subclass 491)
Possible transition
Subclass 491 is a provisional regional pathway involving eligible state or territory nomination or eligible family sponsorship together with the applicable visa requirements.
Check regional nomination or sponsorship settings before submitting an expression of interest.
This card connects Skills assessment to Skilled Work Regional visa (Subclass 491) as a possible planning route. It does not confirm eligibility, invitation, nomination, or visa grant.
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Compare published route counts and readiness scores across origin countries.
| Origin | Routes | Top readiness |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 58% |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 64% |
| Pakistan | 2 | 55% |
| Nepal | 2 | 55% |
| Maldives | 2 | 55% |
| India | 2 | 55% |
| Bhutan | 2 | 55% |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 55% |
This hub is generated from published VisaPathways route data and official-source checks.
Related hubs
VisaPathways currently publishes 23 verified Australia visa routes across 8 origin countries. Each route page includes documents, costs, processing time, and official sources.
Published Australia routes currently cover applicants from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Maldives, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh. Browse the origin cards below or open individual route pages for full requirements.
Published Australia routes include Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, work, Work visa, Student visa, Visit visa visa options. Use the filters below to focus on student, work, or visit routes.
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