Graduate Employment

Once you graduate, you may qualify to apply for Permanent Residency and gain employment. You can only work in Australia after graduation, if you have a visa which gives you work rights.

Many international students who have graduated from Australian institutions apply for Independent Skilled Migration. There is a special category for International Student who have studied in Australia. You need to meet the Points Test for Skilled Migration. See www.immi.gov.au/allforms/skill.htm

• You may be eligible to apply if you have studied a course that scores 60 Points on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL). See http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1121i.pdf

Some students may also require a number of years of post-graduate work experience.

To find out if your course qualifies you to apply for Permanent Residency, you will need to have your skills assessed by the relevant body, shown beside the occupation on the SOL. The SOL changes from time to time, so there can be no guarantee that if an occupation is on the list when you commence a course, that it will still be there when you graduate. The list is based on areas where Australia has skills shortages.

Students can avail iTPL's professional services for migration. If you have an overseas qualification that has been assessed as not meeting Australian requirements, please contact our counselors to find out what courses are available to assist you to gain the recognition needed.