Choose your job skills from Australia's Skilled Occupation List (see Resources). The website of the assessing body for this skill at immi.gov.au/asri. The authorities must approve you before you apply for a work visa. Send the assessing body evidence of job skills, such as work references and school transcripts or diplomas.
Complete a visa application. Sign the Australian Values Statement, which states that you will respect Australia's way of life and laws. Attach supporting documents to the statement, including proof of English skills and copies of your birth certificate. The necessary supporting documents are listed on the Application Document Checklist (see Resources).
Enter your work information at the Australian government's Skill Matching Database (see Resources) as soon as you submit your visa application. This database allows employers to search your job skills, and someone may offer you a job even before you move.
Obtain a criminal history record check when the Australian government prompts you to do so. If necessary, send police certificates from every place you have lived for at least one year over the past 10 years, since age 16.
Locate a Panel doctor at immi.gov.au/contacts/panel-doctors and undergo a health examination when the Australian government prompts you to do this. The doctor will send your results directly to the proper authorities.
