IT has always been a popular major for Australian skilled immigrants, and the positions in the corresponding fields are also very wide, although the quota for skilled immigrants under the points-based system has been severely reduced in this fiscal year, the invitations to various IT occupations are still relatively stable, which shows that all states are very short of high-quality IT talents.
However, at present, the invited applicants in the IT field are basically with relatively high EOI scores, for those who have unsatisfactory scores, or who cannot meet the requirements for scoring skilled immigrants, are there any other ways for them to immigrate to Australia?
At present, you can focus on the Australian employer-sponsored 482 visa, which does not require EOI scoring, has no strict age limit (under 45 years old at the time of permanent residence), and the English language requirements are relatively low, only IELTS 5 or equivalent language level is required.
In addition, the 482 visa covers a wide range of fields, with hundreds of positions to apply for, and the vast majority of non-skilled positions do not require a career assessment. There are also many occupations that can immigrate to IT, and basically you can apply for a 482 visa.
According to the top 15 occupations of the 482 visa announced by the Australian Immigration Bureau at the end of last year, the third is the software engineer (261313 Software Engineer) in the IT industry, the sixth ICT business analyst (261111 ICT Business Analyst), and the 15th developer programmer (261312 Developer Programmer).
In addition to the above three types of occupations, there are many other popular positions in the IT industry, such as network engineers, system architects, network security, database professionals, etc., which are often closely related to current technology trends, market demand, and the economic development of Australia.
If you are engaged in an IT industry related work with at least 2 years of relevant work experience, and it is currently difficult to obtain status through scoring skilled migration, then you may wish to consider the Australian 482 Employer Sponsored Visa.
Although the 482 visa is a temporary visa, it provides a smooth channel to permanent residence, as long as you work for the employer for 2 years and meet the corresponding application requirements, you can get PR for the whole family.
It should be noted that if you have a plan to transfer to permanent residence when applying for a 482 visa, you must plan the time in advance, although there is no age limit when applying for the 482 visa itself, but it is required to be under the age of 45 when you apply for a 186 permanent residence visa.