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Best visa for a software engineer?
Subclass 189 — strongest match, 85 pts
Processing time?
Typically 6–8 months
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Visa Agent is a research and preparation tool, not a registered migration agent. We don't provide immigration assistance under s276 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). For advice on your circumstances, consult a MARA-registered migration agent.

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r/AustralianVisa Student Visa 500 14h ago

Refused for not being a 'Genuine Student' - I have an offer letter and funds, what else do they want?

Got refused today. Case officer said I didn't demonstrate genuine intent to study. I wrote a whole page about why I chose this course...

234 comments u/confused_applicant
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r/immigration Partner Visa 2d ago

Partner visa is $9,095 and we've been waiting 23 months. Is this normal?

We submitted everything - 888 forms, joint bank statements, photos, statutory declarations. Still no case officer assigned...

389 comments u/waiting_forever_au
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r/AusVisa Visa Rejected 9h ago

Visa rejected after 5 months of waiting. No explanation, just a template letter

Spent months gathering documents, paid $1,500 in fees, and all I got was a generic refusal. No specific reason, no feedback on what was wrong...

342 comments u/five_months_wasted
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r/AusImmigration Skilled Worker 1d ago

TSS 482 replaced by Skills in Demand visa - can someone explain what actually changed?

My employer started my sponsorship under 482 but now everything says SID visa. Do I need to start over? The website is...

267 comments u/skilled_and_confused
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r/immigration General 8h ago

How many bank statements is 'enough'? Agent says 6 months, forums say 12, checklist says 3

Every source gives different advice. I've spent two weeks collecting documents and I still don't know if I have what they...

412 comments u/drowning_in_docs
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r/AustralianVisa Visitor Visa 600 12h ago

Non-refundable flights, Airbnb, concert tickets - all gone after last-minute refusal

Applied 8 weeks early like they say. Visa refused 3 days before departure. I'm out $4,500 and can't get any of it back...

467 comments u/money_down_the_drain
The platform

Endless browser tabs, retired.

Reddit threads. Government rabbit holes. ChatGPT tabs. Spreadsheets. All replaced with one dashboard - pulled from official and community sources.

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Visa Agent dashboard showing visa journey progress, tasks, documents, and AI advisor
Application Tasklist
Step-by-step prep with deadlines you set - and a tracker that nudges you before they hit
Visa Requirement Checker
Self-check based on the public points test - general info, not a formal eligibility decision
Drafts in minutes
First-draft cover letters and statements - for your migration agent to polish before use
Always-on visa AI
Ask general questions about visa types, points tests, and policy. Anytime.
How it works

From curious to ready in 4 steps

Step 1

Explore your pathways

Tell our AI what you're after - work, study, partner, settling down. We pull from official policy and real community threads (Reddit, Facebook) so you don't have to. The AI surfaces pathways that match - general information only, not advice on your case.

Step 1

Explore your pathways

Tell our AI what you're after - work, study, partner, settling down. We pull from official policy and real community threads (Reddit, Facebook) so you don't have to. The AI surfaces pathways that match - general information only, not advice on your case.

Step 2

Get a shortlist you can use

An indicative shortlist of subclasses that match your inputs, with commonly-required documents, public processing times, and current fees - pulled from Home Affairs. General information you can act on, not a formal eligibility assessment.

Step 2

Get a shortlist you can use

An indicative shortlist of subclasses that match your inputs, with commonly-required documents, public processing times, and current fees - pulled from Home Affairs. General information you can act on, not a formal eligibility assessment.

Step 3

Prepare in one place

Turn research into a plan. Track tasks you set, build your own checklist, and generate first-draft templates for cover letters and statements - for your or your migration agent's review before use.

Step 3

Prepare in one place

Turn research into a plan. Track tasks you set, build your own checklist, and generate first-draft templates for cover letters and statements - for your or your migration agent's review before use.

Step 4

Self-lodge or hand off

When you're ready: lodge through ImmiAccount yourself - taking full responsibility for the application - or hand your organised research to a registered migration agent for review and lodgement.

Step 4

Self-lodge or hand off

When you're ready: lodge through ImmiAccount yourself - taking full responsibility for the application - or hand your organised research to a registered migration agent for review and lodgement.

Every subclass covered

All the doors. Side by side.

Explore the visa finder

Skill streams, partner pathways, visitor visas - every common subclass on one page, with public data from Home Affairs.

Subclass 482 Employer-sponsored

Skills in Demand

Temporary employer-sponsored visa for skilled workers in shortage occupations.

Processing 2-3 mo
Base fee AUD 3,210
Top Occupations (FY2025-26, Home Affairs BR0008)
Chef
10.4% ↑36.8%
Mechanic
5.6% ↑70.6%
Med Officer
5.1% ↓12.8%
Cook
2.1% ↓10.7%
Software Eng
2% ↓20.7%
Mech Eng Tech
1.8% ↓6.9%
ICT BA
1.6% ↑2.2%
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Subclass 189

Skilled Independent

Points-tested permanent visa - no employer or state sponsor needed.

85+ pts · 12-24 mo · AUD 4,640
Subclass 190

Skilled Nominated

State-nominated permanent visa with lower points threshold.

80+ pts · 6-14 mo · AUD 4,910
Subclass 186

Employer Nomination

Employer-sponsored permanent visa for skilled workers.

12-20 mo · AUD 4,910
Subclass 491

Skilled Work Regional

Provisional visa for skilled workers in regional Australia.

65+ pts · 7-18 mo · AUD 4,910
485 Temporary Graduate 3-6 mo AUD 4,600 820 Partner (onshore) 12-24 mo AUD 9,365 309 Partner (offshore) 12-26 mo AUD 9,365 600 Visitor ~12 days AUD 200 500 Student 4-8 wk AUD 2,000 417 Working Holiday 1-5 wk AUD 670

Indicative only. Processing times and fees change frequently. Source: Home Affairs processing times and current visa pricing; data as of April 2026. Confirm the current figures for your case before applying.

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Beyond the visa

The visa is day one. We stay for the next hundred.

Bank account before you land. A suburb that fits your commute, school, and budget. A verified local to unlock the things only locals know. All in one place.

Melbourne - family friendly

Kids 9-11 · ICSEA 1000+ · Rent <$650/wk · 40 min to CBD

Affordable Mid Premium
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Top 3 matches Your filters
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2BR Rent$537/wk$477/wk$439/wk
School (ICSEA)103510171055
Transit9/109/108/10
To CBD~30 min~35 min~25 min
Diversity26.6%29.9%29.5%
Utilities · live

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Compare electricity, internet, and banking side by side - save hours of research, completely free.

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Electricity Energy Australia → Origin Go
$182/mo
$128/mo
-30% Save $54/mo
Internet Telstra Smart → More Pure 100
$89/mo
$70/mo
-22% Save $19/mo
Banking NAB Classic → UBank Spend
$14/mo
$0/mo
-100% $0 fees
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Real humans who've been through it. Get answers within minutes, not days.

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Not Immigration Assistance

Visa Agent is an AI-powered research and preparation toolkit - not a registered migration agent. We help you research and organise your own information, but we don't provide immigration assistance as defined in s276 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth), including via AI. For advice on your situation, consult a MARA-registered migration agent.

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We collect only the minimum information needed to personalise your research. Conversations are processed by AI providers (Anthropic, OpenAI) under enterprise terms that prohibit training on customer data. We don't collect your passport, ID documents, or other personal records.

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All interactions are encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest (AES-256). Conversations and notes are accessible only to you. We don't collect documents or personal records.

Transparent Data Practices

We collect the minimum information needed to personalise your research, plus voluntary anonymised feedback to improve our tools. We never sell your information, link feedback to your identity, or use you as a data point without consent.

AI Use Disclosure

We use generative AI (Anthropic, Google) to summarise public visa information and generate template drafts. AI outputs can be inaccurate or out of date - they are general information only, not advice on your situation.

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Visa Agent is a research and preparation tool, not affiliated with the Australian Government, the Department of Home Affairs, or MARA. We don't provide immigration assistance under s276 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth), including via AI. For advice on your circumstances, consult a MARA-registered migration agent. Read our full Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and AI Use Disclosure.