CIES - Services

Services

Every year in July, Department of Immigration and Border Protection make some amendments in existing streams and sometimes they introduce totally new changes making things complicated for the clients. CIES team of professionals has always ensured to keep ourselves updated with every new changes. We help our clients in formulating their career and help them settle in Australia. Our highly skilled staff will guide you at every step right from submission of visa application to visa interview.

A team with highly trained, dedicated and skilled professionals is devoted for providing accurate immigration advice and excellent services.

Our comprehensive knowledge regarding Australia’s immigration procedures and legal regulations, enable us to streamline and simplify the processing of the application. Our counselors endeavour not to trouble the students with the finer details of immigration but to provide them with a baseline.

Migration

We are well experienced registered migration agent practising exclusively in Australian immigration law. Our main priority is to provide high quality services to the client who wishes to settle down in Australia. We are registered member of illustrious organizations like OMARA (Office of Migration Agent Registration Authority), MIA (Migration Institute of Australia), ICEF (International Consultants for Education and Fairs), MA(Migration Alliance).

Partner Visa
Skilled Migration
Employer Sponsored Visas
Family Visa
Appeal

Skilled Migration

Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) +

This visa is for points-tested skilled workers who are not sponsored by an employer or family member or nominated by a state or territory government. In order to migrate under this visa category, the applicants firstly have to submit an expression of interest and then should be invited through Skill Select. It allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident.

Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) +

This visa is for points-tested skilled workers who are nominated by a state or territory government agency. It allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident.

Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) +

This visa is for international students who have recently graduated from an Australian educational institution. It lets you work in Australia temporarily after you have finished your studies.

Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) +

This visa allows skilled workers to live and work in specified regional areas in Australia for up to four years. For the Invited Pathway - Submit an Expression of Interest. For the Extended Stay Pathway - Apply for a Skilled Regional (Provisional) Renewal (subclass 489) visa. For family members of someone who already holds a subclass 489, 475, 487, 495 or 496 - Apply for a Skilled Regional (Provisional) Subsequent Entrant (subclass 489) visa.

Skilled Regional visa (subclass 887) +

This is a permanent visa for people who have lived and worked in specified areas of regional Australia for at least two years and worked for at least one year.

Employer Sponsored Visas

Employer Sponsored Visas allows skilled labour to migrate and work in Australia in their nominated occupation for their approved sponsor.

Temporary Work (Skilled) Visa (Subclass 457) +

This visa is the most popular visa among both employers and employees. This visa allows the Employer to nominate the skilled labour to serve his business and live in Australia up to 4 years. One of the main basic requirements for the Temporary Work (Skilled) Visa (Subclass 457) is that your occupation must be on the occupations set by the Australian government.

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) Visa (Subclass 187) +

This visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers who want to work in regional Australia. It allows you to work in Australia under one of three streams:

The Temporary Residence Transition stream

The Direct Entry stream

The Agreement stream

Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) visa (subclass 186) +

The ENS is a permanent residency visa for a person who wishes to move to Australia permanently and has been offered a permanent role in a business in Australia. It allows to work in Australia under one of three streams:

Temporary Residence Transition stream

Direct Entry stream

Agreement stream

Family Visas

Partner Visa (subclasses 820 and 801)- Onshore +

This visa allows the spouse or de facto partner of an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen to live in Australia.

The temporary Partner visa (subclass 820) is the first stage towards a permanent Partner visa (subclass 801). You must be in Australia when you apply and also when this visa is decided.

About two years after you lodged your application for this visa, you will be assessed for a permanent Partner visa (subclass 801).

Partner (Provisional) visa (subclass 309) and Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 100)-Offshore +

Subclass 309 is a temporary visa for a partner of an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen. It is usually valid for two years. About two years after you lodge your application for this visa, you will be assessed for the permanent Partner visa (subclass 100).

Parent Visa (Subclass 103) +

This visa lets the parents live in Australia if their child is an Australian Citizen, permanent resident or an eligible New Zealand citizen who is settled in Australia. However there can a long wait for up to 30 years before the visa is approved.

Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300) +

This visa allows you to come to Australia to marry your prospective spouse. Your marriage must take place within the visa’s nine month validity period and after that time you can apply for a subclass 820 or 309 Partner visa which is a pathway to permanent residency.

Student Guardian Visa (Subclass 590) +

This visa allows you to stay in Australia as the guardian of an international student younger than 18 years of age.

a student visa holder who is under 18 year of age.
a student visa holder who is 18 years of age or older and needs care and support due to exceptional circmstances.

Visitor visa (subclass 600)

This visa lets you visit Australia :

to visit or for business visitor purposes
for up to three, six or 12 months.

Appeal-MRT/AAT

In some cases, people have their decision reviewed or appealed .We can also assist you in Migration Review Tribunal (MRT) and Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) if you have ever had your application refused.

All the information you need is available at our fingertips. Also, our working relationships with the be st Australian universities and Visa processing agencies ensures that you are given top priority in these institutions which makes your application process easier.

Education

Besides being a comprehensive pre-enrolment and immigration service, CIES Consultants Pty Ltd also offers to students an invaluable ongoing support package. Our student services include: Student counselling, Student liaison, Student registration, Admission processing, Student Visa support & assistance, Student insurance and English language courses for students whose first language is not English. Australia offers a diverse range of study options for international students, with more than 1,200 institutions and over 22,000 courses to choose from. It has an integrated nationwide system recognized by Australian Government known as Australia Qualification Framework (AQF). This allows student to move easily form one level of study to next and receive credit points from previous study.

Student Visa

Students who wish to study abroad needs to have a student visa. CIES has an amazing record of over 99% success rate in securing student visa for our students. Our extensive experience serves to minimize the hurdles and pitfalls involved in this process, as working with experts maximizes the chances of a successful outcome.

Student Visa (Subclass 500)

This visa allows you to study in Australia for the duration of your course.

You can study a registered full-time course in Australia.
Eligible family members can accompany you to Australia
You and your family members can generally work a specified member of hours.
You can generally stay in Australia until your course is finished.

Student Guardian Visa (Subclass 590)

This visa allows you to stay in Australia as the guardian of an international student younger than 18 years of age.

a student visa holder who is under 18 year of age.
a student visa holder who is 18 years of age or older and needs care and support due to exceptional circmstances.

Choosing the right course and University

Choosing the right course and University is a big decision and it is important to get everything right as it can impact one’s future. We, at CIES, after careful consideration of qualification which student possess, provide the best guidance in choosing the appropriate course and University. After analysing student’s previous knowledge of study and their interest we prepare the list of courses they can opt for.

Change of course provider

Some students face difficulties in studying their current course and sometimes they face issues with their current provider. We at CIES help them in changing the course provider according to their course preference. We ensure that student maintains their Visa Condition and ensure they do not breach the same. Based on their previous qualification and their interest, we help them in getting the admission done in the best University. We are associated with more than 100 Colleges & Universities all over Australia offering 1000+ courses.

VCE – Victorian Certificate of Education

The VCE is awarded to students who successfully complete their secondary education. It is recognised internationally, and provides pathways to employment as well as to further study at university and TAFE (Technical and Further Education). VCE is usually completed in Years 11 and 12, but can be started in Year 10. About half of Year 10 students undertake some VCE units. VCE can also be studied by adults and completed in one year. Within VCE, students can undertake vocational education and training (VET) through School-Based Apprenticeships or at a training organisation.

Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)

The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) is a hands-on option for students in Years 11 and 12. The VCAL gives you practical work-related experience, as well as literacy and numeracy skills and the opportunity to build personal skills that are important for life and work. Like the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), VCAL is an accredited secondary certificate.

We remain consistently focused on our core values in delivering visa solutions. We provide excellent career counseling, where we guide our clients through every step of the way, till they settle into a smooth life in Australia.

Professional Year

Professional Year Program is specially designed for students willing to apply for permanent residency in Australia. This program has a duration of 12 months and is currently available in the field of Accounting, ICT and Engineering.

The Professional Year Program allows students to develop industry-specific skills through study and work experience, preparing them for professional careers in the Australian workforce.

We believe that the services provided by CIES will prove to be practical and time efficient for students during the critical period of choosing the right university abroad. By promoting the best universities/tafe & institutes in Australia and obtaining admission for you in one of them, we ensure that your future takes off to a flying start.

OSHC

The Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)is a health insurance for international students which provides cover for the costs of:

Out of hospital medical treatment
In hospital medical treatment
Prescription medicines
Surgically implanted prostheses
Emergency ambulance transport

Importance of OSHC

According to Student Visa condition 8501, it is mandatory for all Student Visa holders to maintain OSHC for their entire stay in Australia
Students who do not maintain their OSHC are at risk of having their visa cancelled.
Medical treatment can be expensive for the students who do not have access to Medicare. They may find difficulty in paying for medical treatment. We provide assistance in getting the right insurance cover for our students depending on the duration of their stay in Australia. We are a member of NIB, Bupa, Medibank and Allianz Globle.

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