Does lodging an EOI equal an invitation?
No. An EOI only enters the pool. You need a competitive score and a place in that occupation.
Pass-Atlas
Australien travel, immigration and PR
Australia is a travel, skilled-migration and PR hotspot here: ETA / eVisitor for short stays, 189 / 190 / 491 for invitations, then PR and citizenship as separate steps.
ReisenEinwanderungDaueraufenthalt
Openness rank
#163
Entry openness
46
Visumfrei
1
Briefing updated
2026-09
Länderprofil
Hauptstadt
Canberra
Bevölkerung
27.4 million
Fläche
7,686,850 km²
Währung
Australian dollar AUD
Sprache
English
Zeitzone
UTC+08:00–UTC+11:00
Im Ausland geboren
8.1 million · 2024
Migrantenanteil
30.4%
Ethnische Gruppen · 2021
- English33%
- Australian29.9%
- Irish9.5%
- Scottish8.6%
- Chinese5.5%
- unspecified4.7%
- Other16.1%
Im Ausland Geborene: UN-Migrantenbestand über die Weltbank (meist 2024). Ethnische Gruppen folgen den veröffentlichten Kategorien des Landes. Die meisten Staaten erheben keine Hautfarbe. Nur Richtwerte.
Visa und EinwanderungswegeVisa-freie ListeUnterlagen und PassfotosVisa siteImmigration site
Für wen dieser Ratgeber ist
For holidays and WHV, skilled migrants after a skills assessment, and people on bridging visas counting four years to citizenship.
Einreise und Aufenthalt
Many passports use ETA or eVisitor; Chinese passports usually need Visitor 600. Stays are often three months, with no work (except WHV). Admission is still a border decision.
Arbeiten und Wohnen
Skilled migration needs a skills assessment, English and an EOI score, then an invitation for 189, state-nominated 190 or regional 491. Employer-sponsored 482 can lead to 186. Graduates may hold Temporary Graduate.
Niederlassung und Staatsangehörigkeit
189 / 190 / 186 are permanent. 491 is a temporary regional visa that can lead to 191. Citizenship usually needs four years of lawful residence including one as a PR, plus presence. Confirm with Home Affairs.
Time to PR：By visa: PR on grant, or after a 491 pathway
Einreise beliebter Pässe
FAQ
Is 491 a permanent visa?
No. It is a five-year temporary regional visa; 191 PR follows if residence and work conditions are met.
Does a Chinese passport need a visa?
On this site’s matrix the result is “eVisa”. confirm length of stay with the destination. The port and mission are authoritative.
Does a US passport need a visa?
On this site’s matrix the result is “eTA”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.
Verwandte Ratgeber
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KanadaHandbooks summarise public sources so you can cross-check the visa matrix and policy playbooks. They are not legal advice. Quotas, stay lengths and visa-free lists move — confirm with the destination government and its missions before you travel or file.