All you have to do is check the DIAC site for the answer to this
question...
'Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 176)'
(http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/176/)
What does this visa let me do?
This visa allows you and any secondary applicants included in your visa
application to live as permanent residents in Australia.
Australian permanent residents can:
•live and work in Australia on a permanent basis
•study in Australia at school or university
*•receive subsidised healthcare through Medicare and the
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)*•access certain social
security payments (subject to waiting periods)
•be eligible for Australian citizenship (subject to the residency
eligibility criteria)
•sponsor people for permanent residence.
Cheers,
Marilyn
p.s. note that depending on your income,
you may be required to take out priviate medical
insurance or pay higher taxes.
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SheoWahya
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