Temporary Residence Transition Stream: For this stream, you need to have vocational English language proficiency. You don't need to have your skills assessed since you've already been working in Australia for two years under your sponsoring employer. This stream is only open to applicants who currently hold a 457 visa. If you hold another 400 series visa, you might be able to apply for a permanent visa through the Direct Entry stream instead.

Direct Entry Stream: To apply under the Direct Entry stream, you must possess the relevant skills and qualifications for the nominated occupation. If you're nominated for a trade occupation and you obtained your qualification outside Australia, you'll need to obtain a skills assessment from the relevant assessing authority. Additionally, you need to have competent English language proficiency, which equates to a minimum score of 6 in each of the four components of the IELTS test.

Agreement Stream: To apply under the Agreement Stream, you must meet the age, skills and English language requirements that are specified in the agreement.

It is mandatory for you and any secondary applicants to undergo a medical examination as a part of the visa application process. The main purpose of this examination is to safeguard the health of the Australian community.

To meet the health requirements, you and any additional applicants must be free from any diseases or conditions that could pose a health risk to the community.

The medical examination is essential because it:

• helps to contain public expenditure on health and community services, which also affects social security, pensions and allowances
• minimizes the risk of the Australian community being exposed to potential health hazards and illnesses
• improves access to health care and community services that are in short supply.

In general, all visa applicants are required to meet the health requirements, and in some cases, their dependents must also meet the requirements, regardless of whether they are migrating to Australia.

If a condition or disease has been identified that requires a follow-up medical check, you may be required to sign a Medical Officer of the Commonwealth (MOC) report. In this case, you will need to provide a Health Undertaking to meet the health requirement.

To meet the character requirements for temporary or permanent migration, you will need to provide police clearance certificates from all countries where you have lived for 12 months or more since turning 16 years old in the last 10 years. This is to ensure that you have a clean criminal record and are not considered a potential threat to the Australian community. In addition to police clearance certificates, you may also be required to provide other documents or information related to your character or conduct, such as court documents or statements from employers, colleagues, or other relevant parties.