I presume you are talking about 189 (independent Migrant Visa). It took me about a year and a half under the old system (175) but I think it should be almost the same, provided the quota is not full. Otherwise, you will need to wait for another year for the opening.

The long wait depends on the queue for the nominated occupation. Obviously if there is a lot of people applying under the nominated occupation, the longer you need to wait. Usually, it is invitation process that takes really long time because time required to assess your suitability and eligibility. Once the invitation is sent out to you to invite you to apply for visa, it should only take at most half a year.

As for 457, which is Employer Sponsored Visa, it will be shorter, provided there is an Australian company (global / international company will be more willing to do so) that is willing to sponsor you. Generally it only takes few months and you will be granted the right to work in Aus for 2 years under the company. Unlike 175 however, you are not a PR.

There are also 820 (Spouse VISA) which may be shorter too especially if you are onshore. But the general timeline is about 1 year to 1.5 years.

Hope that helps

Took me about over a year and a half (maybe 7-8 months) to get my PR via the agent.

Applied via agent. The IELTS, VETASSESS etc took about 6 months.

My EOI was really, really quick- I got an invite for a 190 about 10 days after I put in my EOI. Visa was granted within 60 days?

Then again, my nominated occupation is a little uncommon amongst Malaysians (mostly are engineers/ accountant), so the quota for mine is never full

hi all,

i have my very intention to move to australia to work/live permanently but not sure if i am qualified for the PR application requirements. hope can get some ideas from the experienced friends here and much appreciate your advice.
i am 36yrs old. i have 15yrs+ car dealership experience as a technician then promoted to service manager till now since i left my secondary school, i was not graduated though. have worked in china car dealer for one year. aside from my main work, i am an adroid apps developer, currently selling my apps on google playstore.
i dont mind to start from scratch in australia to get some low level work which is not related to my current field. and also plan to further study software programming while working there.

so, is it possible for me to get any kind of visa or pr to work/live in australia? if i am not qualified with the pr application, can i apply for the study visa to study and work there 1st?

i live in penang, any agents here that i can consult?

checked the link, guess i am not qualified for 189. do you know any agent in penang i can consult?

To ppl who had their pr still in mas, slow2 lai.
If still waiting for pr, planning is the key.
Now job market is bad.

Truly bad now. My fren just made redundant and he's in O&G.
My mining engineer's fren made redundant 6 mths already. Now contract 3 mths renewal...

Mostly mining project based a big hit. But now not as bad last year. There's still production going on but not as crazy as couple of years ago. Previous price was 160/tonne but dropped to 30
O&G is shit now. Look at the price now. Speculate tht will slump to 20/barrel. 
Well, have to 2 years to recover.... wait and see

I need to translate my income tax documents to English but LHDN said they don't provide that service. My only option left is to go to translation centres.

I found one centre in SS2, Ringo but not sure if they have someone who is a certified translator. Another one is Cheok Translation Centre, who has a certified translator to do the job but the problem is he charges RM200 per page! Imagine if I have 10 pages to translate 
Is it okay to go to any translation centres and then get it certified as true copy by Commissioner of Oath?

An update with you guys who's looking to move here....

Job:-
Super bad! All industries looks gloomy now. People start tighten up their belt. This year is the worst. Melbourne fuel price now is below $1/litre. Can't see this in Perth yet....hopefully this week....hehe.
No local experience means your job hunting would be very tough. I even received CV stated they''re willing to work for free.
No to disrespect, i received hundreds of calls from indian canditates

Hi there. I'm new here getting started to research and really into PR for AUS. May I know any agent are available in malaysia for such PR processing ?

Thank you for suggestion. Roughly what's the difference in terms of cost and time compared to agent?

Would it be a big gap?. Rough estimation cost & time will do. No need exact

I doubt the agents have the "magic" too.

They are very familiar with the process and the chances of them submitting the wrong (incomplete) documents are low. Historically, the process will prolong, or somewhat loses priority, when you submit a document incorrectly or missing some documents.

Agents are also good in helping you to explore additional options if you are short of the required points, e.g. they might get you to get a translator certificate just to get the points.

^ Just my thoughts.

Hi there,
Sorry for not able to reply earlier as m busy with work and packing

If your case is straight forward then yes it is cheaper to do it yourself.
As for me as i'm an accountant with 60 points So i've decided to pay more to get it done!
My agent is located in Perth and he charged me for AUD 4500 for agent fees only.
Pay AUD 2200 when engaging him and AUD 2300 when PR granted.
However, this is the price 1 year back.
But then i can totally have a peace of mind as he is do everything for me.
The only thing that i need to do myself is body check up XD

Many people have the wrong mind set here that the sooner you get a case officer assigned means you'll get your PR faster.
Many agent also quote that they can get a case officer assigned fast or whatsoever.

But the truth is if everything you submitted is correct then you dont even got the chance to know who is your case officer coz they will just approved your case without even needing to contact you.

As for me, I lodge my eoi on the 6th Nov,get invite on 11th Nov,submit everything (health check,cert of good conduct etc) by 26th Nov,pr approve in 1st Dec.
Dont even have any case officer XD

Hi there,
Sorry for not able to reply earlier as m busy with work and packing

If your case is straight forward then yes it is cheaper to do it yourself.
As for me as i'm an accountant with 60 points So i've decided to pay more to get it done!
My agent is located in Perth and he charged me for AUD 4500 for agent fees only.
Pay AUD 2200 when engaging him and AUD 2300 when PR granted.
However, this is the price 1 year back.
But then i can totally have a peace of mind as he is do everything for me.
The only thing that i need to do myself is body check up XD

Many people have the wrong mind set here that the sooner you get a case officer assigned means you'll get your PR faster.
Many agent also quote that they can get a case officer assigned fast or whatsoever.

But the truth is if everything you submitted is correct then you dont even got the chance to know who is your case officer coz they will just approved your case without even needing to contact you.

As for me, I lodge my eoi on the 6th Nov,get invite on 11th Nov,submit everything (health check,cert of good conduct etc) by 26th Nov,pr approve in 1st Dec.
Dont even have any case officer XD

Of course by using agent (a good and reliable one), you can have a piece of mind/enjoy the benefits to get things done fast and straight forward.
Thats what you are paying for. If not who want to waste money on something you can do it yourself?
They know what forms need to be filled and when to do the right thing.
But i do mean a good and reliable one...coz i've heard many terrible things from a lot of Malaysia agent from the people i meet during ielts.

Yes exactly!
By using an agent doesn't mean that they have backdoors or shortcut! XD
It is just means that they will tell you upfront what you need and how they can get it done!
But then of course scenario will be much different between good agent and normal/bad agent.

Like my case, my agent told me upfront no ielts he cant do anything.
Give him money also useless.
The peace of mind i mentioned is that the agent know how to save time and do thing quick. When the 1st thing almost done then he already organised for the next thing and straight do it. So i no need to waste time waiting or chasing him etc. He will update me constantly and let me know what he need from me despite of me checking with him. When i get invited only he immediately apply online for my certificate of good conduct using all the documents he collected from me during the first meeting. He already get everything sorted without even needing me to provide anything again!

Like people i know from IELTS who engaged to some agent, surprisingly they will still accept the case even though the candidates has not pass their IELTS or even not on the list.
And then keep on dragging them or kick them like a ball to different colleagues. Or like ask them go ielts get all 7, after they get all 7 then ask them go get all 8?!
Then when they go consult my agent for second opinion, my agent straight tell them that they better dont waste their money. 

I'm a very careless person and i do not want to risk my application.
Even though it is not difficult, but i think it is totally up to individual if they want to do it themselves DIY or use an agent.
For me, if money can settle why need to troublesome yourself right? Such a waterfish XD

My agent have collected all my details already.
So he filled up most of the form 80 for me.
I just need to go through and touch up if required.

You can get your mate to try Pearson.
My agent straight tell me upfront that i need to get all 7s by Oct if not he will not accept my case XD

It's because you visit them as a tourist but at work is totally different environment. They work till late at night and there is some kind of sarcasm towards Malaysians.