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Which countries grant permanent residence immediately?
8 routes in this comparison.
Permanent residence on the day of grant
- Australia skilled migration: Skilled Independent Visa (subclass 189)
Australia
- Job offer
- Not published on the page we read
- Points
- At least 65
- Application fee
- No amount stored
- Funds
- Not yet checked
- Processing time
- No commitment to a processing time
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-09-24
- Australia skilled migration: Skilled Nominated Visa (subclass 190)
Australia
- Job offer
- Not published on the page we read
- Points
- At least 65
- Application fee
- No amount stored
- Funds
- Not yet checked
- Processing time
- No commitment to a processing time
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-09-24
- Australia skilled migration: Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) Visa (subclass 191)
Australia
- Job offer
- Not published on the page we read
- Points
- No threshold published
- Application fee
- No amount stored
- Funds
- The authority states no funds requirement
- Processing time
- No commitment to a processing time
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-16
- Canada skilled migration: Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker
Canada
- Job offer
- Not required
- Points
- At least 67
- Application fee
- CAD 1,590
- Funds
- From CAD 15,263
- Processing time
- No commitment to a processing time
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
- Canada skilled migration: Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class
Canada
- Job offer
- Not required
- Points
- No threshold published
- Application fee
- CAD 1,590
- Funds
- The authority states no funds requirement
- Processing time
- No commitment to a processing time
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
- Canada skilled migration: Express Entry — Federal Skilled Trades
Canada
- Job offer
- Either a valid one-year full-time job offer or a Canadian certificate of qualification.
- Points
- No threshold published
- Application fee
- CAD 1,590
- Funds
- From CAD 15,263
- Processing time
- No commitment to a processing time
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
- Canada skilled migration: Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
Canada
- Job offer
- Not published on the page we read
- Points
- No threshold published
- Application fee
- CAD 1,590
- Funds
- Not published on the page we read
- Processing time
- No commitment to a processing time
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-08-15
- New Zealand skilled migration: Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa
New Zealand
- Job offer
- Required
- Points
- Points-based: at least 6 Skilled Work Experience: no points test Trades and Technician: no points test
- Application fee
- From NZD 6,450
- Funds
- Not yet checked
- Processing time
- No commitment to a processing time
Resident visa on grant — you may live, work and study in New Zealand indefinitely. Travel conditions expire after 2 years. A Permanent Resident Visa requires a separate application after at least 2 years on this visa, if you meet the applicable requirements.
Source: Immigration New Zealand · verified 2026-09-22
These are the verified routes where the authority grants permanent residence itself, with no later provisional stage. The wording each authority uses is on the route page. New Zealand's Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa grants indefinite stay but is not a Permanent Resident Visa on grant.
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