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This points-based visa is for skilled workers who are nominated by a state or territory or sponsored by an eligible relative living in a designated area in Australia.
The visa is valid for four years, and a visa holder must live and work in a specified regional area.
Certain family members can be included in the application, including members not included in previous subclass 495, 496, 475 and 487 applications.
This visa allows holders of provisional visa subclasses 495, 496, 475 and 487 to stay in Australia for up to 48 months from the date their current visa was granted.
This points-based visa is for skilled workers who are nominated by a state or territory or sponsored by an eligible relative living in a designated area in Australia.
The visa is valid for four years, and a visa holder must live and work in a specified regional area.
Certain family members can be included in the application, including members not included in previous subclass 495, 496, 475 and 487 applications.
This visa allows holders of provisional visa subclasses 495, 496, 475 and 487 to stay in Australia for up to 48 months from the date their current visa was granted.
Applications are by invitation only. To be invited to apply, a person must:
Submit an Expression of Interest and be nominated or sponsored
Have an occupation that is on the relevant skilled occupation list
Have a suitable skills assessment for that occupation
Be less than 50 years of age when the invitation is issued
Meet English language requirements
Be able to score at least 60 on the points test
To be able to lodge a valid application for this visa you need to first submit an Expression of Interest through Skill Select and then receive an invitation to apply. You can do this in or outside Australia.
To meet the requirements of this visa, you must be nominated by an Australian state or territory government or sponsored by an eligible relative living in a designated area of Australia.
If you hold one of the following visas and have met all the conditions of that visa, you may be eligible to apply for a subclass 489 visa, allowing you to stay in Australia for an additional year:
Skilled-Independent Regional (Provisional) Subclass 495
Skilled-Designated Area-sponsored (Provisional) Subclass 496
Skilled-Regional Sponsored (Provisional) Subclass 475
Skilled-Regional Sponsored (Provisional) Subclass 487.
Your dependants who were not included in your original application (subsequent entrants) may also be eligible to apply for this visa.
As a holder of one of the above provisional visas, you and any subsequent entrants do not need to submit an Expression of Interest and/or receive an invitation to apply. Instead you apply using one of the options listed below:
You can be granted a maximum of two provisional skilled visas, This means if you have held any of the above visas more than once, you cannot apply for a subclass 489 visa.
If you want an invitation for this visa based on sponsorship by an eligible relative in a designated area, you must include the details of your sponsor in your Expression of Interest. See Sponsor tab for more details.
You can update or change your sponsor’s details in Skill Select at any time. If you provide details for a new sponsor, that sponsor must also be an eligible relative living in a designated area.
If you want to be nominated by a specific state or territory government, you must indicate this in your Expression of Interest. If you do not have a preference, you will be available to all states and territories.
If you want to be nominated by a specific state or territory government, you must indicate this in your Expression of Interest. If you do not have a preference, you will be available to all states and territories.
Be invited to apply
Be younger than 50 years of age when you are invited to apply
Nominate an occupation that matches your skills and qualifications and is on the relevant skilled occupation list
Have your skills assessed by the relevant assessing authority as suitable for your nominated occupation
Have at least competent English
Score at least 60 on the points test
Meet the health and character requirements
Apply for permanent residence through the Skilled Regional (Residence) visa (subclass 887) after certain conditions have been met
There are obligations that your nominating state or territory will require you to meet. These include that you:
Stay in that state or territory for at least two years
Keep the state or territory informed of any changes to your address
Complete surveys and provide information when asked
Who can be a sponsor?
A sponsor must be at least 18 years of age who resides in Australia as one of the following:
An Australian citizen
An Australian permanent resident
A sponsor must be at least 18 years of age who resides in Australia as one of the following:
A child – including a stepchild, or
A parent – including a step-parent, or
A brother or sister – including adoptive or step-sibling, or
A niece or nephew – including adoptive or step-niece or nephew, or
An aunt or uncle – including adoptive or step-aunt or uncle, or
A grandparent or first cousin.
Your sponsor should provide certain documents as listed in the document checklist.
If you are being sponsored by an eligible relative, your sponsor must be a resident in a designated area of Australia at the time of the sponsorship.
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