Skilled Regional Visas
Skilled Work Regional Visa – Subclass 491
The 491 visa allows skilled workers live in a regional area of Australia for up to five years.
With this visa you can:
- Live, work and study in Australia for up to five years
- Include immediate family
- Study in Australia
- Transition to permanent residency (if eligible)
You must:
- You must be invited to apply for this visa. To do so, you must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI)
- You hold a Positive Skill Assessment for an occupation on the State or Regional List
- You are currently aged between 18 – 45 years old
- You have Competent English or higher (6 minimum in IELTS or holder of approved passports)
- You must be nominated by an Australian state or territory government agency or be sponsored by an eligible relative.
- You meet health and character requirements
- You meet the pass mark in the skilled migration points test – currently 65.
Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa (subclass 191)
This visa is for people who have lived, worked and studied in designated regional area Australia on a previous, eligible visa.
With this visa you can:
- stay permanently
- work and study anywhere in Australia
- Sponsor eligible relatives for permanently residence
- apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible.
You must:
- hold an eligible visa
- have lived for at least 3 years and have a taxable income at or above a specific income threshold for at least three years
- both primary and secondary applicants have complied with the conditions of the eligible visa you hold or have held
