Skilled Regional (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 489)
The Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa allows skilled workers to live and work in a specified regional area of Australia for up to four years. If you are eligible, this visa provides a pathway to permanent residence through the Skilled-Regional (Residence) Visa (Subclass 887).
In order to be eligible under the invited pathway, you must;
- be nominated by an Australian State or Territory.
- nominate an occupation on the appropriate skills list and have a suitable skills assessment for that occupation.
- be under 45 years of age.
- achieve the required points score based on the factors in the points test.
What does this visa allow you to do?
- stay in Australia for up to four years.
- live, work and study in a specified regional area of Australia.
- travel in and out of Australia while the visa is valid.
- this visa provides a pathway to permanent residence through the Skilled-Regional (Residence) Visa (Subclass 887).