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OVERVIEW

This is a temporary visa has been designed for those applicants, whose skills, experience and abilities are well in demand in the regional territories or specific states of Australia. This visa allows you to live and work in Regional territories of Australia for up to 4 years. However, you must choose an occupation from the relevant occupation list and also need to get the sponsorship from that particular state or territory in Australia, which you have chosen to apply.

The Skilled-Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) is for skilled workers and their families to live, work and study in specified regional areas in Australia for four years. Applicants under this category must live for two years and work for at least one year in a Specified Region or designated area of Australia. This is a good option for those who do not score 65 points individually on Australian Immigration Points Test.

There are two pathways for this visa:

The Invited Pathway
The Extended Stay Pathway – you must hold a provisional visa in subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496.

Invited Pathway

You might be eligible to apply for this visa if invited and you are either:

Nominated by an Australian State or Territory government agency, or
Sponsored by an eligible relative living in a Designated area of Australia.

Extended Stay Pathway

You might be eligible to apply for this visa:

You hold a provisional visa in subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496.
You would be granted an extension for 48 months from the date of your first provisional visa granted date.

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ELIGIBILITY

To become eligible to apply for this visa an applicant must:

Have an experience in any of the occupation listed in the consolidated skilled occupation list of Australia.
Score at least 65 points based on his/her age, qualification, experience, English proficiency, other components if applicable (Click here to calculate your points)
Get a state/territory sponsorship.
Be under 45 years of age.
Obtain a positive skill assessment from the relevant assessing authority
Have required level of English Proficiency
Experience as required by state/territory requirement
Submit an Expression of Interest (EOI)
Meet the health and character requirements.
Live in sponsoring state or territory for 2 years once visa is granted

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BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM

This visa allows you and your family to:

Live and work in Australia for up to four years
Travel in and outside Australia, till your visa is valid.
Study in a predefined region of Australia.
Apply for permanent residency if you meet the required conditions.

PROGRAM POINTS

The applicants have to satisfy the basic requirements to migrate under the skilled Independent visa.

Age	Points
18-24 years	25
25-32 years	30
33-39 years	25
40-44 years	15
English	Points
Competent English	0
Proficient English	10
Superior English	20
Skilled employment in the last 10 years – outside Australia	Points
Less than 3 years	0
3-4 years	5
5-7 years	10
8-10 years	15
Skilled employment in the last 10 years – in Australia	Points
Less than 1 year	0
1-2 years	5
3-4 years	10
5-7 years	15
8-10 years	20
Qualifications	Points
A Doctorate degree from an Australian educational institution or a Doctorate from another educational institution that is of a recognized standard.	20
A Bachelor degree from an Australian educational institution or a Bachelor qualification, from another educational institution that is of a recognized standard.	15
A diploma or trade qualification completed in Australia	10
An award or qualification recognized by the relevant assessing authority for your nominated skilled occupation.	10
Australian study requirement	Points
At least one degree, diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution that meets the Australian study requirement	5
Specialist education qualification	Points
A Masters degree by research or a Doctorate degree from an Australian educational institution that included at least two academic years in a relevant field.	5
Other	Points
Accredited in a community language	5
Study in regional Australia or a low population growth metropolitan area that meets the Australian study requirement	5
Partner skill qualifications	5
Professional year in Australia	5
Nomination or sponsorship	Points
Nomination by a state or territory government to live and work in a regional or low population-growth metropolitan area or Sponsorship by an eligible relative to live and work in a designated area of Australia.	10

PROCESS STEPS

SPONSOR BY REGIONAL GOVERNMENT

Applicant’s nominated occupation should be listed in the respective state list and he/she should meet all the eligibility criteria as set by the state. The applicant has to commit to live and work in this state for initial 2 years of stay in specified regional area of Australia.

You must have lived in regional Australia or a low population growth metropolitan area for at least two years if you were nominated for subclass 489 by a regional government. These areas are listed by postcode and state on the table below.

REGIONAL AND LOW POPULATION GROWTH METROPOLITAN AREAS

Area	Postcodes inclusive
Australian Capital Territory	Entire Territory
New South Wales (Excluding Sydney Newcastle and Wollongong)	2250 to 2251 – Central Coast 2256 to 2263 – Central Coast 2311 to 2312 2328 to 2411 2415 2420 to 2490 2536 to 2551 2575 to 2594 2618 to 2739 2787 to 2898
Norfolk Island	Entire Territory
Northern Territory	Entire Territory
Queensland (Excluding the greater Brisbane area and the Gold Coast)	4124 to 4125 4133 4211 4270 to 4272 4275 4280 4285 4287 4307 to 4499 4515 4517 to 4519 4522 to 4899
South Australia	Entire State
Tasmania	Entire State
Victoria (Excluding Melbourne metropolitan Area)	3211 to 3334 3340 to 3424 3430 to 3649 3658 to 3749 3753 3756 3758 3762 3764 3778 to 3781 3783 3797 3799 3816 to 3909 3921 to 3925 3945 to 3974 3979 3981 to 3996
Western Australia (Excluding Perth and surrounding area)	6041 to 6044 6083 to 6084 6121 to 6126 6200 to 6799

SPONSOR BY A RELATIVE

The applicant should be sponsored by an eligible sponsor who is either an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident.

The relation between the sponsor and the applicant can either be a brother, sister, parent, Non-dependent child, Aunt, Uncle, Nephew, Niece, First cousin, relative of the applicant’s spouse.

The sponsor should be living in a designated area of Australia before lodging the application and also need to prove that he/she will continue to live in the designated area till the decision is made regarding the application.

The sponsor will have to sign a sponsorship undertaking stating that he/she will provide required assistance to meet the applicant’s financial and social obligations for the period of 2 years to make the applicant’s living comfortable in Australia.

DESIGNATED AREAS OF AUSTRALIA

State or Territory	Designated Areas
Victoria	Anywhere
South Australia	Anywhere
Northern Territory	Anywhere
Tasmania	Anywhere
Aust Capital Territory	Anywhere
Queensland	Postcode areas 4019-4028, 4037-4050, 4079-4100, 4114, 4118, 4124-4150, 4158-4168, 4180-4899 (anywhere except Brisbane metropolitan area)
Western Australia	Anywhere
New South Wales	Post areas 2311-2312, 2328-2333, 2336-2490, 2535-2551, 2575-2739, 2787-2899 ((anywhere except Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong)

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