This visa lets a skilled worker travel to Australia to work in their nominated occupation for their approved sponsor for up to four years. You might be able to get this visa if either you have been sponsored by an approved business or you have the required skills to fill a position nominated by an approved business.

This visa is for points-tested skilled workers who are not sponsored by an employer or family member or nominated by a state or territory government It allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident. You might be eligible to apply for this visa if invited. When you are sent your letter of invitation, you must also have:

• Nominated an occupation that is on the relevant skilled occupation list
• Obtained a suitable skills assessment for that occupation
• Not yet turned 50 years of age
• Achieved the score specified in your letter of invitation based on the factors in the points test
• At least Competent English

This visa is for young people who want to holiday and work in Australia for up to a year. You might be able to get this visa if you:

• Are at least 18 but not yet 31 years of age
• Do not have a dependent child accompanying you at any time during your stay in Australia
• Have a passport from an eligible country.

This visa is for international students who have recently graduated  from an Australian educational institution. It lets you work in Australia temporarily after you have finished your studies.
You might be eligible to apply for this visa if you:

• Are younger than 50 years of age
• Are in Australia
• Hold an eligible visa
• Meet the two-year Australian study requirement
• Have at least competent English.
• Have recently graduated with either an eligible qualification or with skills and qualifications that relate to an occupation on the skilled occupation list (SOL).

This visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers. It allows you to work in Australia under one of three streams:

• The Temporary Residence Transition stream
• The Direct Entry stream
• The Agreement stream.

You might be able to get this visa if you:

• Have been nominated by an approved Australian employer
• Are younger than 50 years of age, unless you are exempt
• Meet  the skills, qualifications and English language requirements, unless you are exempt
• Apply under the stream for which you were nominated.

This visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers who want to work in regional Australia. It allows you to work in Australia under one of three streams:

• The Temporary Residence Transition stream
• The Direct Entry stream
• The Agreement stream.

You might be able to get this visa if you:

• Have been nominated by an approved Australian employer for a job in regional Australia (regional Australia does not include the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong or Melbourne)
• Are younger than 50 years of age, unless you are exempt
• Meet the skills, qualifications and English language requirements, unless you are exempt
• Apply under the stream for which you were nominated.

This visa is for points-tested skilled workers who are nominated by a state or territory government agency. It allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident.

You might be eligible to apply for this visa if you were invited. When you are sent your letter of invitation, you must also have:

• Nominated an occupation that is on the relevant skilled occupation list
• Obtained a suitable skilled assessment  for that occupation
• Not yet turned 50 years of age
• Achieved the score specified in your letter of invitation based on the factors in the points test
• At least competent English.
• Been nominated by an Australian state or territory government agency.

This visa allows skilled workers to live and work in specified regional areas in Australia for up to four years.
For the Invited Pathway - Submit an Expression of Interest.

For the Extended Stay Pathway – apply for a Skilled Regional (Provisional) Renewal (subclass 489) visa.

For family members of someone who already holds a subclass 489, 475, 487, 495 or 496 - Apply for a Skilled Regional (Provisional) Subsequent Entrant (subclass 489) visa. 

Invited Pathway:
You might be eligible to apply for this visa if invited. When you are sent your letter of invitation, you must also have:

• Been nominated by an Australian State or Territory government agency or sponsored by an eligible relative living in a designated area
• Nominated an occupation that is on the relevant skilled occupations list
• A suitable skilled assessment for that occupation
• Not yet turned 50 years of age
• Achieved the score specified in your letter of invitation based on the factors in the points test
• At least competent English.

Extended stay pathway:
You can also apply for this visa if you hold a provisional visa in subclass 496, 495, 487 or 475.

This is a permanent visa for people who have lived and worked in specified areas of regional Australia.

You might be able to get this visa if you:

• Are in Australia
• Hold a
• Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)
• Skilled Independent Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 495)
• Skilled Designated Area Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 496)
• Skilled Regional Sponsored Visa ( subclass 475 or 487)
• Bridging visa A or Bridging visa B after applying  for a subclass 495, 487 or 489 visa
• Have lived in a specified regional area for at least two years
• Have worked full time in a specified regional area for at least one year
• Meet health and character requirements.