Temporay graduate & skilled graduate visa
subclass 485 476
Australia offers a number of options for skilled workers from all over the world to come to Australia and work. Some of these options are country specific i.e. your home country while some are directly related to the skills you have and the requirement of these skills in Australian industry.
Who is eligible?
eligiblity for this visa category is governed by the visa subclass you are applying for.
Review the requirements below for each subclass.
485
485
476
476
This is a temporary visa that allows international students to live, study and work in Australia after finishing study.
There are 2 streams under this visa:
- Graduate work Stream
- Post-Study work Stream
Graduate Work Stream
this is for international students who have recently graduated with skills and qualifications that are relevant to certain occupations in Australia.
Post-Study Work Stream
this is for international students who have recently graduated with a degree from an Australian institution.
You must:
- either be the main holder of a current student visa, or
- held a student visa within the past 6 months before your application
- nominate 1 occupation from MLTSSL
- have a degree, diploma or trade qualification closely related to this occupation
- be assessed by relevant assessing authority
You must:
have been granted your first student visa to Australia or or after 05 November 2011. You must also:
- either be the main holder of a current student visa, or
- held a student visa within the past 6 months before your application
- have completed an eligible degree.
if you have completed a diploma or a trade qualification, you are not eligible for this visa catgeory.
Eligibility Conditions Requirements
Age
you must be under 50 years of age
Health requirement
you and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s health requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
English language
you must either provide an evidence of your English language skills when you apply for this visa or show that you hold a valid passport from UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand or Republic of Ireland.
Generally the evidence is an English language test result. e.g. IELTS, PTE, TOEFL etc. The test results must not be more than 3 years old and you must have scored an overall score of 6.0 with a minimum score of 5.0 in each component in IELTS (or equivalent).
Previous Visa Cancellations & Refusals
you might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia.
Study Requirement
in the past 6 months, you must have been awarded at least one degree, diploma or trade qualification, and:
- your course was a CRICOS-registered course
- you successfully completed all course requirements
- your study was in English
- you completed your course as a result of at least two academic years (92 weeks) study
- you were physically in Australia for at least 16 calendar months to complete the study
- you held an Australian study visa
Character requirement
you and any family members who apply for this visa with you must meet Australia’s character requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Health Cover (OVHC)
you and your family members must maintain adequate health insurance for the entire visa duration.
this health cover is called OVHC – Overseas Visitor Health Cover and is only available from an approved Australian health insurance provider.
Visa Fees Charges
Visa cost starts from AUD 1,650. You can include family members in this visa application, but an additional charge applies for each of the members included in the application.
Application Process Location
you must be in Australia when you apply and at the time of the decision.
Processing Times Duration
The Department of Home Affairs provides below time frames for this visa category:
- 75% of applications in 4 months
- 90% of applications in 4 months
This is a temporary visa that allows recent engineering graduates to live, work and study in Australia for up to 18 months.
You must have completed an engineering degree or higher qualification from one of the specified institutions.
The completed education must not be more than 2 years old and you must be less than 31 years of age.
Eligibility Conditions Requirements
Engineering Qualification
you must have completed an engineering degree or higher qualification in the last 2 years from a specified institution, e.g.:
- bachelors degree
- masters degree
- doctoral degree
- postgraduate diploma
The qualification must be in one of the below engineering disciplines:
- civil
- structural
- chemical
- environmental
- electrical & electronics
- mechanical, production & plant
- mining & material
Contact Way2Oz to find out if your isntitution and qualification are eligible.
English Language
you must either provide an evidence of your English language skills when you apply for this visa or show that you hold a valid passport from UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand or Republic of Ireland.
Generally the evidence is an English language test result. e.g. IELTS, PTE, TOEFL etc. The test results must not be more than 3 years old and you must have scored an overall score of 6.0 with a minimum score of 5.0 in each component in IELTS (or equivalent).
Health requirement
you must meet Australia’s health requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Character requirement
you must meet Australia’s character requirement. The Department of Home Affairs might also ask that other non-migrating family members meet the requirement.
Previous Visa Cancellations & Refusals
you might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused while you were in Australia.
Visa Fees Charges
Visa cost starts from AUD 405. You can include family members in this visa application, but an additional charge applies for each of the members included in the application.
Application Process Location
you can be in or outside Australia when you apply for this visa but you must be outside Australia at the time of the decision.
any family members who are included in this visa application also must be outside Australia at the time of decision.
Processing Times Duration
The Department of Home Affairs provides below time frames for this visa category:
- 75% of applications in 12 months
- 90% of applications in 13 months
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