Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) Visa (subclass 494)
- Employer sponsored stream
This visa enables regional employers to address identified labour shortages within their region by sponsoring skilled workers where employers can't source an appropriately skilled Australian worker. With this visa, you can live, work and study only in designated regional areas of Australia for 5 years. You can travel to and from Australia as many times as you want while the visa is valid. You can apply for permanent residence after 3 years from the time your visa is granted if eligible.
Applicants for this visa must be
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be nominated to work in an occupation on the relevant skilled occupation list
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have at least 3 years relevant work experience in your nominated occupation
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have a relevant skills assessment, unless an exemption applies
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work only for your sponsor or associated entity, unless an exemption applies
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be under 45 years of age, unless an exemption applies
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meet minimum standards of English language proficiency
Before you can apply for the visa, your employer will need to lodge a nomination application for you. They will only be able to do this if they are an approved work sponsor.
In the first free consultation, after checking your visa status and conditions, we will recommend to you whether you are eligible to apply for a skilled employer sponsored regional visa application. For your successful visa application, based on our knowledge and experience in applying for a visa, we will fill out your visa application and prepare additional documents. After your skilled employer sponsored regional visa permit grant, we will let you know the decision from the department of immigration. If your visa has been refused, contact us. We will help you to apply for ART.