Skilled - Regional Sponsored visa (subclass 475)

This three year provisional visa requires you to be sponsored by an eligible

relative living in a designated area of Australia, or nominated by a

participating state/territory government. This means that initially you will need to

live and work in a regional area of Australia, or a 'designated area' if you

are sponsored by a family relative. After you have lived for two years and worked

for at least one year in a specified regional area you can apply for a permanent

visa for Australia under the Skilled Regional (onshore) visa (subclass 887).

If your application for this visa is successful you will be granted permanent

residence in Australia, meaning there is no limitation on where you can live or

the type of work you can undertake.

 

To make a successful application for the Skilled Regional Sponsored visa you

must satisfy the following basic criteria:

· Age - you must be under 50 years of age.

· English language - you must meet the English language requirement threshold.

· Qualifications - you must have post-secondary qualifications and your

skills must be assessed by the relevant skills assessing authority.

· Occupation - you must nominate an occupation that matches

your occupation and skills from the Skilled Occupation List (SOL).

· Work experience - you must have been employed in a skilled occupation for

12 out of the last 24 months in an occupation listed on the SOL. Note that

this doesn't have to be in the same occupation as the occupation nominated above.

· Sponsorship/nomination - you must be sponsored by an eligible relative

living in a designated area of Australia or nominated by a participating State

or Territory government agency.

In addition to meeting the basic requirements for the Skilled Regional Sponsored Visa, you will also need to meet the minimum score in the points test. Points are

awarded according to factors such as your age, level of English language ability, qualifications,work experience and sponsorship by a

relative/nomination by a State or Territory government.

The current pass mark for the Skilled Regional Sponsored visa points test is

55 points.

 

Last Updated 28 October 2011