489 Visa In Nsw
Australia has long been an expat dream, but permanent residency is often extremely hard to get: there’s an arbitrary points system, labor migration schemes that favor highly skilled migrants from non-English countries, and other hoops through which to jump. The biggest point of confusion for potential immigrants may be the class of visa granted to skilled professionals under the Skilled Migration Program. There are several such visas available, but the one that’s best for you will depend on your situation.If you are a migrant looking for a sponsor in Australia, you would have searched a lot on the internet and saw many immigration companies. It could be possible that you might have even met with some of them and got convinced to join them. Before signing any agreement, ask yourself this ? How does this immigration company pick their clients??
If you have no sponsorship to live and work in Australia, but you have a qualification that is included on the skilled occupation list, you may be able to apply for a 489 General Skilled Migration Visa.
How to go from the Skilled Regional (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 489) to PR (Permanent Residency)?
To be able to apply for Permanent visa you first need to make sure you’ve met your obligations on the 489 visa mainly:
As a state nominated visa holder, you must:
- Live and work in the state that sponsored you for two years from the date your visa is granted
- after you arrive and get settled into your new home, you must advise your state of your address and contact details. You must continue to notify your state of any changes to your residential address and contact details during the period of the 489 visa.
You met your 489 visa conditions
Please ensure that you abide by the provisional visa conditions as specified by the Department of Home Affairs, because if you don’t it will affect you and your dependents when you apply for permanent residency (887 visa) in the future.
Most importantly:
- The 489 visa is a four-year provisional visa that requires you to live in a regional area for at least two years and work full time (minimum 35 hours a week) for at least 12 months, before you become eligible to apply for permanent residency.
- While you are on this visa, you and any dependents on the same visa must live, work and/or study in a regional area.
- You must continue to abide by the current 489 visa conditions until you are granted permanent residency.
Gaining Legal Permanent Residence
After 2 years of living – and 12 months of working – in a Regional or low Population Growth Area on this visa visa holders can apply for the Skilled Regional Subclass 887 visa, which grants them legal permanent residence in Australia.
Please note that only those living and working in the areas noted on the Australia Regional or Low Population growth Areas table below are eligible to apply for legal permanent residence on the Skilled Regional Subclass 887 visa.
Eligibility
Under this visa, you can either be nominated by a state or territory government or be sponsored by an eligible relative.
To be able to submit a valid application for this visa you need to first submit an Expression of Interest through SkillSelect. You can do this in or outside Australia.
Application conditions
Applications are by invitation only. To be invited to apply, you must:
- have experience in a nominated occupation on Australia’s Skilled Occupations List, AND;
- have a skills assessment with the relevant assessing authority for that occupation
- submit an Expression of Interest
- be older than 18 and less than 50 years of age when the invitation is issued
- meet general Skilled Migration basic requirements, including English language, health, and character checks
- be able to score at least 60 on the points test
Try our free online Australian General Skilled Migration points test to see if you score enough points for this visa.