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Australian Skilled - Regional Sponsored (Provisional) Visa
Subclass 475 Visa
You could be able to apply under skilled regional visa (subclass 475) category, if you have a occupation which is in demand in one of the regional State/Territories of Australia or have blood relative in living in designated areas of Australia and you are related to him/her as a
- a non-dependent child (natural, adoptive or step-child) or
- a parent (including adoptive or step parent) or
- a brother or sister (natural, adoptive or step-sibling) or
- a niece or nephew (natural, adoptive or step-niece or nephew) or
- an aunt or uncle (natural, adoptive or step aunt or uncle)
- a first cousin or
- a grand child.
The pass mark for skilled regional sponsored visa (subclass 475) is 100. If sponsorship is from a relative, 25 extra points are available (making the points required to be scored to 75) & if sponsored by a State/Territory government, the sponsorship points available are 10 (thus reducing the points to be scored to only 90). The subclass 475 visa is given for a period of 3 years and in order to get the permanent visa, the holder will have to reside in the regional area for a minimum of 2 years and should have worked for at least 1 year.
Eligibility for skilled regional sponsored visa (subclass 475)
To be eligible to apply for a Skilled - Regional Sponsored (subclass 475) visa, applicants must meet certain requirements.
- The person applying must be under 45 years of age and be sponsored by an eligible relative living in a designated area or sponsored by a state/territory government.
- Applicants must meet the English language requirement threshold of:
- competent English; or
- vocational English if the applicant's nominated occupation is a trade
- concessional competent English if the applicant has paid a fee to attend an English language course in a participating state or territory.
- The applicant must nominate an occupation listed on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) and have a suitable skills assessment from the relevent assessing authority for the nominated occupation.
- The person applying must have either:
- been employed for 12 out of the last 24 months in an occupation listed on the SOL; or
- met the two year study requirement in the last six months with Australian qualifications closely related to the nominated occupation.
The applicant must meet the points test threshold of 100 points and pass all health and character requirements.
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Also see points calculator for Skilled Immigration to UK
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