Overview
Skilled Employer Regional Sponsored Regional (Provisional) (Subclass 494)
It is a provisional employer-sponsored visa. The purpose of this visa is to allow businesses which are actively and lawfully operating in Regional Australia to nominate highly skilled professionals for provisional visas.
Criteria to be met by applicant:
- You must hold a suitable skills assessment for your nominated occupation
- You must have at least three years of full time and relevant skilled work experience
- You must be under 45 years of age
- You must demonstrate Competent English
Criteria to be met by employer:
- Located in a designated regional area of Australia
- be an approved work sponsor or have at least lodged an application to become a standard business sponsor.
- Have approval from Regional Certifying Body (RCB)
- have a nomination approval or lodge a nomination application for you
- employ you to work in the nominated occupation and in a position within the sponsoring business or an associated entity of that business,
This visa will allow you to
- live, work and study only in designated regional areas of Australia for 5 years
- travel to and from Australia for 5 years
- stay in Australia for up to 5 years. After 3 years on this visa you may be eligible to meet the requirements for a permanent Subclass 191 visa
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