Apply for Australia PR with newly launched Subclass 491
Being an immigrant friendly country, Australia has attracted many immigrants, making it a metropolitan as well as a cosmopolitan nation. This culture of providing a true home to overseas migrant’s dates back to when European settlers came where in hopes of a better future, after which they decided to permanently settle here.
Be it the progressive economy comprising of diverse sectors, being created to promote global input and utilizing their talent, the island continent provides migrants with a runway for reaching new heights in terms of their career growth. One of the largest components of Australia visa programs have been the skilled migration and family re-union programs.
And with so many immigration programs, like Subclass 189 (Skilled Independent visa) or Subclass 190 (Skilled Nominated visa), there is a lot of scope for skilled professional who want to move to Australia along with their families. To join this list, is the newly introduced Subclass 491 or (Skilled Work Regional Visa) – Provisional, with effect from 16th November, 2019. This visa subclass has come in place of the previous subclass 489 visa. The subclass 491 visa is especially for skilled workers, and like 489 visas, is a point tested visa sub category.
In this category, the applicants are sponsored by a designated regional area of an Australian state or territory, or an eligible family member residing in a designated regional area of Australia. Some of the regional areas are Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Gold Coast and Hobart and not major cities like Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
The Australia visa requirements for applying for subclass 491 visa are:
- The applicant must be under 45 years of age
- They must have a minimum of 3 years of work experience in their field of interest
- Have had a valid and positive skills assessment conducted by a designated regional authority
- Must have proficiency in English language
- Be able to meet the health (by passing a medical exam or getting a thorough check up done) and character (morally fit disposition) requirements.
Once you hold this newly launched visa you can not live and work in a regional area of Australia for up to 5 years as well as include family members while filling out the application. Also, with this visa, you can pursue your studies in Australia, and since it is a temporary residency visa you can even transition this to a permanent residency visa, if and when you are eligible for the same. After 3 years, it will be the perfect time to transition for permanent residency, since these visas have priority processing attached to them. You can access for PR via Subclass 191 (Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional)) visa upon meeting certain eligibility requirements.
For more Australia Immigration latest news on Subclass 491 visa, you can visit our website or get in touch with our regulated visa consultants, who provide your assistance at every step of your immigration journey.
Requirments to get an Australian visa is hard but once after acquiring that we can get a comfortable and high-standard life there.Minimum of 60 points should be scored to get an Australian visa and a minimum of 75 points should be scored to get “Permanent Residence”