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Applicants must hold a Hong Kong passport or a British National (Overseas) passport and meet certain visa and residence requirements.
hold a Hong Kong passport or a British National (Overseas) passport
meet certain visa and residence requirements.
The official source does not state a requirement for a job offer, employer nomination or sponsor for this stream. Instead, the applicant must hold an eligible visa (a subclass 457, 482 or 485 visa granted on the basis of meeting the primary criteria) and have held it for at least 3 years, and any work or study done in the 3 years immediately before applying must have been in a designated regional area of Australia.
An eligible visa is a subclass 457, 482 or 485 visa granted to you on the basis of meeting the primary criteria.
You must hold an eligible visa at the time you make your visa application. You must have held that visa for at least 3 years before that date. Multiple visas, including visas of the same subclass, cannot be combined to meet this requirement.
Any work or study you did in the 3 years immediately before applying for this visa must have been in a designated regional area of Australia
The stream is for Hong Kong or British National (Overseas) passport holders who have demonstrated commitment to Australia. The applicant must hold an eligible visa (subclass 457, 482 or 485, granted on the basis of meeting the primary criteria) when applying and must have held it for at least 3 years before that date, must have been usually resident in a designated regional area of Australia for a continuous period of at least 3 years immediately before applying, any work or study done in those 3 years must have been in a designated regional area of Australia, and the applicant must have complied with the conditions of the eligible visa. The official source does not state an occupation, qualification, salary or skill-level requirement.
This visa lets eligible Hong Kong or British National (Overseas) passport holders who have demonstrated commitment to Australia, live and work in Australia permanently.
You must hold an eligible visa at the time you make your visa application. You must have held that visa for at least 3 years before that date.
An eligible visa is a subclass 457, 482 or 485 visa granted to you on the basis of meeting the primary criteria.
You must have been usually resident in a designated regional area of Australia for a continuous period of at least 3 years. This must be immediately before the date you apply for this visa.
Any work or study you did in the 3 years immediately before applying for this visa must have been in a designated regional area of Australia
You must have complied with the conditions attached to your eligible visa when in Australia. This requirement applies for the whole period you hold the visa(s).
Members of the family unit can be included in the application, either when lodging or added before a decision is made. Family members applying must meet health and character requirements. The official source does not state what work the visa allows or whether the holder is tied to an employer, occupation or sector.
You can include members of the family unit in your application.
This is a permanent visa allowing indefinite stay in Australia. Holders can travel to and from Australia as many times as they want for 5 years from the date the visa is granted; after that a Resident Return Visa is needed to re-enter as a permanent resident.
You can travel in and out of Australia as many times as you want for 5 years from the date we grant the visa.
This is a permanent visa. It lets you stay in Australia indefinitely.
The visa has a travel component that expires 5 years after the date of visa grant.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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