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Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa - Extended stay pathway (Subclass 489)

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Applicants must, at the time of application, hold one of the subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496 visas and have complied with all conditions of that visa for at least 2 years, and must never have held more than one of these visas. There is no age limit for this visa.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Applicants do not need to be nominated or sponsored again for this visa. If a state or territory government agency nominated them for their current skilled visa, they must live, work and study in regional and low-population growth metropolitan areas; if a relative sponsored them, they must live, work and study only in a specified area of Australia. The official source does not mention any job-offer or employer requirement.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Eligibility turns on the applicant's current provisional visa: at the time of applying, the applicant must hold a subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496 visa, have complied with all its conditions for at least 2 years, and never have held more than one of these visas. There is no age limit. The official source does not state any occupation, qualification, experience, salary or skill-level requirement.

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  • The official source does not state any occupation, qualification, experience, salary or skill-level requirement.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The visa restricts the holder to living, working and studying in a specified regional area. Members of the family unit can be included in the application when lodging it, and a dependent child can be added after lodgement but before a decision; family members applying must meet health and character requirements. The official source does not state any tie to an employer or occupation.

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How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

This temporary visa allows a stay for a total of 4 years counted from when the prior subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496 visa was granted. It cannot be extended, but if eligible, the holder might progress to permanent residence through the Skilled Regional (Residence) visa (subclass 887).

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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