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Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489)

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

This is a temporary visa family for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia, with three pathways: Invited (closed to new applications), Extended stay (for existing holders of certain skilled regional visas), and Subsequent entry (for family members of a holder). Family members can be brought, and if granted, holders might be able to apply for the Skilled Regional (Permanent) visa (subclass 887).

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    For skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia
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    If you are granted this visa, you might be able to apply for the Skilled Regional (Permanent) visa (subclass 887)

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

On the Invited pathway of the Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489), which is closed to new applications, the applicant must be nominated to apply by a state or territory government agency, or an eligible relative must sponsor them. On the Extended stay pathway, the applicant does not need to be nominated or sponsored again. Holders can work in any occupation and for any employer, in line with the work and residence conditions attached to the visa. The official source does not state an employer-nomination or job-offer requirement.

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  • The official source does not state an employer-nomination or job-offer requirement.

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

The three pathways have materially different eligibility profiles: the Invited pathway (closed to new applications) was for invited skilled workers; the Extended stay pathway requires holding a subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496 visa and living, working and studying in specified regional areas; the Subsequent entry pathway requires being a member of the family unit of someone who holds a 475, 487, 489, 495 or 496 visa.

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

Family unit members can be brought on the Invited and Extended stay pathways, and the Subsequent entry pathway exists specifically for a family member of an existing 489 (or 475/487/495/496) visa holder to join them, restricted to living, working and studying in specified regional areas of Australia.

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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?

Duration differs by pathway: the Invited pathway grants 4 years, the Extended stay pathway grants 4 years from the date the prior skilled visa was granted, and the Subsequent entry pathway lasts until the family member's own visa ends. If granted a 489 visa, the holder might be able to progress to the Skilled Regional (Permanent) visa (subclass 887).

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