The Skilled Work Regional (provisional) Visa subclass 491 is an Australian visa that enables skilled people with their families to live, work and study in the designated regional areas of Australia for a span of 5 years. It is a provisional visa. After 3 years of issuing this visa, the holder will be eligible to apply for Permanent Residence. It is mandatory for the visa applicant to have been nominated by an Australian state or territory government agency. If not, the visa applicant must be sponsored by an eligible family member residing in the designated regional area. The visa applicant must have received an Invitation to apply following a submission of an Expression of Interest in the SkillSelect.
The Skilled Work Regional (provisional) Visa subclass 491 has replaced the Skilled Regional Visa subclass 489 on 16th Nov 2019 as directed by the Australian Department of Home Affairs.
The Subclass 491 visa is a provisional, points tested visa. The following are the benefits attached to this visa Subclass 491:
To be eligible to apply for the visa, you are required to fulfill the following conditions:
Firstly you are bound to submit and Expression of Interest (EOI) in the SkillSelect expression your interest to apply for this Subclass 491 visa. SkillSelect will calculate your points score based on the information provided by you in EOI. If your score is at least 65 then you will be invited to apply.
If you indicated to be nominated, then your score will be visible to the state or territory government agencies and if them find you eligible, then will send you an invite to apply.
Your completed EOI is stored in SkillSelect and is valid for 2 years. You can update for any changes in the EOI as and when needed.
If invited to apply for visa, you will also receive an invitation from SkillSelect. You are required to submit all the necessary documents as evidence to support your identity, English skill levels, sponsor, skill assessment, relationship, character etc. to prove you meet all the specified eligibility criteria.
You have a period of 60 days from the date of invitation to apply for a valid visa online. Ensure that you do so before the invitation expires.
Processing times may vary for every application based on the facts and circumstances thereof. On an average, 25% applications for this Subclass 491 require 17 months to process whereas 90% of the applications require 30 months for processing.
The cost of applying for this visa starts from AUD 4,240 for the main applicant. Every single family member above 18 years of age applying for a visa with you will be charged AUD 2,120.
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