Skilled Nominated Provisional Visa subclass 491

Skilled Nominated Provisional Visa or Sponsored (Provisional) Visa Subclass 491

The Skilled Regional Sponsored visa is a provisional work visa for individuals who have the qualifications and skills required to address Australia’s skill shortage in Regional areas of Australia.

Skilled Regional Sponsored visa applicants are required to obtain points as per the current years requirement and must either obtain sponsorship from an eligible relative living in a Specified Regional Area of Australia or nomination from a participating State or Territory government.

The assessment is such that applicants are required to be under 45 years of age and be able to demonstrate that they have a qualification or the skills of an occupation on the

Australia’s Skilled Occupation List:

• Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) or
• Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL)
• Regional Occupation List (ROL

Applicants for an Australian Skilled Regional Sponsored visa must be willing to live and work in a Specified Regional Area of Australia for a minimum of three years. A Skilled Regional Sponsored Visa is valid for up to five years.

Benefits of this visa

This is a Skilled Nominated Provisional Visa leading to the pathway to the permanent residence visa. It lets you and any family members who have also been granted this visa

Stay in Australia for a min 3 years and then apply for the pathway to Permanent visa, With this you can

• work and study in Australia
• Sign up for Medicare, Australia’s healthcare and expense-reimbursement program.
• be able to travel to and from Australia for five years after receiving the visa.

To qualify for this visa

• You need minimum points to be invited by the State Nomination program. You must have been nominated by an Australian state or territory government agency, have an occupation on the appropriate skilled occupation list, and obtained a suitable skills assessment for that occupation at the time of applying through Skill Select
• Not yet turned 45 years of age
• Depending on the elements in the points test, you received the score mentioned in your letter of invitation
• At least competent English
• Meet health and character requirements