Australian government has issued a new permit ie. 494 Visa for entrance to Australia on the basis of the skills of visa applicants and the 10,000 places per year that are meant to be filled in regional areas under skill shortages list. It has been introduced in Nov., 2019 as an updated design of Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (187).
494 Visa Australia gives the eligibility to live and work in Australia and travel in or out of state for upto a long period of 5 years. After three years of the grant of this work visa, the person becomes eligible to apply for permanent citizenship.
The applicant must meet the following requirements before applying for this visa:
- He must have the skill or trade that is on skill shortages list in Australia.
- He must have three years of experience in that skill.
- He must accomplish minimum english standards.
- He must work for his sponsor or associated organization.
-He must be less than 45 years before the visa is permitted.
The associated employer must possess a labour agreement with the Australian government or must have applied for the same. The sponsor employer must be from regional areas only, other than main cities. These areas include Canberra, Geelong, Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Wollongong, Sunshine Coast and Hobart.
After all job processes and approval from the sponsor employer, the application for visa can be put online by logging in ImmiAccount.
The visa fee for main applicant is AU$4,045, AU$2025 for each dependent of 18 years and above AU$1010 for each dependent under 18 years. The charge may vary as a second installment for the dependent who does not meet the standard of functional english.
The documents required to apply for a 494 Visa Australia are:
-Proof of Identity and valid passport copies. - Proof of functional english.
- Proof of the appointment by the sponsor employer in Australia.
- Health certificate and health insurance proofs.
- Character certificate issued by police verifying that the person does not have any legal issues.
- ID documents of a married partner, marriage certificate or agreement of live in relationship.
Once the visa gets approved the person gets the eligibility to work in regional areas of Australia. He can buy a house in Australia after getting approval from Foreign Investment Review Board.
This visa grant lasts for five years only and can not be asked for further extension. Only the person can apply for a permanent visa after three years of the visa grant.
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