All eligible and skilled workers and their families can be allowed to work, live, and study in Australia in their given regional areas for 5 years with the new subclass 491, Skilled Work Regional visa Australia. All visa holders can apply after 3 years for Residence Visa. For getting this visa, applicants should be:
The 491 visa is a skilled regional (Provisional) work visa which has come on November 16, 2019, to replace the existing 489 visa. It is basically a point tested and skilled visa. It comes with an age limit of 45 years and it calls for the positive assessment of skills.
For the 491 family stream, please check your occupation on the MLTSSL list. For getting this visa, your sponsor should be:
The visa is valid for five years. Conditions shall be applicable to enforce the intentions of the government that visa holders can work, live and study in regional areas only. Visa holders are eligible to move around regional areas, which exclude Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. Gold Coast and Perth are categorized under regional areas. You may work for any employer in any field in line with the residence and work conditions related to your visa.
As of November 16, 2019, there have been some changes in points test for skilled migration. The applicants for subclass 491 will be affected along with applicants for other visas for skilled migrations which haven’t been assessed on time. Here are some other point details –