Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa
Subclass 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa – A temporary “regional” visa with a pathway to permanent residence.
If you are a skilled worker and
- your occupation is on the relevant “list” of occupations which can be used for this visa; and
- you have an Australian employer who is based in “Regional” Australia; and
- the employer is willing to nominate you for this visa,
then you may be eligible to apply for this visa.
The subclass 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa is only available in “Designated regional areas” of Australia. The current list of postcodes which are eligible for this visa can be found here: Working in Australia Regional Postcodes list.
The subclass 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa provides a pathway to permanent residence via the subclass 191 Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa when the visa applicant and any included family members have lived, worked and (where relevant) studied, in a Designated regional area of Australia for three years while holding the subclass 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa.
The information here is just a brief overview of the process and many other points may need to be considered. We have helped many applicants and their employers through this complex process, so please get in touch and we can help you decide whether or not this is the right visa option for you.
