Skilled Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 489)
The skilled work visa is a provisional visa for migrants to work and live in a regional area and sponsored by regional government or have a family member in regional area to sponsor.
Eligibility
·This is a provisional visa leading to a permanent visa, if all the conditions of permanent visa are met, can be lodged from inside and outside of Australia.
·Client must be under 45 years of age
·must have his occupation in the MLTSSL or STSOL (Short Term skilled occupation list), or ROL (Regional occupation list)
·client must possess competent level English language proficiency skill
·must have a positive skill assessment from the relevant skill assessing authority not more than 3 years old, in the same nominated occupation
·must attain a minimum point to become eligible to apply for this visa.