494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa

This is a temporary residency visa (with five-year travel facility) that allows an employer to hire a skilled overseas employee directly if they operate within a designated regional area (DRA). DRA is a very misleading term. DRA’s currently mean NOT Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane but may expand over time to include those areas which are borderline (ACT, Perth, Gold Coast) – time will tell.

This visa process is very similar to the 482 Temporary Skilled Shortage visa process except it is a five year visa leading to the subclass 191 Permanent Residence visa where the client has worked for three years living, studying and/or working in a DRA.

There is also a Labour Agreement stream as discussed in the 186 visa webpage.

You must:

be nominated by an approved work sponsor
have an occupation on a relevant skilled occupation list
have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation
be under 45 years of age
meet minimum standards of english language proficiency

How can TranQuill Legal help you?

There is so much more to this visa than can be concisely conveyed in a webpage. We highly recommend you arrange a consultation with us so we can discuss further with you. Contact one of our Registered Migration Agents today by calling our Canberra office on +61 (0)2 61405311 or email [email protected] or use our contact form and one of the team will be in touch to arrange a consultation within 24 business hours.