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485 Post-Vocational Education Work stream Or Post-Higher Education Work stream
Post-Vocational Education Work stream – This visa is for international students who have recently graduated with qualifications that are relevant to specific occupations Australia needs. It lets you live, study and work in Australia temporarily.
Post-Higher Education Work stream –This visa is for international students who have recently graduated with a degree from an Australian institution. It lets you live, work and study in Australia, temporarily.
485 Visa Post-Vocational Education Work Stream Overview
The Temporary Graduate visa allows international students who have completed their studies in Australia to continue to live and work in Australia on a temporary basis. The minimum requirements for the Post-Vocational Education Work stream of this visa are set out below:
485 Visa Post-Vocational Education Work Stream Requirements
At the time that you lodge your visa application, you must:
- be under 35 years old (except for Hong Kong and British National Overseas passport holders)
- hold an eligible student visa, or have held an eligible student visa within the last 6 months
- nominate an occupation that is included on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)
- have applied to have your skills assessed by the appropriate Australian skills assessing authority as suitable for your nominated occupation
NOTE: For your application to be successful, your skills must be assessed as relevant to your nominated occupation.
- within the last 6 months, have completed one or more qualifications that are closely related to your nominated occupation, following at least 2 years of study in Australia
- have the required level of English proficiencye.
- hold a valid passport issued by the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland (and you are a citizen of that country) OR
- an IELTS overall test score of at least 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in EACH test component) OR
- an OET test score of at least B in EACH test component OR
- a TOEFL iBT overall test score of at least 83 (with a minimum of 7 for listening, 8 for reading, 16 for speaking and 18 for writing) OR
- a PTE Academic overall test score of at least 57 (with a minimum of 43 for listening, 48 for reading, 42 for speaking and 51 for writing) OR
- a CAE (Advanced) test score of at least 176 (with a minimum of 162 in EACH test component)
NOTE: In each case, the test must have been undertaken within the 12 months PRIOR to lodging the visa application.
- have made adequate arrangements for health insurance during your stay in Australia, and meet the relevant health and character criteria
Step 1: Consultation
The first step is to schedule a consultation with one of our Registered Migration Agents. During the consultation, we will assess your situation and your background.
Note: it is ultimately the evidence that you can obtain supporting your claims that is the determining factor. We will need to review your evidence as an eligibility assessment prior to commencing the skills assessment.
We will send you a fixed fee quote following the consultation which breaks down the applicable fees for each step.
We offer split fee payments to assist you financially during the preparation stages of your Graduate visa journey.
Step 2: Eligibility Assessment
We will first conduct an initial assessment of your eligibility for this visa. This involves reviewing your recent study, English language skills and other circumstances, to establish whether or not you are likely to meet the relevant requirements. We will also consider which MLTSSL occupation(s) you are likely to be able to nominate, and whether or not you are potentially eligible for a positive skills assessment from the relevant assessing authority for that occupation.
We will then provide you with informed and comprehensive advice about your ability to meet the minimum standards that the Department of Home Affairs (the DHA) requires of applicants for this visa.
Note: Our initial assessment of your eligibility does not guarantee that you will in fact successfully apply for this visa. The authority to decide and approve a visa application rests solely with the DHA.
Step 3: Skills Assessment
Should our initial assessment indicate that you are eligible for a positive skills assessment and meet the minimum requirements for this visa, we will prepare your skills assessment application.
For each skilled occupation listed on the MLTSSL, the DHA has specified an assessing authority that may carry out skills assessments for that occupation. Only a skills assessment conducted by the relevant assessing authority will be accepted by the DHA in support of a visa application.
We will provide you with a full list of the information and documents required to support your application. When you have provided the necessary details and documents, along with the required assessment fee, we will lodge your application with the applicable skills assessing authority.
Step 4: Visa Application
Once your skills assessment application has been lodged, you must apply for an Australian Federal Police clearance and provide any other required information and supporting documents. We will then prepare and lodge your visa application with the DHA for assessment. The main criterion is that you meet the requirements referred to above.
You must be in Australia both when your application is lodged and when your visa is granted, unless a concession applies. Should your application be successful, you will be granted a visa allowing you to live and work in Australia for 18 months. Hong Kong and British National (Overseas) passport holders may stay for up to 5 years.
PLEASE NOTE: We estimate that it may take several weeks to prepare and lodge your application, with the time taken largely dependent on how promptly you provide us with the necessary supporting information and documents.
The time that it takes the DHA to process your application is dependent upon its processing time service standards, and may also vary due to a number of other factors, including the complexity of your case, perceived risk factors and processing priorities. Please contact us for current information regarding likely processing timeframes for this type of application.
485 Visa Post-Higher Education Work stream Overview
The 485 – Skilled – Graduate visa allows international students who have completed their studies in Australia to live and work in Australia on a temporary basis. The minimum requirements for the Post-Higher Education Work stream of this visa are set out below:
485 Visa Post-Higher Education Work stream Requirements
At the time that you lodge your visa application, you must:
- be under 35 years old (except for Hong Kong and British National Overseas passport holders)
- hold an eligible student visa, or have held an eligible student visa within the last 6 months
NOTE: You must have applied for (and been granted) your FIRST Australian Student visa on or after 5 November 2011.
- within the last 6 months, have completed one or more of the qualifications listed below, following at least 2 years of study in Australia:
- bachelor’s degree (with or without honours)
- master’s degree (by coursework or research)
- master’s extended degree
- doctoral degree
- have the required level of English proficiencye.
- hold a valid passport issued by the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland (and you are a citizen of that country) OR
- an IELTS overall test score of at least 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in EACH test component) OR
- an OET test score of at least B in EACH test component OR
- a TOEFL iBT overall test score of at least 83 (with a minimum of 7 for listening, 8 for reading, 16 for speaking and 18 for writing) OR
- a PTE Academic overall test score of at least 57 (with a minimum of 43 for listening, 48 for reading, 42 for speaking and 51 for writing) OR
- a CAE (Advanced) test score of at least 176 (with a minimum of 162 in EACH test component)
NOTE: In each case, the test must have been undertaken within the 12 months PRIOR to lodging the visa application.
- have made adequate arrangements for health insurance during your stay in Australia, and meet the relevant health and character criteria
Step 1: Consultation
The first step is to schedule a consultation with one of our Registered Migration Agents. During the consultation, we will assess your situation and your background.
We will send you a fixed fee quote following the consultation.
We offer split fee payments to assist you financially during the preparation stages of your Graduate visa journey.
Step 2: Application Process
Before lodging your visa application, you must apply for an Australian Federal Police clearance and provide any other required information and supporting documents. Once you have taken these steps, we will prepare your visa application and lodge it with the Department of Home Affairs (the DHA) for assessment. The main criterion is that you meet the requirements referred to above. You must also be in Australia when your application is lodged.
Should your application be successful, you will be granted a visa allowing you to live and work in Australia on a temporary basis. You may be either in Australia or outside Australia when your visa is granted.
Visa Period
The length of your stay in Australia will depend on the level of your Australian study qualification.
- Bachelor degree (including honours) – 2 years
- Masters (coursework and extended) – 2 years
- Masters (research) – 3 years
- Doctoral degree – 3 years
The DHA will determine the stay period for graduate certificates or graduate diplomas by the course they were packaged with.
The length of stay for Indian nationals, as agreed in the Australia India – Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA), is as follows:
- Bachelor degree (including honours) – 2 years
- Bachelor degree (with first class honours in STEM, including ICT) – 3 years
- Masters (coursework, extended and research) – 3 years
- Doctoral degrees (PhD) – 4 years
Hong Kong and British National Overseas passport holders may stay up to 5 years.
PLEASE NOTE: We estimate that it may take several weeks to prepare and lodge your application, with the time taken largely dependent on how promptly you provide us with the necessary supporting information and documents.
The time that it takes the DHA to process your application is dependent upon its processing time service standards, and may also vary due to a number of other factors, including the complexity of your case, perceived risk factors and processing priorities. Please contact us for current information regarding likely processing timeframes for this type of application.
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