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Skilled Regional visa

You can apply for an 887 permanent visa if you have previously held a 489 visa and meet the qualifying conditions. People who have previously had an appropriate visa and lived and worked in certain regional Australian locations are eligible for this visa.

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Skilled Regional visa (subclass 887)

You can travel to Australia on this visa to live and work permanently.

You can apply for an 887 permanent visa if you have previously held a 489 visa and meet the qualifying conditions. People who have previously had an appropriate visa and lived and worked in certain regional Australian locations are eligible for this visa. It is a long-term visa. When you apply for this visa and it is approved, you must be physically present in Australia.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SKILLED REGIONAL VISA

When you apply for this visa, you must be eligible for it. For this, there are some requirements related to Residency, Work, Language, and Character.

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS

When you apply for this visa, you must have spent at least 2 years overall on one or more of the following visas:

WORK REQUIREMENTS

You must have one or more of the following qualifying skilled visas at the time you apply for this visa. You must have worked there full-time for at least 12 months:

35 hours a week is considered a full-time job. To meet these criteria, you can mix work from two part-time jobs that you hold simultaneously. You are free to pursue the job you've chosen or any other.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

When we decide on your application, you are required to:

CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS

To go to or reside in Australia, you must be morally upright. You must demonstrate excellent character and pass the character test.

Section 501 of the Migration Act of 1958 specifies character standards. They aid in our assessment of your moral character.

If you're applying for any of the following, you must fulfill the character requirements:

APPLYING IN AUSTRALIA

You may apply online for this visa. You must be in Australia at the time of application, together with any family members accompanying you.

With this visa you have access:

There may be a delay before newly arrived residents receive certain payments and benefits from the Australian Government.

BASIC ELIGIBILITY

You must:

INCLUDE FAMILY MEMBERS

It is permissible to include your family in your application if they possess an acceptable visa at the time of application. Each family member who qualifies for this visa must be listed on your application when it is submitted. Family members cannot be added after your application has been filed.

If they have an eligible visa that was issued because they were a member of your family unit, you can add family members who no longer fit the standard definition of a family unit member. This clause would be applicable, for instance, if you wanted to add a kid to your application who has turned 23 since they were given a visa that qualifies them.

All members of your family must meet our standards for morality and physical fitness. Health and character standards may also apply to family members who aren't traveling with you to Australia.

YOU MUST DO

Before submitting this application, you must inform us whether you have a child born in Australia since you received your existing visa. Learn what to do if your child is born after your current visa is issued. You won't be able to submit your child's application online if we haven't connected their current visa to their passport.