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You must be under 35 years of age.
Eligible prospective subclass 485 visa applicants can make their visa application outside Australia during the concession period and be granted the visa while they are outside Australia.
We will only process your visa application if:
You are the main holder of a current student visa (but not one supported by the Defence or Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister);
You held a student visa within the past 6 months before your application and you now have a Bridging Visa A or Bridging Visa B, granted on the basis of a valid application for a visa
You held a student visa within the past 6 months before your application and you now hold a substantive visa
You are outside Australia and you hold or have held an eligible student visa (but not one supported by the Defence or Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister).
Note: To be eligible for this visa you must have completed your course in the 6 months immediately before the day you apply.
In the past 6 months before you applied for this visa you must have met the Australian study requirement. You will meet this if you are awarded at least one degree, diploma or trade qualification and:
Your course was a CRICOS-registered course
You successfully completed all course requirements
Your study was in English
You completed your course as a result of at least two academic years (92) weeks study
You completed your course in Australia in not less than 16 calendar months
You held an Australian visa that allowed you to study
When applying for this stream of the subclass 485, the course or courses must have resulted in a degree, diploma or trade qualification.
You can use more than one course to meet the 2 academic year component of the Australian study requirement, but each course used must be closely related to your nominated occupation.
You will need to:
Nominate 1 occupation on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) and
Have a degree, diploma or trade qualification closely related to that occupation and
Be assessed by a relevant assessing authority as having skills suitable for that occupation
You must nominate the occupation when you apply, or we can’t process your visa application. You can't change the occupation you nominate after you apply
The qualification must be closely related to that occupation.
Example: Acceptable combinations of qualification and nominated occupations include:
Nominating 'Physiotherapist' as your skilled occupation and a degree in physiotherapy in Australia
Nominating 'Air-conditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber' as your skilled occupation and having a Certificate III in Plumbing and a Diploma of Plumbing and Services in Australia
Example: Not acceptable combinations of study of qualification and nominated occupation include:
An applicant's nominated occupation is Registered Nurse but they satisfied the 'Australian study requirement' on the basis of having completed a Bachelor of Commerce.
Additionally, your skills must be assessed by a relevant assessing authority as suitable for the nominated occupation. For example, if you nominated ‘Speech Pathologist’, the authority you must get an assessment from is Speech Pathology Australia.
If your skills are assessed on the basis of a qualification you got in Australia when you held a student visa, the qualification must be from studying a course registered on CRICOS.
You must provide evidence when you apply that you have at least applied for a skills assessment, or we cannot process your visa application.
It is your responsibility to arrange for the skills assessment. Contact the relevant assessing authority well before you apply for this visa, because each assessing authority has its own assessment procedures, timeframes and charges.
Some assessing authorities only provide assessments that are valid for a set period. It is your responsibility to check that this period has not expired by the time we make a decision. If there is no set period, then you must have obtained the assessment within the last 3 years.
IELTS Overall score of at least 6 with a minimum score of 5 for each of the 4 parts
PTE Overall score of at least 50 with a minimum score of 36 for each of the 4 parts
or TOEFL IBT / OET / Cambridge C1 Advanced test also acceptable
Application Process
Apply your 485 GWS visa
Gather your documents (Provide proof of your study, qualifications, skills assessment, identity and relationships. You will also need to provide documents for your family members)
Wait for the Visa outcome
Granted your 485 GWS visa
You must be under 50 years of age.
This stream is only available if you applied for, and were granted, your first student visa to Australia on or after 5 November 2011.
We will process your visa application if:
You are the main holder of a current student visa, (but not one supported by the Defence or Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister)
You held a student visa within the past 6 months before your application and you now have a Bridging Visa A or Bridging Visa B, granted on the basis of a valid application for a visa
You held a student visa within the past 6 months before your application and you now hold a substantive visa you held a student visa within the past 6 months before your application and you now hold a substantive visa
You are outside Australia and you hold or have held an eligible student visa, (but not one supported by the Defence or Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister).
Note: To be eligible for this visa you must have completed your course in the 6 months immediately before the day you apply.
The Post-study Work stream of the subclass 485 visa is for international students with eligible qualifications, regardless of their field of study. You must have also met the Australian study requirement within the past six months.
The qualification that you have completed must be an eligible degree. This means a:
Bachelor degree
Bachelor (honours) degree
Masters by coursework degree
Masters (extended) degree
Masters by research degree
Doctoral degree
If you have studied a standalone diploma or trade qualification, you are not eligible to be granted a visa in this stream.
In the past 6 months before you applied for this visa you must have met the Australian study requirement. You will meet this if you are awarded at least one degree, diploma or trade qualification and:
Your course was a Commonwealth Register of Institutions and courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)-registered course
You successfully completed all course requirements
Your study was in English
You completed your course as a result of at least two academic years (92) weeks study
You completed your course in Australia in not less than 16 calendar months
You held an Australian visa that allowed you to study
Student visa holders affected by COVID-19 travel restrictions, can count online study towards the Australian Study Requirement.
You must attach the completed and signed form to your Temporary Graduate visa application. Failure to attach this form when you apply may cause processing delays.
IELTS Overall score of at least 6 with a minimum score of 5 for each of the 4 parts
PTE Overall score of at least 50 with a minimum score of 36 for each of the 4 parts
or TOEFL IBT / OET / Cambridge C1 Advanced test also acceptable
Application Process:
Apply your 485 GWS visa
Gather your documents (Provide proof of your study, qualifications, skills assessment, identity and relationships. You will also need to provide documents for your family members)
Wait for the Visa outcome
Granted your 485 GWS visa
You must be under 50 years of age.
Were granted your first Temporary Graduate visa in the post-study work stream; or
Were granted a Temporary Graduate visa in the replacement stream based on holding your first Temporary Graduate visa in the post-study work stream.
You must continue to hold a valid first Temporary Graduate visa in the post-study work stream, or a Temporary Graduate visa in the replacement stream when you apply for a second Temporary Graduate post-study work stream visa.
Eligible prospective applicants for the second Temporary Graduate post-study work stream visa and accompanying dependents must make their visa application in Australia, but during the concession period they may be granted the visa while they are outside Australia.
Subsequent entrants, like your family members, may make their visa application in or outside Australia once you hold your visa.
We will process your visa application if you are the main holder of a current Temporary Graduate visa in the post-study work stream or the replacement stream.
You must have obtained your qualification that led to the grant of your first Temporary Graduate visa in the post-study work stream, from an Australian education provider who is registered on CRICOS and offer degree-level programs. The campus that you studied at must have been based in a designated regional area.
As the holder of a first Temporary Graduate visa in the post-study work stream, or a Temporary Graduate visa in the replacement stream, you must have lived only in a designated regional area for at least 2 years immediately before applying for the second Temporary Graduate post-study work stream visa. To do this, show us evidence that in the last 2 years, you resided in a designated regional area.
Designated regional areas are divided into two categories: Category 2 “Cities and Major Regional Centres” and Category 3 “Regional Centres and Other Regional Areas".
If you have lived only in a Category 2 area, you can only be granted an additional 1 year visa.
If you have lived only in a Category 3 area, you can only be granted an additional 2 year visa.
If you have moved between categories you will be considered for the shorter visa.
If you have been away from your usual residence for a holiday or short work trip, it will not change the way we assess your usual residence.
The table below provides a guide on the residence and study requirements for the second Temporary Graduate post-study work stream visa.
If you worked and/or studied while you held your first Temporary Graduate visa in the post-study work stream, or your Temporary Graduate visa in the replacement stream, the work and study must have been in the designated regional area.
You may be asked to provide further information or evidence of your work or study.
Application Process
Apply your 485 Second Post-Study Work stream visa
Gather your documents (You need to provide documents to support your application. The migration can make a decision using the information you provide when you lodge your application. Provide as much information as possible with your application. Some documents could take some time to get. Have them ready when you submit the application to reduce delays in processing.)
Wait for the Visa outcome
Granted your 485 Second Post-Study Work stream visa
You must be under 50 years of age.
Apply before 1 January 2027
Be in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance
This stream is only available to current or former Temporary Graduate visa holders who lost time in Australia as a result of COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Hold a Temporary Graduate visa as the main holder; or
Have held a Temporary Graduate visa as the main holder and currently hold another substantive visa, or a Bridging visa A or Bridging visa B.
You have held a Graduate Work stream or first Post Study Work stream Temporary Graduate visa that was:
Granted before 15 December 2021 and
In effect on or after 1 February 2020
Have lost time on your visa because of Australia’s COVID-19 travel restrictions. This means:
If you were in Australia when your original Temporary Graduate visa was granted, you have been outside of Australia while holding this visa between 1 February 2020 and 14 December 2021
If you were outside Australia when your original Temporary Graduate visa was granted, you entered Australia on that visa, and the departed Australia on that visa before 15 December 2021
Have not had your Temporary Graduate visa, or any visa granted after you held your Temporary Graduate visa, cancelled, unless it was cancelled because you asked for it to be, or the decision to cancel the visa was set aside by the Tribunal.
Apply your 485 replacement stream visa
Gather your documents (You need to provide documents to support your application. The migration can make a decision using the information you provide when you lodge your application. Provide as much information as possible with your application. Some documents could take some time to get. Have them ready when you submit the application to reduce delays in processing.)
Wait for the Visa outcome
Granted your 485 replacement stream visa
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