Temporary Graduate Visa – Subclass 485

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    Temporary Graduate Visa Subclass 485

    You are studying in Australia and you would like to stay and work here. The temporary graduate visa subclass 485 is a temporary work visa for you to live and work in Australia upon completion of your course.

    How This Visa Works

    There are three streams for the Temporary Graduate visa:

    • Post-vocational education work-stream which is valid for 18 months, Hong Kong and British National Overseas passport holders may stay for 5 years.
    • Post-Higher Education work stream which is valid for either two or four years, depending on the qualification completed. Hong Kong and British National Overseas passport holders may stay for 5 years.
    • Second Post – Higher Education Work Stream is for Temporary graduates with a Post-Study Work, Post-Higher Education Work, or Replacement visa, and who holds a degree from an Australian Regional Institution may be eligible for an additional 1-2 years of visa validity

     

    There are no restrictions on work or study. With a subclass 485 visa you’ll be able to:

    • Work with no restrictions
    • Complete a professional year to be able to score additional points in a skilled application.
    • Study to improve your English skills
    • Travel in or out of Australia.

     

    General requirements for the two streams:

    • You must be younger than 35 years of age at the time you apply for this visa, exceptions apply.
    • You must hold an eligible visa at the time you apply for this visa, e.g. student visa
    • You must have held a Student visa in the last 6 months
    • You must have met the two-year Australian study requirement in the past six months; this is two academic years with at least a total of 92 weeks being the duration of one or more courses
    • You must provide evidence that you have at least competent English, which is an IELTS (or equivalent) test result overall at least 6.5 with at least 5.5 in each band.
    • You must have acceptable health insurance in Australia and meet Australian health and character requirements.

     

    Specific Requirement requirements for the two streams:

    Post-Vocational Education Work Stream

      • Only valid for 18 months,
      • You must be aged 35 years or under when you apply. You can be under 50 years of age when you apply if you hold a Hong Kong or British National Overseas passport
      • Each degree, diploma or trade qualification used to meet the Australian study requirement is closely related to your nominated skilled occupation.
      • Your nominated occupation must be on the Core Skills Occupations List (CSOL) and your skills have been assessed (or lodged for assessment) by a relevant assessing authority as suitable for your nominated skilled occupation (‘suitable skills assessment’).
      • You may include family unit members in your application at the time of lodgment, provided they are in Australia.

     

    Post-Higher Education Work Stream

    • A 2 year visa can be granted for a Bachelor or Master’s coursework degree.
    • A 3 year visa can be granted for a research Master or PhD degree.
    • Indian nationals who complete a PhD can be granted up to 4 years;
    • Hong Kong and British National Overseas passport holders can be granted  up to 5 years.
    • Must be 35 years of age or under when apply.
    • Age can be under 50 years if you complete a Masters(research) or Doctoral Degree(PhD) degree or if you hold a Hong Kong or British National Overseas passport.
    • Your first student visa to Australia was lodged on or after 5 November 2011.
    • You must have completed one or more of the following qualifications in Australia :

     

    Second Post-Higher Education Work Stream

    • This is for the visa holder who are holding a post-higher Education work, Post Study work or replacement visa.
    • A extra 1 or 2 years visa can be granted if you studied and graduated from the Designated regional areas.
    • The current and future temporary graduate visa holder from Hong Kong may have a pathway to permanent residence after 5 years.
    • You may include family unit members in your application at the time of lodgment, provided they are in Australia.

     

    Temporary Graduate visa – gateway to other visas in Australia

    A 485 visa holder may be able to apply for further stay in Australia, such as via Employer Sponsorship or Skilled Migration.

     Please call (02) 94116000 or email info@australiamigrate.com our team of experienced migration agents for immediate and accurate advice.



    What Does This Visa Let You Do?

    A 485 visa holder may be able to apply for further stay in Australia, via Employer Sponsorship, Skilled Migration or a Partner visa program.


    Subclass 485 Frequently Asked Questions

    Client Story

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    RANJEET KUMAR

    Ranjeet Kumar, a young man from India, studied and completed Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery and Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management at one Sydney’s hospitality management institutes in June 2020. His course took him 2 years and 3 months to complete. He approached us to help with his 485 Graduate Visa application.

    AustraliaMigrate advised him that a skill assessment as a chef with TRA was required.  As he had not completed a degree level qualification he could not apply for the Post Study Work Stream. Fortunately, his occupation of chef was on the 485 list of occupations.

    We assisted Ranjeet to apply for his Skills Assessment with TRA and he received a successful outcome. With a positive skill assessment, Ranjeet’s 485 application was lodged together with the other documents required at the lodgement stage, such as an English language test (IELTS or PTE). His visa was granted for 18 months which means he has time to build his work experience as a chef.

    Why AustraliaMigrate?

    “AustraliaMigrate Pty Ltd has been helping people around the world successfully apply for Australian visas for over 20 years.
    Our professional specialists are highly experienced in the migration environment.”

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    Our specialists assist in preparing and reviewing your documents and forms before submitting for successful approval. We strive to make the whole immigration process hassle-free for you.

    We have a very high success rate of visa approval and a solid reputation resulting in a large amount of repeat business. We provide immigration services to individuals, families and companies, whether they are small or public companies and in any industry.

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