Skilled Regional Visa (Subclass 489) & Skilled Work Regional Visa (Subclass 491)
Skilled Regional Visa (Subclass 489)
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For skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia.
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You can bring your family
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If you are granted this visa, you might be able to apply for the Skilled Regional (Permanent) visa (subclass 887)

Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)
Invited pathway
This is a temporary visa. It is for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia.
This visa is closed to new applications.
Stay :
4 years
Cost :
From AUD4,115
Processing Time :
- 25% of Applications: 20 months
- 50% of Applications: 23 months
- 75% of Applications: 28 months
- 90% of applications: 32 months

Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)
Extended stay pathway
This is a temporary visa. It is for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia.
- You need to live, work and study in specified regional areas of Australia
- You must hold a subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496 visa
Stay :
4 years from the date your current skilled visa was granted
Cost :
From AUD365
Processing Time :
There are no standard processing times available for this pathway.

Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)
Subsequent entry pathway
This visa is for a member of the family unit of someone who holds a Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) or a subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496 visa.
- You need to live, work and study in specified regional areas of Australia
- You must be a member of the family unit of someone who holds a 475, 487, 489, 495 or 496
Stay :
Until the visa that your family member holds ends.
Cost :
From AUD4,115
Processing Time :
There are no standard processing times available for this pathway.
Skilled Regional Visa (Subclass 491)
A visa for skilled people nominated by a state or territory government to live and work in regional Australia

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa -
Main applicant
This is a provisional visa. It is for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia
- Stay in Australia for 5 years
- Live, work and study in a designated regional area of Australia
- Travel to and from Australia as many times as you want, while the visa is valid
- Apply for permanent residence after 3 years from the time your visa is granted
Stay :
5 Years
Cost :
From AUD4,115
Processing Time :
- 25% of Applications: 3 months
- 50% of Applications: 6 months
- 75% of Applications: 9 months
- 90% of applications: 22 months

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa – Subsequent entrant
This visa is for a member of the family unit of someone who holds a Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
- be one of the members of the family unit, of a subclass 491 visa holder.
Stay :
Until the visa that your family member holds ends.
Cost :
From AUD4,115
Processing Time :
- 25% of Applications: 6 months
- 50% of Applications: 7 months
- 75% of Applications: 13 months
- 90% of applications: 23 months