This is the best way of immigration to Australia for candidates who have a low score and is a provisional visa for skilled nominated applicants. Under this category, the Australian state sponsors skilled people who wish to live and work in Australia’s regional or low population area are granted permission. Sometimes a skill or talent is in huge demand in a regional area in Australia, in those cases, this is the most suitable mode to immigrate. The validity of this pathway is for four years, and sponsorship from a particular state or territory becomes mandatory. The Regional Sponsored Visa (Subclass 489) was designed to encourage skilled workers and their families to live and work in specified regional or low-population parts of Australia for up to four years
The 489 visa is now closed to new applications In November 2019, the 489 Visa was replaced by the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) – Subclass 491 Visa
The 489 Skilled Regional (Provisional) Visa allows you to:
-> Stay in Australia for up to 4 years
-> Live, work and study in a specified region of Australia
-> Travel to and from Australia as many times as you want, while the visa is valid
-> Apply for Permanent Skilled Regional 887 Visa (if eligible)
If you are nominated for this visa, you will need to live and work in a regional or low-population growth metropolitan area
If you are sponsored by a relative, you will need to live, work and study only in a designated area of Australia.
If your 489 visa is expiring soon and you can apply for Permanent Skilled Regional 887 Visa (if eligible)
You may also be eligible to apply for one of the below permanent skilled or employer sponsored visas:
• 189 visa
• 190 visa
• 186 visa (ENS visa)
There are three pathways to the visa:
-> the Extended stay pathway
-> the Invited pathway
-> the Subsequent entry pathway
This visa might lead to a permanent Skilled Regional visa (subclass 887).