Showing posts with label 491 visa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 491 visa. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

What You should Learn About The Requirements To Apply Under Australia 491 visa

The Kangaroo land, Australia is highly developed country where several industries effectively running in the entire nation. Many professionals from around the world desire to start their new life in thriving economy but only few of them have the chance to make their dream possible. Now, Australia 491 visa is such an appropriate visa which helps you out to make your Australia dream successful.
To gain 491 visa is a comprehensive process that you need to undertake through essential steps that are laid down under the visa. After holding this visa, you are able to stay and work in Australia for five years on temporary basis. You can live along with your family members through the attaining this visa. Apart from this, you are also eligible to apply for permanent residency visa once you lived for three years in Australia.
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Do you want to know more about Australia Visa 491? The visa operates sophisticated points based system under which includes various factors depending upon individual to individual. The foremost criteria includes are  your current age, education, Language skills assessment, Skilled work experience for both inside or outside Australia, spouse or partner skills assessment and nomination or sponsorship provided by designated regional areas of Australia.
Under 491 visa, you can apply in Australia’s designated regional areas like in Northern territory, Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania. On its point’s assessment grid, you must score at least 65 immigration points out of 100. Though, the more your points, the higher priority will be allotted to you.
Check your points using Australia 491 Visa point calculator!
Besides its point test, there is other eligibility requirements which you need to put through for obtaining 491 visa. These are pointed out in the following as:
  • While you lodge a visa application, you must be under 45 years of age.
  • You must have relevant skilled work experience to apply under 491 Visa. However, gaining higher number of years of experience will give you more priority.
  • You must proof your English language proficiency ability. For that purpose, you are suggested to attempt for IELTS exam under which a minimum 6.5 bands are required to score in each four sections, namely, reading, writing, listening and speaking. On the other side, you can take other English language exams also like PTE, TOEFL.
  • You must have skill assessment to gain 491 visa.
  • You must possess relevant educational qualifications to fulfill the requirements of Australia 491 visa.
  • You must be nominated or sponsored by one who is living in Australia designated territory and hence, you will get an additional 15 points under 491 visa through getting nomination or sponsorship.
  • You must meet health and character requirements.
  • If you have partner or spouse, then you can add his/her points to effectively gain visa 491.


Hence, the above are just certain Australia 491 visa requirements. For better clarification, it is suggested to connect with visa experts at Aptech Global. By filling the online assessment form, you  will soon receive a call back from one of our Australia visa consultants.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Australia Regional 491 Visa status as on 26th January 2020

Australia Regional Subclass 491 visa is a provisional visa which grants you to live and reside for a period of 5 years in the designated regional area or territory of Australia. Various Regional regions are open as of now and you can apply for any of Australia regional area. The date of opening visa nomination is mentioned as follows:
  • Australia Capital Territory (ACT): The 491 visa status is already open and the date of submitting applications for 491 Canberra matrix started from 1st January 2020.
  • New South Wales (NSW): The Territory of NSW has commenced its nominations from mid January 2020. You can apply for this territory.
  • Northern Territory (NT): Applications for Northern Territory nomination has closed on 16th November 2019 and the date to restart its nominations start from 9 December 2019.
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  • Queensland (QLD): Applicants can apply for Queensland Regional territory and date for nomination start from 25th November 2019.
  • South Australia (SA): In order to get nomination from South Australia, it is open right now. From 4th December 2019, the regional territory is accepting its applications for nominations.
  • Tasmania (TAS): Interested applicants can apply for Tasmania nomination right now under the subclass 491 visa.
  • Victoria (VIC): The Applications for nomination of Victoria under Subclass 491 visa begins from 18th November 2019. You can apply for Victoria regional territory.
  • Western Australia (WA): If you want to get nominations from Western Australia regional territory, then the territory started to accept applications from 9th December 2019.
For latest updates about Australia 491 visa, stay tune with Aptech Global. Once you fill the online assessment form, one of our Australia visa consultant contact and reach you shortly.  
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Australia Subclass Regional 491 Visas State Nomination

The newly Skilled Work Regional Subclass 491 visa allows skilled workers with their families to live and work in Regional areas or territory for up to 5 years time period. The 491 visa offers a pathway to permanent residency after completing 3 years.
There are two streams under the Subclass 491 visa as family sponsored and state nominated visa. Under family sponsored visa, it requires a relative living in regional territory of Australia who is willing to sponsor you and occupation must be listed under MLTSSL (medium and long term strategic skill list). While the sate nominated visa is often considered as easier because of longer list available and you only need to score a minimum immigration points to get an invitation.
Aspiring applicants are required to check the information carefully to meet all the requirements for nomination.
  • Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
The state of ACT has their own point matrix for selecting applicants for nomination. Candidates who are onshore and live in Canberra, they must have been in Canberra for a minimum 3 months before their application work for an ACT employer for 3 months.
The ACT Australian State nominates offshore candidates who have not lived in other Australian territory within 12 months.
  • New South Wales (NSW)
If the applicants are onshore and seek out for nomination for NSW, they are required to show that they have been working in nominated occupation and residing in NSW for a minimum 12 months.
  • Northern Territory (NT)
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The state of Northern territory nominates onshore candidates who have been lived in the territory for a minimum 6 months and worked full time in their nominated occupation. You also have to show you have ongoing prospects of employment under the nominated occupation.
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Monday, December 2, 2019

Australia’s Business & Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) Program

The Australia’s Queensland state Nomination skilled program is currently closed for (Subclass 190) Skilled Nominated (Permanent Visa). While the Queensland state nomination program remains open for (Subclass 491) Skilled Work Regional Visa.
Candidates have to meet any of the following points before you submit an EOI (Expression of Interest) as per your current circumstances:
1. Applicants are working in Queensland.
2. Applicants are offshore.
3. Applicants are Queensland postgraduate Alumni.
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In addition to these, candidates are required to check carefully their occupation must be mentioned under the Queensland Skilled Occupation List. If the candidate is failed to meet the eligibility criteria or their occupation is not been listed or has been removed from the Queensland skilled occupation list, they are requested to not to submit their EOI (Expression of Interest).
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Monday, November 25, 2019

Total number of EOIs required for Australian newly regional 491 for Family-Sponsored

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has suggested that mainly NON-PRO RATA occupations on (MLTSSL) Medium and long term strategic skill list will now be invited for 491 family-sponsored visas. It will become almost impossible to get invitations under PRO-RATA occupation because these places will be taken up by an Australian 189 visa in each round. Thus, it is equivalent to the old 1489 policy.
As per DHA, it is stated that” If all the places are used up by Australian Subclass 189 visas, further there will be no invitations that are issued for Regional Subclass 491 under these occupations”.
According to estimation by DHA, there are approx. 18,000 EOIs (Expression of Interest) for NON-PRO RATA occupations in the skill select system under (MLTSSL) medium and long term strategic skill list.
On their rough estimation, there are around 30% EOIs out of 18000, having some relative in Australia who is holder of permanent residency or citizen and around 20% EOIs is now designated regional areas of Australia.
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Friday, November 22, 2019

Australia to invite more migrants in regional areas by new regional visa scheme

The Government of Australia has introduced its new visa scheme to lure in a large number of migrants in Australia’s rural areas.
As per the rules of the new Australian regional visa that launched in recent times, migrants to Australia need to spend a minimum of 3 years to live in Australia regional areas if they want to apply for Australian permanent residency.
Additionally, it also opens the door for overseas workers in a wide variety of occupations than the previous occupations for Australian regional visa. The jobs that include now are actors, real estate agents, call center managers and historians. These professions are now added to apply for Australia PR Visa.

The Australian Government is expected that this new visa scheme will enhance in the growth of population within regional regions and due to this, it will results in relieving of population pressures of major cities of Australia.
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Saturday, November 16, 2019

Victoria Immigration Program for Australian Subclass 491 Opens

Australian state, Victoria, will soon going to nominate applications under a skilled work regional (Subclass 491) visa. It is planned to open this program on 18th November 2019 (Monday) from 9 am and the nomination application will be free to lodge under the Victorian state.
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The Skilled work regional visa 491 that the Victorian state welcomes, allowing points tested skilled workers with their families to stay, study and work within designated regional Australian areas for around 5 years.
This Visa is conducted by the Department of Home Affairs, Australia. It is known as a provisional point tested visa that supports regional Australia to access skilled and qualified people for the growth and development of its economy. Those people who have the desire to settle within regional Australia and their occupation are in high demand under the Australian labor market; they can apply for Visa 491.
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Intake of more Immigrants by Australia

The Government of Australia said on Saturday that it would enhance the number of visas for skilled workers those who want to migrate to country’s regions. With a bid to little pressure on major cities of Australia where the populations are rising as twice as fast, the government decided to settle the coming immigrants to regional areas.
In accordance with the statement issued by the PM Scott Morrison’s office, the Australian government will raise the regional migration program intake from 23,000 to 25,000. But, it does not indicate that the country will take more immigrants.
Morrison commented that Australia is in the path of growing its regional areas. Besides this, the government is also in force to ease the pressure on major cities. By supporting the Australia’s regional areas will form an efficient and effective economy for the Country. Migrants can apply for Visa 491 for regional migration.
The Government of Morrison’s has been decided to down the intake of annual immigration from 190,000 before to 160,000 people on 1st July. A total of 25,000 visas are for those who are eager to stay within the smaller regions and cities.
According to OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), it is about a third of resident population of Australia were born overseas.
As Australia considered as highly urbanized country, it has the highest population growth rates given by OECD. Also, by 2016 government census data, it has around two-thirds of Australian’s population staying in the capitals of territories and states.
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