485 Visa Eligibility Check

This Eligibility check  is for students who are about to graduate, or have graduated from an Australian Higher Education -OR- Vocational Education institution in the last 6 months.

If this does not apply to you but you have a trade or higher educational qualification, then please use our Skilled Migration Eligibility Checker HERE

Eligible Visa Requirement

You must currently hold an eligible visa to apply for the 485 Temporary Graduate visa. You could meet this requirement if any of the following applies to you:

• You are the main visa holder of a student visa, and you are not studying in Australia under a scholarship scheme or training program approved by the Foreign Minister or the Defence Minister on condition that you will leave Australia on the completion of the course.


• You have held an eligible student visa at any time in the past six months and you now hold a Bridging visa A or Bridging visa B, or you now hold a substantive visa.

English Language Requirement

Your visa application must include evidence that you have met the English language requirement. You can show this if you have either of the following:

• You hold a valid passport issued by the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland and you are a citizen of that country.


• You have achieved an overall score of at least 6 with a minimum a score of 5 in each of the four test components (speaking, reading, listening and writing) in an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test that has been undertaken in the three years immediately prior to lodging the visa application or have met an equivalent standard acceptable to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection as described HERE.

Australian Study Requirement

To meet the Australian study requirement, you must have completed one or more degrees, diplomas or trade qualifications for award by an Australian educational institution in the six months before you apply. The course(s) must:

• be registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS);


• have all instruction conducted in English


• be at least two academic years (92 weeks) study


• have been completed in a total of at least 16 calendar months


• have been undertaken while you were in Australia as the holder of a visa authorising you to study.

NOTE: English language proficiency courses or enabling programs cannot be used to meet the Australian study requirement.

YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS VISA, however you may have other options, please complete the remainder of this questionnaire

For the Graduate Work Stream of the Subclass 485 visa, you need a nominated occupation closely related to  your qualification.

To be considered to be closely related, the skills underpinning the qualification must be directly transferable to that occupation. This applies to both the subject matter and the level of the qualification. For example, if you nominate 'physiotherapist' as your occupation, a degree in physiotherapy would meet this requirement, but a degree in commerce would not. You will also need to know what the ANZSCO code is for your occupation.

The simplest way to do this is to google "ANZSCO" and your occupation. For instance if you are a plumber, then google "ANZSCO plumber" - you will find a six digit number which is your ANZSCO code  - a plumber is ANZSCO 334111.

To be eligible for the Graduate Work Stream of the 485 visa, your nominated occupation needs to be on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL).

YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS VISA, however you may have other options, please complete the remainder of this questionnaire

For the Graduate Work Stream of the Subclass 485 visa, you need a nominated occupation closely related to  your qualification.

To be considered to be closely related, the skills underpinning the qualification must be directly transferable to that occupation. This applies to both the subject matter and the level of the qualification. For example, if you nominate 'physiotherapist' as your occupation, a degree in physiotherapy would meet this requirement, but a degree in commerce would not. You will also need to know what the ANZSCO code is for your occupation.

The simplest way to do this is to google "ANZSCO" and your occupation. For instance if you are a plumber, then google "ANZSCO plumber" - you will find a six digit number which is your ANZSCO code  - a plumber is ANZSCO 334111.

To be eligible for the Graduate Work Stream of the 485 visa, your nominated occupation needs to be on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL).

YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS VISA, however you may have other options, please complete the remainder of this questionnaire

YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS VISA, however you may have other options, please complete the remainder of this questionnaire