What is this new visa all about? This new regional points tested skilled visa is very cool little beastie and provides a fantastic springboard to permanent residence. The visa is granted for 5 years, but once you’ve lived and worked in the designated regional area for at least 3 years, you can apply for the subclass 191 visa, which is a permanent residence visa. Oh yes, and your kids have to study in the designated regional area too! The subclass…
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NEW REGIONAL VISAS AUSTRALIA
Have you considered working in Australia’s regional areas? If you are a skilled worker with an occupation in demand you may be eligible to apply for a regional visa! A ‘regional area’ of Australia is anywhere apart from Australia’s major metropolitan areas. So basically … everywhere except Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Perth. The current postcodes for regional Australia and low population growth metropolitan areas are linked below: Regional Postcodes The government has announced two new skilled regional (provisional)…
Free Education for Kids on 457 or 482 visas in Regional South Australia
The kids of 457 and 482 visa holders will no longer have to pay to attend government schools in regional South Australia. The Hon John Gardner MP, Minister for Education, announced that this move is expected to attract more foreign workers to settle or work in regional South Australia. The exemption will apply to all eligible students attending schools in regional areas and is effective for the 2019 school year. In past years, skilled workers with a sub-class 457 and…