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Skilled regional visa eligibility expands into metro

The Skilled Work Regional Visa (subclass 491) has expanded to include Metropolitan Melbourne applicants.

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Candidates living and/or working in Metropolitan Melbourne can now submit a registration of Interest (ROI) for the subclass 491 nomination.

This visa is for skilled workers who want to live and work regionally. It plays an important role in regional development through providing skills and labour which can’t be sourced locally, as well as encouraging investment and promoting local spending in regional areas.

The new expanded eligibility criteria opens Victoria’s subclass 491 visa program to skilled migrants living anywhere in Victoria, including previously ineligible Metropolitan Melbourne residents who wish to relocate to work and live in a designated regional area of Victoria.

Subclass 491 visa holders must live, work and study in a regional area of Victoria for at least three years before they can apply for their subclass 191 visa, which provides permanent residency.

This means you may need to move to a designated regional area of Victoria or secure a job that provides you with regional employment.

Those who have a Registration of Interest (ROI) for a subclass 190 (which lets nominated skilled workers live and work in Australia as permanent residents) and have not been selected can submit a new ROI for a subclass 491 after withdrawing the existing subclass 190 ROI.

Information on applications and nomination is available via Live in Melbourne.

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