Students aiming to study in Australia have a great opportunity to stay and work for one more year than what it was earlier. The recent updates under the Temporary Graduate Visa (subclass 485), popularly known as the post study work visa, would enable students to stay and work for one more year.
This stands applicable for those who studied and resided in the regional Australia. There are several areas under regional Australia like New South Wales (Except Sydney, Newcastle, the Central Coast and Wollongong), Northern Territory, Queensland (except the Greater Brisbane & the Gold Coast), South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria (except the Melbourne metropolitan area) and Western Australia (except Perth and surrounding areas). For the students who aren’t residing in regional Australia won’t be considered for this additional year of stay, as the name suggests, it made for those who reside there.
The Australia Study Visa requirements for this category, eligibilities are as below:
• You should have recently completed your course
• Your course was CRICOS registered
• You successfully completed all course requirements
• You studied your course in English
• Your course should be minimum of 2 academic years
• No debts to the Australian Government
• No visa or application rejections previously
• You should be the current holder of Student Visa Australia
When your post study work visa in Australia is approved, you can enjoy basic rights like:
• As a student, you can study, work and stay in Australia temporarily
• After you complete your course, you can stay to work
• You can also have your family (spouse & children – if applicable) with you to stay
Peculiarities of Temporary Graduate Visa – Post Study Work Visa
• The duration of your stay depends on the course you have chosen to study in Australia as a student. The post study visa is applicable for bachelors, masters and doctoral studies, while this is not applicable for standalone diploma or trade qualification.
• The areas under the regional Australia will expand and will be announced by November 2019. The process time for this visa is usually 70 to 90 days.
• The additional year under Temporary Graduate Visa will be available to the students graduating in 2021 onwards.
Opportunities and Prospects for students applying for Australia Student Visa in 2019 and later
• Firstly, the post study work visa allows the students who graduate or complete their degrees in Australia, with 2 to 4 years to work full time and enrich and apply their knowledge gained from education by experiencing work-culture and methods.
• Addition of one more year to the previous allotted time duration, will add value to the professional careers of the students and plan for further skilled immigration visa programs.
• One more year means more time and opportunity to experience and upgrade the skills eventually and better networking in social and professional groups.
• Students aiming at Adelaide (most popular city in South Australia) or that staying and those who would graduate in Adelaide by 2021, would be have the benefit of the additional year.
• 500+ new occupations added State Nomination Occupation List & Supplementary Skill List for South Australia
• It would mean numerous rewards and opportunities for students residing in South Australia for a long time
The applicants for Australia Study Visa from 2019 will receive more opportunities than before.
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