The 187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa- Temporary Residence Transition Stream allows skilled workers nominated by their employer in regional areas of the country to live and work in Australia permanently.
With this visa, you can:
To be eligible for a Subclass 187 - Temporary Residence Transition stream, you must:
You must be under 45 when the Department invites you to apply for the visa.
You can still apply for the visa if you turn 45 after the Department invites you.
You must have one of the primary visas from the following:
The bridging visa must be the one you were granted after your subclass 457 or TSS visa expired.
You must have the suitable license, registration or membership of a professional body to apply for this visa if your state or territory demands for it.
You must be nominated by the employer who had initially sponsored your subclass 457 or subclass 482 visa.
You should have worked for at least 3 or 4 years with the employer prior to applying for this visa.
If you held (or had applied for and were later granted) a subclass 457 visa before or on 18 April 2017, your employer must have sponsored you to work full-time for at least 2 of the 3 years prior to nominating you for this visa.
The nomination from your employer needs to be approved in 6 months prior to applying.
You must have the required skills and qualifications for the occupation you are nominated for.
At the time of invitation, you must have at least competent English.
You and family members aged 16 years and over who apply for the visa with you must meet the Department’s health and character requirements.
You must not have a visa cancelled or refused previously to be eligible to apply for this visa.
If Skills Assessment is required for your visa application, we will assist you by applying for your skills assessment with the relevant authority for your nominated occupation.
A skill assessing authority is an organisation that checks that your skills meet the standards they set to work in your nominated occupation.
To begin the 187 visa process, we will begin applying for Subclass 187 – Nomination Application.
Nomination application from an employer will indicate their interest/capacity to sponsor an applicant for subclass 187 visa. Our team will work closely with the employer to process the nomination application.
Once the nomination application is lodged, we will use the Transaction Reference Number to begin the visa application process.
We will assist in confirming that you have gathered all the required documents including,
Once the required documents have been gathered, we will assist you in applying for the visa.
Once your visa application is lodged, we will wait to hear from the Department.
Usually, the Department will respond by sending you a “Request for Further Information” – if they require further information/documentation to finalise your application.
Your employer’s nomination needs to be approved before the visa is granted.
You can either be in the country or outside it during the decision-making process.
A written update which includes the following will be sent from the department if your visa is granted,
If not, the department will convey,
We have summarised a cost estimate for a Subclass 187 - Temporary Residence Transition Stream application as below.
Paid directly to the relevant skill assessment body
Paid directly to the Department of Home Affairs
Paid directly to the Department of Home Affairs
Paid directly to the Department of Home Affairs
Paid directly to the agency (i.e.; BUPA in Australia) that conducts your medical checks
Paid directly to Australian Federal Police that conducts your character checks
Paid directly to Overseas authorities that conducts your character checks
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