Subclass 489

Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa

• For skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia
• You can bring your family
• If you are granted this visa, you might be able to apply for the Skilled Regional (Permanent) visa (subclass 887)

Basic Eligibility

See the relevant pathway

Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)

Invited pathway

This is a temporary visa. It is for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia.

This visa is closed to new applications.

Stay

4 years

Cost

From AUD4,770.00

Processing Time

For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.

Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)

Extended stay pathway

This is a temporary visa. It is for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia.

• You need to live, work and study in specified regional areas of Australia

• You must hold a subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496 visa

Stay

4 years from the date your current skilled visa was granted

Cost

From AUD435.00

Processing Time

For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.

Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)

Subsequent entry pathway

This visa is for a member of the family unit of someone who holds a Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) or a subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496 visa.

• You need to live, work and study in specified regional areas of Australia

• You must be a member of the family unit of someone who holds a 475, 487, 489, 495 or 496

Stay

Until the visa that your family member holds ends.

Cost

From AUD4,910.00

Processing Time

For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.