Australia reveals details of ‘much-awaited’ new regional work visa

Australia is set to introduce new regional work visas from 16 November 2019. The visa subclass 491 will offer 14,000 places each year for the foreign skilled workers living and working in regional areas. Permanent residency (PR) pathway is also available for eligible applicants and their families. Listen to this audio interview for more details.

passport and travel case — Australian visa and passport. Source: iStockphoto

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Published 6 October 2019 3:46pm

Updated 8 October 2019 2:56pm

By Preetinder Grewal

Presented by Justin Sungil Park

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Australia is introducing two new regional visas as the Federal Government looks to settle skilled migrants in regional areas.

Two temporary visas, Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494) will be available from 16 November 2019.

Read the full article in English here.

Australia reveals details of ‘much-awaited’ new regional work visa

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