The 489 visa is a 4-year temporary immigration visa (TemporaryResidents), is not a permanent resident visa (Permanent Residence), and there are many differences. A successful 489 visa application requires the applicant to live in a remote area of the guaranteed state for two years and has more than one year of full-time work experience for four years before applying for a permanent residence visa.
Characteristics of 489 visas:
- Temporary four-year visa;
- (B) need to obtain state guarantees or relatives' guarantees of residence in remote areas;
- With residence restrictions, visa holders are required to reside in the guaranteed state for two years and work for one year before applying for permanent residence;
- Family members can be granted a 489 category of four-year temporary visa together;
- You can get an extra 10 plus points in the EOI system.
489 conditions for visa application:
- Need to be invited to EOI;
- At the time of obtaining the letter of invitation, they were under 45 years of age;
- (B) occupation is on the list of immigrant occupations and is assessed by occupation;
- Meet the requirements of English;
- At least 60 points (including 10 points for state-sponsored letters or 10 points for relatives in remote areas)
489 visa application process:
- (B) adopt a career assessment;
- Apply for a state guarantee (if it is a kinship guarantee, it can be applied directly);
- Submit EOI; online within 60 days of obtaining state guarantee
- Obtain an invitation letter from the Immigration Service and submit a full set of immigration materials;
- Physical examination;
- A visa was issued.
As we have mentioned above, after obtaining a 489 visa, you only need to live in a guaranteed state for two years and then work for one year before you can transfer to PR. Then focus on the analysis and introduction of 489 follow-up permanent residence visa 887 visa application conditions and related information collation.
Application fee
- 489 visas have been granted and 887 permanent resident visas have been applied for a fee of $370;
- If the application includes a spouse or children over 18 years of age, an additional 185 Australian dollars and 95 Australian dollars under 18 years of age are required.
Application conditions
- 489 visa holders are required to submit the application and are present in Australia;
- Live in Australia's designated remote areas for more than 2 years;
- And there is a full-time job in the region for one year, and the full-time job does not need to be related to the nominated position;
- It is worth noting that the working and living years mentioned above are calculated from the time of submission of the 489 visa. If the 489 visa is already living or working in the designated area at the time of submission, the duration of the bridge-crossing visa waiting to be signed will be included in the required number of years.
Application conditions for accompanying personnel
Accompanying persons may include:
- The spouse or de facto partner of the applicant;
- (a) the applicant's children under the age of 21;
- Immediate family members who have no spouse and are fully dependent on the principal applicant for their lives and finances
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The number of applicants who meet the application requirements will be significantly reduced when applying for 887 permanent residence visas:
- (B) there is no need for a further career assessment;
- There is no need to apply for state guarantees;
- Need for basic identity information and proof of family relations such as: birth certificate, passport, marriage certificate or de facto partnership certificate, household register, child reading certificate, etc.
- Materials that need to be certified to have lived locally for two years, such as: property certificate Title Certificate, house lease contract Lease Agreement, various bills, such as telephone, gas, electricity, need to show the name and address of the guarantor;
- Supporting documents that require a full-time job for one year, such as: employment contract, letter of recommendation from employer, payroll, tax flow sheet, old-age insurance certificate.
887 interests of permanent resident visa holders
- Live, study, work freely in Australia and are not subject to regional restrictions;
- Joining the Australian health insurance system;
- Guarantee permanent resident visas for eligible relatives;
- Eligible applicants are eligible for Australian citizenship.
