Qld changes 886 & 487 requirements

Queensland requirements for 886 or 487 visa nomination

Applicants who are currently on either a student visa, graduate visa or working holiday maker visa may be eligible to apply for Queensland 886 visa nomination or 487 visa nomination.

Applicants must:

• have completed their studies with a Queensland education provider (working holiday maker 417 visa holders are excluded from this requirement)
• have a skill on the relevant Eligible Skills List
• have a job or job offer in Queensland in their nominated occupation (including a signed statement from the employer, the name and address of the business, the ABN and a contact phone number)
• have an international English language test (IELTS) score of at least 6 (competent user) in all four components. This does not apply if you are from the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Republic of Ireland or New Zealand.

Note: Queensland will not accept applications to this program on or after 17 April 2009 from applicants who do not meet all of the above criteria.

This has just appeared on the Government site and has been copied for accuracy purposes.

The 886 Skilled Sponsored visa is an “on-shore” 5 year Permanent visa, where the applicant (student) can have close family sponsor them or apply to a State or Territory for Nomination, providing, as mentioned in the article, the applicant has a skilled occupation which is on that relevant State’s or Territory’s website. The applicant MUST have their skill assessed by the recognized assessing authority. If the visa is granted, the applicant, if Sponsored by close family, is not compelled to live in the same State or Territory as the Sponsoring family. However if the visa is granted via Nomination from a State or Territory, the applicant MUST live and work in that State or Territory for the first 2 years.

The 487 Regional Sponsored visa is an “on-shore” 3 year Temporary visa, where the applicant, not necessarily a Student, can be Sponsored by a close relative, living in a Designated area of Australia, or be Nominated by a State or Territory, providing, as mentioned in the article, the applicant has a skilled occupation which is on that relevant State’s or Territory’s website. The applicant MUST have their skill assessed by the recognized assessing authority. However, the visa applicant, MUST live and work in the same Designated area as the Sponsoring family member or the State or Territory which has Nominated them for at least 2 years.

Applicants for both these visa subclasses must have Police Clearance and Health check as well as meet the required points (100).

For further clarification please complete our FREE visa assessment application.