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Temporary Graduate Visa

Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485):

The TR (Temporary Graduate Visa) allows overseas students to work and remain in Australia temporarily once they have completed their education.

You can travel, work, and study in Australia with this visa. Graduates can only apply for the Temporary Graduate Visa (subclass 485) as a principal candidate once. The visa must be sought within six months after the completion of your study.

This visa comes in two varieties. The POST-STUDY WORK STREAM and the GRADUATE WORK STREAM.

  • Graduate Work Stream:

This visa is for international students who have just graduated with skills and credentials relevant to vocations that Australia requires. It allows you to live, study, and work in Australia for a limited time.

  • Graduates who are subject to COVID-19 travel limitations can now apply for and be awarded a Temporary Graduate visa outside of Australia — they must possess or have had an appropriate Student visa.
  • Work in Australia
  • Have a qualification that relates to a skilled vocation on the list
  • You are welcome to bring your family along.
  • Stay is limited to 18 months. For visas issued after December 1, 2021, the period has been extended to 24 months.

 

  • Post-Study Work Stream:

This visa is for overseas students who have just graduated from an Australian university with a bachelor’s degree. It allows you to temporarily live, work, and study in Australia.

  • Graduates who are subject to COVID-19 travel limitations can now apply for and be awarded a Temporary Graduate visa outside of Australia — they must possess or have had an appropriate Student visa.
  • Work in Australia
  • You are welcome to bring your family along.
  • A recent degree is required- a CRICOS-approved course
  • Stay is usually between 2 and 4 years- depending on your qualification.

 

  • Second Post-Study Work Stream:

This visa is for holders of a first Temporary Graduate visa in the post-study employment stream who have graduated from an Australian institution in a rural area with a degree. It allows you to live, work, and study in Australia for a limited time.

  • Work in Australia
  • You are welcome to bring your family along.
  • Stay is between 1 to 2 years depending on:
  • Your first Temporary Graduate visa in the post-study job stream was granted because of the geographical location of the educational institution from which you graduated.
  • As the bearer of your first Temporary Graduate visa post-study workstream, the regional area where you live.