Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485)

• You must be in Australia but not in immigration clearance when you apply, and when the visa is granted.

Subsequent entrants can be in or outside Australia when they apply and when the visa is granted.

• You must be under 50 years of age.
• You must have:
  • a current student visa (but not one supported by the Defense or Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister);
  • held a student visa within the past 6 months before your application and you now have a Bridging Visa A or Bridging Visa B, granted on the basis of a valid application for a visa
  • held a student visa within the past 6 months before your application and you now hold a substantive visa
  • a situation where your student visa was cancelled, but in the past 28 days the Tribunal has notified you of a decision to set aside and substitute the Minister’s decision not to revoke the cancellation.
• Your visa cannot be processed if you previously had a subclass 485 or a subclass 476 visa as a primary visa holder.
• You must meet the Australian study requirement:

In the past 6 months before you applied for this visa, you must have at least one degree, diploma or trade qualification and:

• your course was a CRICOS-registered course
• you successfully completed all course requirements
• your study was in English
• you completed your course as a result of at least two academic years (92 weeks) study
• you were physically in Australia for at least 16 calendar months to complete the study
• you held an Australian study visa that allowed you to study
  You may combine courses in some circumstances to meet the 2 academic year components of the Australian study requirement.
• You must have a skill and qualification that Australia needs:
  You will need to:
  • nominate 1 occupation on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) AND
  • have a degree, diploma or trade qualification closely related to that occupation AND
  • be assessed by a relevant assessing authority as having skills suitable for that occupation
• You must meet the English language requirement or show passport from the specific countries:
  You either need to hold a valid passport from the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland, or prove your English proficiency.
  To do this, show us evidence that in the last 3 years, you achieved:
  • Overall score of at least 6 with a minimum score of 5 for each of the 4 parts in IELTS
  • Total score of at least 64 with a minimum score of 4 for listening, 4 for reading, 14 for writing and 14 for speaking in TOEFL iBT.
  • Overall score of at least 50 with a minimum score of 36 for each of the 4 parts in PTE Academic
  • At least B for each of the 4 parts in OET.
  • Overall at least 169 with a minimum score of at least 154 in each of the 4 test components in Cambridge C1 Advanced Test.
• You must have adequate health cover for the whole of your stay to be granted this visa.
• You and any family members who apply for this visa must meet all the health and character requirements
• If you are 18 years of age or older, you must: have read, or had explained to you, the Life in Australia booklet AND sign an Australian Values Statement that confirms you will respect the Australian way of life and obey Australian laws
• If you or any family members owe the Australian Government money, you or they must have paid it back or arranged to pay it back.

Note: If you have had a visa cancelled or previous application refused, you may not be granted a visa.

• You can’t stay in Australia longer by extending this visa. You might be eligible for other skilled work visas. Consult with our expert registered migration agents to explore your options for work.
• You can include members of the family unit in your application when you apply. Your family can also apply to join you in Australia as a subsequent entrant (dependent) after the visa is granted.
• The visa is granted with multiple entries. You can leave and re-enter Australia as many times as you want while the visa is valid.
• Current temporary graduate visa holders from Hong Kong will be eligible for an extension of 5 years (from 9 July 2020) in addition to the time they’ve already been in Australia. Current and future temporary graduate visa holders from Hong Kong will also have a pathway to permanent residency after 5 years.