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Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa 187

Basic Information – Relevant to Individuals, Employer Sponsored Individuals and Employers
Information Source – Australian Government – Department of Home Affairs

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa 187The 187 Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme Visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers who want to work in regional Australia. It allows you to work in Australia under one of two streams, the Temporary Residence Transition stream and the Direct Entry stream. You must be be nominated by an approved Australian employer for a job in regional Australia, be under 45 years of age, meet the skills, qualifications and English language requirements and meet the other requirements of one of the streams of this visa.

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa 187Eligibility General

• have been nominated by an Australian employer in regional Australia and this nomination has been approved within six months before you apply – see Employers

• are under the age of 45 years at the time of application

• at time of application lodgement, have the required skills and qualifications for the position you have been nominated for – including holding (or being eligible for) any mandatory registration, license or professional membership

• at time of application lodgement, have appropriate English language skills

• meet health and character requirements

• meet the requirements of the stream in which you apply

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa 187 – Other Requirements

• You can apply for this visa only after you have been nominated by your employer in Australia.

• You must lodge your application within six months of the nomination being approved. You must apply for the visa in the stream and occupation in which your employer nominated you, or your application could be refused

• Even if you older than 45 years of age, you can still apply for this visa in certain circumstances – see Age, Skill and English requirements and exemptions.

• Important: you may also be able to apply for a visa under the TRT stream if you are over 45 years of age but under 50, if transitional arrangements apply because you either held, or were an applicant for, a subclass 457 visa (which was subsequently granted) on 18 April 2017

• You can show that your English is adequate by providing evidence at the time of application – see Age, Skill and English requirements and exemptions

• You must have the required skills and qualifications for the position you have been nominated for – see Age, Skill and English requirements and exemptions

• Important: These requirements are different depending on the stream that you are nominated for

Health

• You must meet certain health requirements

• The results of your health examinations are generally valid for 12 months

• This applies to all dependent family members included in your application, whether they are migrating or not

• You are able to organise your health examinations upfront before lodging a visa application

Character

• You must meet certain character requirements. You must be prepared to provide a police certificate from each country you have lived in for 12 months or more during the past 10 years after you turned 16 years of age. Do not arrange for police certificates until we ask you to

• This also applies to all dependent family members in the application who are older than 18 years of age

Location

• You can be in or outside Australia when you apply. If you are in Australia, you must hold a substantive visa or a bridging visa A, B, C

Benefits

(For detailed information regarding who you can include in your application see including family members in your application)

• lets you and any member of your family unit who has also been granted this visa to:

• live in Australia and work permanently in regional Australia

• stay in Australia indefinitely

• work and study in Australia

• enrol in Medicare, Australia’s scheme for health-related care and expenses

• apply for Australian citizenship (if you are eligible)

• sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence

• travel to and from Australia for five years from the date the visa is granted (after that time, you will need a resident return visa or another visa to return to Australia)

Obligations

• You and your family must comply with all visa conditions and Australian laws.

• We might cancel this visa if you do not make a genuine effort to begin employment with your employer within six months of:

• your first entry to Australia if you were granted this visa while you were outside of Australia; or the visa being granted if you were granted this visa while you were in Australia

• We might also seek to cancel this visa if you begin employment but do not remain in the position for the full two years. If this happens, you will have a chance to explain, in writing, why your visa should not be cancelled

Government

Government visa fees from AUD 3,755

• This visa is paid in two parts, called instalments:

• Pay the first instalment when you lodge your application.

• Pay the second instalment when we tell you to. You will not be granted the visa unless it is paid

• Other costs:

• You might have to pay other costs, such as the costs of health assessments, police certificates, or any other certificates or tests. You are responsible for making the necessary arrangements. There is also a fee for additional family members who are coming to Australia with you

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa 187

Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream

This stream may be available if your employer wishes to sponsor you for permanent residence

General

• You may be eligible under this stream if you are the holder of a Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa (subclass 482) or a Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) (not granted under labour agreement arrangements) or a related associated Bridging visa and you have worked for your employer for at least:

• three out of the previous four years (before the nomination is made) in the same position that they have nominated you for or
• two out of the previous three years before the nomination is made, if transitional arrangements apply because you either held, or were an applicant for, a subclass 457 visa (which was subsequently granted) on 18 April 2017

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa 187

Direct Entry (DE) stream

If you do not meet the requirements under the TRT stream (for example, because you have never, or only briefly worked in Australia), this stream may then be available if your employer still wishes to sponsor you for permanent residence.

General

• have been nominated by an Australian employer in regional Australia and this nomination has been approved within six months before you apply – see Employers
• are under the age of 45 years at the time of application
• at time of application lodgement, have the required skills and qualifications for the position you have been nominated for – including holding (or being eligible for) any mandatory registration, license or professional membership
• at time of application lodgement, have appropriate English language skills
• meet health and character requirements
• meet the requirements of the stream in which you apply

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