Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) Visa Subclass 191

Overview

This visa is a pathway allows people who have lived and worked in designated regional areas of Australia on a Subclass 491 visa or Subclass 494 visa to stay in  Australia permanently.

Basic Eligibility requirements

1. Regional Provisional stream

• You must hold a Subclass 491 or Subclass 494 visa and must have held that visa for at least 3 years.
• You must have complied with the conditions of your Subclass 491 or Subclass 494 visa when in Australia. This requirement applies for the whole period you hold the visa(s).
• You must meet the health and character requirements.
• You can be in or outside Australia when you apply for the visa.

2. Hong Kong stream

• ​​​​​​​​​​​You must hold a Hong Kong passport or a British National (Overseas) passport.
• You must hold a subclass 457 visa, 482 visa or 485 visa at the time your visa application is made, and you must have held that visa for at least 3 years prior to that date. 
• You must have been usually resident in a designated regional area of Australia for a continuous period of at least 3 years. This must be immediately before the date you apply for this visa.
• Any work or study you did in the 3 years immediately before applying for this visa must have been in a designated regional area of Australia.
• You must have complied with the conditions attached to your eligible visa when in Australia. This requirement applies for the whole period you hold the visa(s).
• You must have at least functional English (equivalent to IELTS band 4.5)
• You must meet health and character requirements.
• You can be in or outside Australia when you apply for the visa.