Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa (Subclass 191) Residency Requirement
The Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) (Subclass 191) visa – Regional Provisional stream has garnered questions among potential visa applicants, especially for its residency requirements since the Subclass 191 visa allows eligible individuals to permanently live in Australia after holding specific provisional visas, Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 491) or Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 494), and meeting certain conditions.
What is the Residency Requirement for the Subclass 191 Visa?
The common question is whether applicants for the Subclass 191 visa must have resided in a designated regional area for 3 years to meet the Subclass 191 visa requirement. Instead, the critical visa requirement is that potential applicants must have complied with visa condition 8579 during their stay.
What is Condition 8579?
This condition is attached to both Subclass 491 and Subclass 494. These visa holders must live, work and study exclusively within a designated regional area while in Australia.
To apply for a Subclass 191 visa, you do not need to show evidence that you have lived in a regional area for 3 years. Instead, you have to live and work in that area while holding a Subclass 491 or Subclass 494, following the visa conditions.
How Can Agape Henry Crux Help
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