General 485 Visa Information

The Temporary Graduate 485 visa offers new graduates the opportunity to gain work experience in their field of study. It can give new graduates time to organise themselves prior to permanent residency applications and is also a good way to improve English skills in the workplace.

It provides full work rights, and the ability to do additional study and to be eligible for the Professional Year, you must hold this visa. No other visa categories are eligible. Be aware you are required to have 1 year left on your Graduate visa to apply for the program.

For this stream of the visa, all applicants must be in Australia at the time of lodgement of visa while having Student or Bridging visa, person should be under 50 years of age to apply for this visa.

Applicant need to provide competent English skills, some are exempt from the requirements based on passport and the 2-year study requirement have specific health insurance (OSHC) has to be submitted.

If you want to include dependants, family members in or outside Australia, their information must add at the time of applying for an application.

This visa is vaild somewhere between 18 months to 4 years, depending on your current visa stream, and qualification(s) you completed.

Fee of this visa is different for Primary Applicant and Secondary Applicants, while filing for an Online Application: -

Visa Processing time vary from work stream and your current educational qualification but generally it takes around 4 months for 90% applications.

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