{"id":5254,"date":"2022-06-28T11:22:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T01:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blmigration.com.au\/?p=5254"},"modified":"2025-10-17T14:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T04:53:48","slug":"485-visa-opens-up-to-more-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blmigration.com.au\/en\/485-visa-opens-up-to-more-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"485 visa opens up to more graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5254\" class=\"elementor elementor-5254\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30a55cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30a55cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f0b7221\" data-id=\"1f0b7221\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7572a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f7572a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blmigration.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/485-visa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5265\" alt=\"485 visa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blmigration.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/485-visa.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.blmigration.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/485-visa-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blmigration.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/485-visa-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209f671d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"209f671d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Subclass 485 visa (Graduate Work stream) will remove requirements to nominate a skilled occupation and to have positive skills assessment.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p>Whilst all other requirements of the 485 visa will remain in place, the removal of the requirement to nominate a skilled occupation and to have a positive skills assessment encourages a broader range of graduates who satisfy the Australian study requirement to live and work in Australia for a further temporary period.\u00a0<\/p><p>Previously, graduates whose related occupations are not included in the current list of specified eligible occupations are not eligible for the subclass 485 visa (Graduate Work). If their occupation is not an eligible occupation they would only be eligible for the Post-Study Work stream if their qualification was at degree level or above.\u00a0<\/p><p>These changes are expected to now allow those who completed a diploma, advanced diploma or trade qualification to also be eligible for the subclass 485 visa even if their occupation was not an eligible occupation.\u00a0<\/p><p>These changes are available from <strong>01 July 2022 to 30 June 2023<\/strong>.<\/p><p>If you are unsure if this benefits you, book in a consultation with one of our lawyers today to find out more. <a href=\"https:\/\/blmigration.com.au\/service\/book-a-consultation-with-us\/\">BOOK A CONSULTATION<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><h3><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><em>What is Australian Study Requirement?\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h3><p>The Australian Study Requirement is a common requirement for the subclass 485 visa, subclass 189, 190 and 491 visas.<\/p><p>The Australian Study Requirement requires an applicant to have completed either:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>A single eligible qualification that requires at least 2 academic years study in Australia; or\u00a0<\/li><li>More than 1 qualification that results in a total of at least 2 academic years study in Australia resulting in an eligible qualification.<\/li><\/ul><p>An eligible qualification must:<\/p><ul><li>be either a bachelor degree or higher, diploma, advanced diploma or trade qualification\u00a0<\/li><li>been undertaken at an Australian education institution in Australia\u00a0<\/li><li>be registered on CRICOS\u00a0<\/li><li>be undertaken whilst holding a visa authorising you to study\u00a0<\/li><li>be taught in English\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-493ba29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"493ba29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92e1526\" data-id=\"92e1526\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d0fa3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c1d0fa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c2d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9c2d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>This article was prepared and written by our immigration lawyer team at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blmigration.com.au\/\">Brightstone Migration<\/a> and reviewed by one of our Partner Lawyers and the Head of Immigration. 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The content is for reference only and does not constitute specific legal advice.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Last updated: <span style=\"color: #7b7b7b;\">28\/06\/2022<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Subclass 485 visa (Graduate Work stream) will remove requirements to nominate a skilled occupation and to have positive skills&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-5254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-work-visa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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