Regional Areas in Australia – From 5 March 2022
See a full list of ‘regional’ postcodes (where you can live/work on the Subclass 491 visa) below.
The Subclass 491 visa is valid for 5 years and allows you to travel in and out of Australia as you wish. To be eligible to apply for the Subclass 191 Permanent Residence application, you must:
- Abide by the conditions of your visa which require you, and all member of your family included in the application, to live, work and study in Regional Areas only. https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skill-occupation-list/regional-postcodes
- Keep your application updated every time your address or employment changes.
- Hold* the Subclass 491 for 3 years.
- Provide notices of assessment issued by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for 3 income years out of the 5 years of your eligible visa. There is currently no minimum income requirement. The only income related requirement for this Subclass is that the primary applicant must provide notices of assessment from the ATO for three of the five years while holding their eligible visa. https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/skilled-regional-191/regional-provisional#Eligibility
*we recommend this to be from date of entry.
