The 491 Family Sponsored Stream
If you have family living in a regional area and a skills assessment for a long term list occupation (MLTSSL) you may be a candidate for the 491 Skilled Work – Regional (Family Sponsored) Visa.
For the 491 Visa you can live anywhere classified as regional within Australia. Your family sponsoring you must also live in a regional area of Australia. However, you do not have to be settled in the same regional area.
Where is regional?
All of SA, NT, ACT, and WA are considered regional. Eligible postcodes in the other states are:
Sponsors are considered family if they are your:
- Parent
- Child or step child
- Brother or sister (including step, half or adoptive)
- Aunt / uncle including step / adoptive
- Nephew / niece including step / adoptive
- Grandparent; or
- First cousin
The current trends show you need at least 95 points to secure a 491 (Family Sponsored) Visa. So how can you achieve these points? Well here is an example:
Those 15 points from your Family Sponsorship sure go ALONG way to helping you achieve your 95 points and reach your PR goal!
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