5 Facts You Must Know About the Newly Launched Subclass 494 Visa

With so many immigrants opting for Australia as the country where they want to live, work as well as settle there is no reason not to believe that the island continent has emerged as a sure winner when it comes to being one of the topmost overseas destination for immigrants.

To facilitate this relocation, the Department of Home Affairs in Australia has launched many skilled permanent residency pathways like Subclass 189 (Skilled Independent Visa), Skilled Nominated Visa (Subclass 190) for candidates who are looking for Australia immigration to expand their work prospects, have a high standard of living, free universal education till the age of 18, healthcare facilities like Medicare and insurance.

Also, as an Australian PR holder you get many social security perks that start from a series of government benefits, payments, pensions and support services, via the Department of Human Service in the form of (Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support) and the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Since there is a high demand of skilled workers, Asian countries like India and china are some of the highest senders of talented and efficient workforce to Australia to fill in the local labor shortage faced by the Australian regional areas.

To combat this scarcity in skilled labor, and fulfill the needs and requirements of employers, who are seeking individuals having a particular skill set, work experience and educational qualification the Australian government has launched a new category called Subclass 494 Visa(skilled employer sponsored visa). Here are the 5 facts you must know about this new visa subclass:

1. This visa will replace the 187 (RSMS) visa, right after 16th November, 2019.

2. To make residence in Australia a success via this newly launched Subclass 494 visa a sum total of 9,000 places will be allocated every year to skilled professionals who apply via this program.

3. Since this new visa subclass does not grant a straight away permanent residency Australia, similar to the previous 187 RSMS visa, but what the Subclass 494 visa does is that as a holder of this visa you will be straight away eligible for 191 skilled regional permanent residency visas in the near future.

4. To be qualified for this visa your employer must belong to the designated regional area of Australia excluding employers in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Regional areas where your employers can belong to are Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Canberra, Sunshine Coast and Geelong. Also, Newcastle, Wollongong and the NSW Central Coast are some of the other designated regional areas.

5. Your employer will require an approval from the Regional Certifying Body (RCB) in your area. The position you are chosen for must be full time as well as genuine, and most likely to be available for a period of 5 years. Also, you must be paid at the market salary rate.

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