Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485): Post-Higher Education Work stream

Bachelor (including honours): 2 years. Master's by coursework or extended: 2 years. Master's by research: 3 years. Doctoral degree: 3 years. Hong Kong and BN(O) passport holders can stay 5 years.

Under the Australia–India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA): Bachelor 2 years, Bachelor with first class honours in STEM (including ICT) 3 years, all Master's degrees 3 years, PhD 4 years.

AUD5,750 for the main applicant, plus charges for family members.

You must be in Australia (not in immigration clearance) when you apply.

You and your family must hold adequate health insurance for your whole stay.

You must have been awarded a bachelor, master's or doctoral degree, in any field, in the 6 months before you apply, and meet the Australian study requirement.

Your course must have been with a CRICOS-registered Australian provider offering degree-level programs.

Show English at the required level (IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each part, or equivalent, for tests from 7 August 2025), or hold a passport from the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand or Ireland.

You and family members applying with you must meet the health requirement, and those aged 16 or over the character requirement. Permanent and provisional visa applicants, and family members applying with them, must have health examinations with an approved panel physician. Temporary visa applicants might need them, depending on the visa and their circumstances. For the character requirement, Home Affairs may ask for police certificates and Form 80.

Applicants 18 or over read the Life in Australia booklet and sign the Australian Values Statement, government debts must be repaid or arranged, and previous refusals or cancellations are considered.

This visa cannot be extended. Plan your next step early. See our Study to PR Pathway and points calculator.

Report changes to your passport, address or family circumstances.