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

Studying in a designated city or major regional centre (Category 2) can give 1 extra year. Studying in a regional centre or other regional area (Category 3), or Tasmania, can give 2 extra years. Major cities (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane) are not eligible.

From AUD2,265 for the main applicant.

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 hold, or have held, a first 485 in the Post-Higher Education Work (or Post-Study Work) stream, or a related Replacement stream visa.

The qualification for your first 485 must be from a CRICOS-registered provider campus in a regional area.

You must have lived only in a designated regional area for at least 2 years on your first 485, and any work or study must have been there too.

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.