The Skilled Regional visa (subclass 887) is for people who have an eligible visa and have lived for at least two years and worked for at least one year in a specified regional area.
Applicants must:
- have lived for at least two years in a specified regional area of Australia
- have worked full time for 12 months in a specified regional area of Australia
- hold a Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489), a Skilled Regional visa (subclasses 475, 487), a Skilled Independent visa (subclass 495), or a Skilled Designated Area visa (subclass 496) or
- hold a Bridging visa A or Bridging visa B after applying for a subclass 495, 487 or 489 visa.
This is a permanent residence visa. It allows you and any family members who have also been granted this visa to:
- stay in Australia indefinitely
- work and study in Australia
- enroll in Australia’s scheme for health-related care and expenses
- apply for Australian citizenship (if you are eligible)
- sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence
- travel to and from Australia for five years from the date the visa is granted
Australia Visas
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra & more.
Canada Visas
Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Ottawa & more.
China Visas
Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan & more.
Japan Visas
Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Miyoshi, Nagakute, Sapporo, Kyoto & more.
New Zealand Visas
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton & more.
UK Visas
London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol & more.
USA Visas
Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia & more.
Belgium Visas
Antwerp, Brussels, Bruges, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège & more.
Cyprus Visas
Nicosia, Limassol, Strovolos, Larnaca, Famagusta & more.
Denmark Visas
Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg & more.
Finland Visas
Helsinki, Turku, Oulu, Tampere, Espoo, Vaaso & More
France Visas
Paris, Marseille, Toulon, Lyon, Bordeaux, Loudes & more.
Germany Visas
Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf & more.
Greece Visas
Athens, Thessalonika, Patras, Heraklion, Chania, Larissa & More
Hungary Visas
Budapest, Pecs, Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Eger, Sopron & More
Italy Visas
Rome, Milan, Naples, Venice, Florence, Turin & more.
Luxembourg Visas
Luxembourg City, Diekirch, Differdange, Dudelange & More
Malta Visas
Valletta, Birgu, Senglea, Sliema, Saint Paul's bay, Saint Julian's & More
Poland Visas
Warsaw, Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin & More
Portugal Visas
Lisbon, Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Braga, Amadora, Queluz, Funchal & More
Spain Visas
Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Granada, Valencia, Bilbao, Salamanca & More
Slovenia Visas
Ljubljana, Celje, Maribor, Koper, Piran, Kranj, Ptuj, Nova Gorica & More
Sweden Visas
Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala, Helsingborg & More
Switzerland Visas
Zürich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne, Bern, Winterthur & More