Skilled Recognised Graduate Visa (SUBCLASS 476)

• Hold an eligible engineering qualification from a recognised institution in the past 24 months.
• You are 31 years of age or younger.
• You must not have applied or hold the Skilled Recognised visa and Temporary Graduate Visa subclass 485 (unless you were a dependent family member).
• Meet health and character requirements.

Recognized Institutes:

• Institutions providing an Engineering qualification with Washington Accord accreditation are deemed recognised.

In the absence of Washington Accord recognition for your institute, a qualification from any of the following institutions is accepted:

Major Sequences of Study or Specializations in Engineering, Including:

• Chemical Engineering
• Mechanical, Production, and Plant Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electronics & Communication Engineering
• Instrument & Control Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree
• Doctoral Degree
• Postgraduate Diploma

Health Requirements:

• Health examinations vary based on activities in Australia, citizenship, and time spent in countries over the past five years.
• Applies to both the visa holder and listed family members, regardless of migration intentions.
• Results from health examinations are valid for 12 months.

Character Requirements:

• Provide a police certificate demonstrating no criminal convictions in the last 10 years.
• Submit a police certificate from each country lived in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years after turning 16.

Have not held this visa:

You cannot have been the main visa holder for a Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) or a Skilled – Recognised Graduate (subclass 476) previously, unless it was as a family member.

English Language Requirements:

• Present evidence of specified English language tests.
• Achieve an overall score of 50 in Pearson Test of English (PTE) or a band score of 6 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or an equivalent score in TOEFL iBT, OET, or CAE.

Family Members:

• Eligible family members for the visa application include your spouse and your or your partner’s child/stepchild.

Cost:

• The main applicant incurs a visa cost of AUD465.00.
• Additionally, there is a charge for each accompanying family member applying for the visa with you.