Australia visa 476 - Aussie Asean education and Immigration Service

Who is qualified to apply for subclass 476

The following candidates are eligible to apply for this subclass 476 visa.

Under the age of 31

Must have completed an engineering degree from an accredited institution within the past two years

·         The candidate must not be the primary visa holder of subclass 485 or 476 visa

·         Must demonstrate English language proficiency

·         Character and health supplies must be met

Benefits of Skilled Endorsement Graduate Visa 476

This visa allows you and any secondary applicants included in your visa application to stay in Australia for up to 18 months without restrictions on work or study. During this time, you can choose:

·         travel

·         Work

·         Conduct further professional research

Study to improve your English skills

 If you are granted this visa, you can live and work anywhere in Australia and do any type of work. However, you and any accompanying secondary applicants must comply with Australian law. With this visa, you can apply for permanent residency at any time if you can achieve a passing score on the General Skilled Migration Points test.

This visa allows recent graduates of selected overseas universities to gain up to 18 months of skilled work experience in in-demand occupations in Australia. As a holder of this visa, you can apply for permanent residency at any time if you can achieve a passing score on the General Skilled Migration Points test.

Estimated processing time

The processing time for this visa varies with each application. It usually takes 4 months to complete 90% of the application processing.

Period

The Skilled Endorsement Graduate visa (subclass 476 visa) has a duration or validity not exceeding 18 months.

Engineering Qualification

Within two years before applying for this visa, you should have obtained one of the following engineering degrees or diplomas.

·         Bachelor's degree

·         master

·         PhD

·         Postgraduate Diploma

The main sequence of your engineering studies or qualifications must encompass the following areas.

·         Mechanical, Production, and Plant Engineering

·         Environmental Engineering

·         civil Engineering

·         Structural Engineering

·         Electrical and Electronic Engineering

·         chemical engineering

·         Mining and Materials Engineering

Accreditation body

Only those applicants who have completed an engineering qualification from an accredited educational institution are eligible to apply to this category. Also, if you have studied at an institution or college affiliated with any other accredited body, you will not be able to apply.

English ability

Citizens of Canada, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the United States of America, and New Zealand or holders of valid passports from these countries must meet the English language requirements specified for this visa. Instead, such applicants must provide proof of the required scores from any one of the relevant English language tests. An English language test must be completed before applying for a visa.

Health examination

You should meet specific health requirements. The health check mainly depends on the following factors.

·         your country of citizenship

·         Personal situation

·         Anticipated Activities in Australia

·         Visit any other country and length of stay in the past five years

Health certificates are usually valid for no more than 12 months. Therefore, you must undergo a health check before applying for a visa under this visa category

Character certificate

You must meet the role requirements. For this, you must provide a police certificate. The issuer of this certificate may be related to the country in which you have lived for at least 12 months. However, unless instructed to do so, there is no need to arrange for a police certificate. This rule applies to applicants and family members who wish to join the Australian visa holder.

Debt to the Australian Government

To apply for this visa, you must have clear financial records (no outstanding Australian government debts) or you must have arranged to repay any outstanding debts. Likewise, all applying family members or dependents (18 years or older) must provide proof that they have no outstanding debts owed to the Australian Government.

Things you can do

This visa category provides visa holders and their families with equal opportunities to travel, work and study during their stay in Australia for up to 18 months.