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SKILLED VISAS

Skilled independent visa Subclass (189)

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa subclass (491)

Skilled independent visa Subclass (189)

 This visa is for invited workers, eligible New Zealand citizens and eligible Hong Kong or British National (Overseas) passport holders with skills we need, to live and work permanently anywhere in Australia. 

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SKILLED Nominated VISA SUBCLASS (190)

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa subclass (491)

Skilled independent visa Subclass (189)

 This visa lets nominated skilled workers live and work in Australia as permanent residents. 




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Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa subclass (491)

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa subclass (491)

Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa Subclass (191)

 A visa for skilled people nominated by a state or territory government to live and work in regional Australia 



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Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa Subclass (191)

Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa Subclass (191)

 This visa allows workers who hold an eligible visa and meet an income requirement to live and work in Australia permanently. 

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Global Talent visa Subclass (858)

Skilled Regional visa subclass (887)

 This is a permanent visa for people who have an internationally recognised record of exceptional and outstanding achievement in an eligible field. 

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Skilled Regional visa subclass (887)

Skilled Regional visa subclass (887)

 This visa is for people who have lived and worked in specified areas of regional Australia on a previous, eligible visa. 

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Skills Assessment Expired—Can I Still Accept the 189 Visa?

In Thapa v Minister for Immigration [2021] FCCA 686, the Federal Circuit Court clarified that subclass 189 visa applicants with expired skills assessments can still qualify if they obtain a new assessment within the 60-day invitation period. The Department of Home Affairs had refused the applicant’s visa because their assessment was not valid on the invitation date, but the court ruled that “at the time of invitation” includes the full 60-day period.

Key Takeaway

This decision provides flexibility, allowing expired assessments to be updated within the 60-day invitation window.

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