The Australian Immigration Department said that the country is all for attracting the brightest of overseas talents into the nation. Australia’s Recognized Graduate Australia visa (Temporary) (subclass 476) is part of the Professional and Skilled Migrant scheme, that lets overseas skilled workers to immigrate to the Kangaroo land without lining up sponsorship from an employer beforehand.

People with a Recognized Graduate Australia visa who immigrate to Australia may be eligible for Australian citizenship. However, they are required to meet the requirements set by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship of Australia. Before that applicants must also satisfy the condition of attaining the pass mark on the General Skilled Migration points test.

Under the Recognized Graduate Australia visa, the successful applicant will be able to:

• Stay in Australia for up to 18 months, with no restrictions on entering and leaving the country.
• Seek employment from an Australian employer.
• Enroll in an educational course that lasts for no longer than the duration of the visa.
• Study to improve their English speaking skills should they need additional help.

As opposed to the General Skilled Migrant visa, the Recognized Graduate visa is relatively inexpensive to apply for. Applicants are only required to pay a single application fee of 235 Australian Dollars. However, this fee is non-refundable, irrespective of the fact that the application gets approval or rejection.

To be eligible for the Recognized Graduate Australia visa, applicants must meet the following at the time of applying for permission to live and work in Australia:

• Applicants must be under the age of 31 on the day that they apply for the application.
• Applicants must be an engineering graduate of a recognized overseas university as mandated by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship in Australia.
• Applicants must have the proficiency in speaking English in order to immigrate to Australia under this visa.
• The degree in Engineering must be a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, a doctoral degree, a postgraduate diploma, or any combination of the options.
• Applicants can be either within the country or outside of Australia at the time of application.
• The applicant and his/her dependents must satisfy the Department of Immigration and Citizenship in Australia with all the health requirements.
• The applicants and the dependents must be of good character. The primary applicant must be willing to sign the Australian Values Statement, which indicates that he/she is willing to follow all rules, regulations and restrictions as put forth by your visa.

To learn more about Australia immigration rules on General Skilled Migrant visas, contact an Immigration and Visa Consultant!