Australian Immigration Associates

Impacts for existing 457 visa holders wishing to apply for permanent residence

If I hold a 457 visa, can I apply for permanent residence through the TRT stream of the subclass 186 or 187 visa after March 2018?

Yes, this stream is available to all subclass 457 holders who meet the various requirements.

Transitional arrangements will be put in place in March 2018 in relation to certain requirements if you held or applied for your subclass 457 visa before 18 April 2017.

If I hold a 457 visa, can I apply for permanent residence through the DE stream of the subclass 186 or 187 visa after March 2018?

Yes, this stream is available to all subclass 457 holders who meet the various requirements, including being nominated in an eligible occupation

If I turn 45 shortly, can I apply for permanent residence through the subclass 186 or subclass 187 visa?

No, you will not meet the requirements for a subclass 186 or 187 visa unless:
• you held or had applied for your subclass 457 on 18 April 2017 and are applying under the TRT stream – see below; or
• you meet one of the age exemptions for these visa subclasses/

Further information is available on the Department’s website at:
www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/186-?modal=/Trav/Work/Work/Age-Skill-and-English-Language-Exemptions-Permanent-Employer-Sponsored-Programme.

Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection

Western Australia

​​​On a Nominated Regional visa (subclass 489), you are required to live and work in a regional or low population growth metropolitan area.

You cannot live or work in the capital city of Perth.

In Western Australia there are nine areas which are considered to be regional:

Gascoyne
Goldfields-Esperance
Kimberley
Pilb​ara
Mid West
South West
Great Southern
Peel
Wheatbelt

Below are the postcodes for areas which are considered regional in Western Australia.
​Western Australia
except Perth and
surrounding areas ​6041 to 6044
6083 to 6084
6121 to 6126
6200 to 6799

Working in Australia - six months with one employer

If you hold a Working Holiday (subclass 417) or Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa, the main purpose of your visit must be for an extended holiday. You can do any kind of work over the course of your 12 month stay in Australia; however, the conditions of your visa limit you to a maximum period of six months work with any one employer, unless you've been given permission by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to work longer.

However, you do not need to seek permission to work with the same employer for up to 12 months, in circumstances where the work is undertaken in different locations and work in any one location does not exceed six months.

For example, you can work with one employer for up to 12 months in the following situations:

hotels, resorts or restaurants within the same chain, provided they are in different premises
independently owned franchises, in different workplaces
State and Territory schools and health care facilities, provided these facilities are at different addresses
separate branches or facilities (for example abattoirs or farms) of the same organisation or business owner.