Temporary Graduate Visa Subclass 485: Latest Changes You Need to Know

If you held a Temporary Graduate Visa Subclass 485 or currently have it, HS Consultants Education & Migration brings you excellent news. So what’s the information? This blog post is all about it. So read on and find out. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our Study Visa Consultant for Australia.

Significant changes in the Temporary Graduate Visa Subclass 485 (SC 485)

We are delighted to find out that the Australian subcontinent welcomes the students in its classrooms, campuses, and communities. The government of Australia has announced some changes for the 485 Temporary Graduate Visa holders, which will benefit global students and post-study work visa holders.

In the light of recent events, the significant changes are that you will be permitted to lodge a replacement visa application if you cannot enter Australia for any reason. So let’s see how it works.

• Vocational education & training (VET) students will receive two years graduate visa instead of the usual 18 months.
• Master’s graduates will get a grant of 3 years of post-study work visa instead of the standard two years.

For more details, contact our Study Visa Consultant in Australia.

What are the latest changes in Subclass 485?

These are the changes that the Australian government recently announced regarding the 485 Visa.

• The country permanently raised the length of stay for Masters by Coursework graduates from 2 to 3 years commencing from 01-December-2021, similarly like the plans for Masters by Research students.
• VET students to nominate an occupation’s stay duration will be temporarily removed between 01-July-2022 and 23-June-2023 and will receive a two-year graduate visa instead.

Please note: If you hold a Graduate Visa but could not return to Australia because of the coronavirus pandemic global travel constraints from 01-February-2020 to 01-December-2021, you can re-apply for the same. However, the duration will remain as per your previous visa. Get in touch with our Australia Student Visa consultant in Gwalior for further details.          

Applicants eligible for a replacement of the Subclass 485 Visa

If you meet the below conditions, you can apply for the Subclass 485 Visa.

• First, you need to know that a replacement Subclass 485 Visa is granted for Temporary Graduate Visa holders who lost time in Australia because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and for Graduate Visa holders who were not in Australia and couldn’t return because of travel restrictions from 01-February-2020 to 01-December-2021.
• The duration of the replaced Graduate Visa will be the same as your original visa according to your level of qualification, regardless of how long you stayed in the nation.
• You can lodge your replacement visa application from inside or outside Australia with complete charge.
• The replacement visa is applicable from mid-2022.

Please note: The Covid-19 Replacement subclass is different from the second post-study workstream that is recently open only to qualifying local applicants. It is because the Australian government intends to replace the Temporary Graduate Visa with the replacement stream and only be available if the travel restrictions influence you. For more information, please get in touch with our Visa Consultant.

Should you have a student visa while studying online from offshore to qualify for a Subclass 485?

In short, yes, if you wish to commence your online studies from another nation, you need to apply for a student visa and confirm your CoE appropriately represents your degree’s commencement and finish dates.   

We congratulate Australia on successfully making these changes in the Subclass 485 Student Visa. HS Consultants Education & Migration hopes to see you in Australia soon.

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