8579 - Must live/work/study in a designed regional area. The holder must study, work and live in remote areas of Australia while he is in Australia;

The Australian 191 permanent residence visa that the majority of applicants are looking forward to is finally officially updated on the official website of the Australian Immigration Bureau this week! The Australian 191 permanent residence visa is a new permanent residence visa launched by the Australian government in November 2019. It is currently divided into two categories: the temporary residence visa channel in remote areas and the Hong Kong channel. The Hong Kong channel has been opened for application on March 5 this year.

This time, the temporary residence visa channel in remote areas is officially opened, which is also relatively familiar and more common to everyone. Suitable for applicants who hold 491 new skilled immigration temporary visas for new remote areas and 494 new remote areas employer guaranteed immigration temporary visas. Next, we will focus on the requirements of this channel.

191 visa application conditions

According to the requirements of the Australian Immigration Bureau, the 491 or 494 temporary residence visa needs to meet three conditions before it can be converted to a 191 permanent residence visa, including:

1. The visa must be held by a compliant

or 494 visa when applying for a 191 visa, and must hold the visa for at least 3 years before applying for a 191 visa.

2 Meet income requirements

In at least 3 income years relevant income year, taxable income taxable income must at least meet the minimum annual income standard.

3 comply with the 491/494 visa terms

Before submitting the Australian 191 visa, the 491/494 visa holders have always complied with the corresponding visa terms, including:

• 8578 - Must notify of certain changes
• Notify within 14 days of the Immigration Bureau address, email, phone number, passport, employer, and work address;
• 8579 - Must live/work/study in a designed regional area2
• holder must study, work and live in remote areas of Australia during his stay in Australia;
• 8580 - Must provide evidence of addresses
• If you receive a notice from the Australian Immigration Bureau, the holder must provide his residence, work address and school address within 28 days;
• 8581 - Must attend interview
• If the Australian Immigration Bureau is notified, the applicant must participate in the interview;

191 visa application fee

• 91 visa applicant's visa fee is 435 Australian dollars;
• visa fee is 220 Australian dollars for every applicant over 18 years old;
• visa fee is 110 Australian dollars for every applicant under 18 years old;

Applicants also need to pay for other fees such as physical examination, no-crime certificate , etc. All applicants over the age of 18 are required to meet Functional English, and applicants with insufficient English proficiency will be required to pay an additional AUD 4,885 language fee.

191 Visa review time

Australia Immigration Bureau will evaluate the application based on the specific situation. The actual processing time may vary depending on individual circumstances, including the following situations:

• Whether the complete application has been submitted, including all required supporting documents;
• responds to requests that provide supplementary information;
• How long does it take to check the required supporting documents provided;
• How long does it take to receive information from external institutions, especially information about health, personality and national security;
• How many available locations are there in the immigration plan;

Of course, after the 191 visa is officially opened, applicants who meet the residence and income requirements can contact an Australian immigration lawyer as soon as possible and prepare the materials and submit them as soon as possible. After all, immigration should be early rather than late.