The Subclass 485 is a temporary graduate visa which allows international students to live, study and/or work in Australia after the completion of their studies.
There are two ‘streams’ of this visa:
Graduate Work Stream
The Graduate Work Stream is for international students who have graduated with skills and qualifications which relate to an occupation on the MLTSSL (Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List).
This visa is granted for a period of 18 months.
Post Study Work Stream
The Post Study Work Stream is for international students who have graduated with a higher education degree (Bachelor, Masters or PhD).
This visa is granted for a period of 2 to 4 years.
CRITERIA for graduate work stream:
have completed 1 or more relevant qualifications closely related to an occupation on the MLTSSL
have obtained (or applied for) a skills assessment by a relevant assessing authority for your nominated occupation
CRITERIA for post study work stream:
have graduated from a CRICOS-registered Bachelor degree, Masters or PhD
applied for your first student visa on or after 5 November 2011
common criteria for all graduate visas:
be under the age of 50
you have met the ‘Australian study requirement’ within the last 6 months
be a passport holder from the UK, USA, Canada, NZ or Republic of Ireland; OR
evidence that you have obtained the following minimum scores in an English test within the last 3 years:
IELTS - overall 6 with a minimum of 5 in each category
PTE - overall 50 with a minimum of 36 in each category
TOEFL iBT - total 64 with minimum of 4 for listening, 4 for reading, 14 for writing and 14 for speaking
OET - At least B for each category
Cambridge C1 Advanced - overall 169 with a minimum of 154 in each category
have adequate health insurance
meet health and character requirements
PLEASE NOTE - a number of concession have been introduced to persons whose Subclass 485 visas were affected by COVID-19.