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海外申请人最常申请的489签证将在11月16日起正式取消。取而代之的是全新的偏远地区政府 担保或亲属担保491签证。

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什么是新偏远地区技术签证491?

新偏远地区技术签证491是一个有效期为5年的临时工作签证。491签证与489签证相类似,同样
可以通过州政府/领地担保 和亲属担保两种方式来获取。与489签证另外一点相同的是, 签证
获批后需要在政府指定的偏远地区居住和工作一段时间才能转永居。 491签证需要主申请人和
家人在指定偏远地区工作和居住满3年才能转绿卡(191类别,PR)。

申请签证491的基本要求?

基本要求:
1. 受邀时年龄低于45岁
2. 英文达到雅思4个6或同等英语水平
3. 有效的职业评估(更多职业评估细节将会在后续出台)
4.达到一定的移民分数
(目前的分数线还没规定,但是新的打分表格已经出台,小编在之前的文章种有提到---详解新
签证491,全新技术移民打分系统!)

新签证491 VS 前签证489

 

相同点

不同点 

签证名称 

名称都叫Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa 

 

获取签证方式 

都是两种方式获取签证: 州政府/领地担保 和亲属担保

 

临时签证

都是临时签证

 

签证有效期

 

491签证有效期为5年,489签证有效期4年

转永居的要求

 

491签证获批后需要在指定的偏远地区居住和工作3年才能转永居,489签证获批后在指定的偏远地区居住2年和工作1年就可转永居。

配额分配

 

491州担保签证将会有单独的配额14000个

偏远地区州政府担保加分

 

491州政府担保可以为申请人加15分,而之前的489州政府担保只能为申请人加10分。

转永居的工作要求  

 

489要求在偏远地区生活两年内全职工作1年,要求至少工作35小时。 

491要求在偏远地区工作3年,要求每年工作收入达到最低税收标准$18,200 

其他

 

489获签后,之后还可以申请其他类别的签证,如189. 

491获签之后, 3年之内不能申请其他类型的PR签证(如189/190) 3年之后才可转PR。  

 

为什么选择新偏远地区技术签证491?

随着澳洲技术移民类签证(189类别和190类别)的邀请分数越来越高了,邀请人数越来越少。 如图所示, 2019年8月11号的189签证邀请分数线已经达到了85分,而受邀人数只有100人。这就意味着很多申请人即便考出雅思4个8分(PTE各项79分)都不能获得邀请, 即使够格申请189签证, 等待获邀的过程也是漫长的。

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而新签证491(5年临时签证)的分数邀请不会像189签证这么高,  同时如被州或者领地担保,部分职业裸分55即可申请。 

491签证获邀后限制条例: 

  • 条款8578:若签证持有人的居住地址、邮箱、电话号码、护照、雇主地址等信息发生变化,则必须在14天之内通知移民局。
  • 条款8579:签证持有人可以在指定的偏远地区内自由流动,但是不能离开偏远地区而到悉尼、墨尔本、黄金海岸、布里斯班、珀斯这5个大城市工作和生活。另外,签证持有人至少在3年内不能申请其他技术移民签证(124/858,189,和190签证),商业移民签证(132和188签证),雇主担保签证(186签证)以及配偶签证(820签证)
  • 条款8580:如果移民局有要求,签证持有人需在28天之内提供:
    1. 签证持有人居住地址;
    2. 雇主的地址;
    3. 每个工作职位所在的地址;
    4. 就读的教育机构所在的地址
  • 条款8581:如果移民局有要求,签证持有人需在指定地点和指定时间内参与面试,而方式可能是现场面试或视频面试

491替代489的过渡期间的政策:

在11月16号之前递交了489签证的申请人,依旧按照老政策审理。同时还是按照老政策转887 永久签证,也就是说在489临时签证的4年种满足生活2年并且工作1年。

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1. 新签证的申请费是多少?

主申请人的申请费是$4045,满18岁和未满18岁的申请人分别为$2025和$1010。

2. 新签证491如何转永居? 

491签证是5年的临时签证。491签证持有人如果在5年种有3年满足在偏远地区的生活和工作要求后 (如收入要求每年工作收入达到最低税收标准$18,200 --- 具体数据政府仍在协商种), 即可申请另一个新永居签证191.  191签证将于2022年的11月16日正式启动。
 

3. 如何证明签证持有人在偏远地区? 

以上有说到, 491签证持有人会受到各种条例的限制 。条款8580:如果移民局有要求,签证持有人需在28天之内提供:

  1. 签证持有人居住地址;
  2. 雇主的地址;
  3. 每个工作职位所在的地址;
  4. 就读的教育机构所在的地址

4. 491签证获签后是否能转其他签证来快速获取PR? 

不行, 条款8579:签证持有人可以在指定的偏远地区内自由流动,但是不能离开偏远地区而到悉尼、墨尔本、黄金海岸、布里斯班、珀斯这5个大城市工作和生活。另外,签证持有人至少在3年内不能申请其他技术移民签证(124/858,189,和190签证),商业移民签证(132和188签证),雇主担保签证(186签证)以及配偶签证(820签证)

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