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The permanent residence destination for holders of regional provisional visas (491 or 494). Once you have lived in a regional area and met minimum income requirements, this grants permanent status.
Holders of a 491 or 494 provisional visa who have met the regional residence and income thresholds.
Our licensed advisors assess your eligibility, build a strategy to strengthen your application, and manage the process end to end, so you submit a complete, competitive application with confidence.
You must show you earned at least a minimum taxable income for the required number of years while holding your provisional visa, evidenced by ATO notices of assessment.
The Skilled Regional visa (subclass 191) is a pathway to permanent residence in Australia for holders of certain provisional visas.
The Skilled Regional visa (subclass 191) requires holders of a 491 or 494 provisional visa to have lived in a regional area, met minimum income requirements, and complied with visa conditions, with a processing time of 3-9 months and a cost from ~AUD 4,765. To be eligible, applicants must have held an eligible regional provisional visa, lived in a designated regional area, met the minimum taxable income, and passed health and character checks.
Yes. The 191 grants permanent residence, and eligible members of your family unit can be included in the application.
The most common issues are not meeting the minimum taxable income for the required years or not having complied with the regional conditions of the provisional visa.
No. Once the 191 is granted you are a permanent resident with no regional living or working restriction.
You must hold an eligible regional provisional visa, the subclass 491 or the subclass 494, to qualify for the 191.
You generally need to have held the eligible provisional visa for at least three years and met the conditions during that time before applying.
