SKILLED REGIONAL PROVISIONAL VISA 489 For skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia You can bring your family If you are granted this visa, you might be able to apply for the Skilled Regional (Permanent) visa (subclass 887) Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) Invited pathway This is a temporary visa. It is for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia. You must: be invited to apply for the visa be nominated by an Australian state or territory or sponsored by an eligible relative satisfy the points test be under 45 years of age at the time of invitation Stay 4 years Cost From AUD Processing Time There are no standard processing times available for this pathway. Skilled Regional Provisional Visa (subclass 489) Extended stay pathway This is a temporary visa. It is for skilled workers who want to live and work in regional Australia. You need to live, work and study in specified regional areas of Australia You must hold a subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496 visa Stay 4 years from the date your current skilled visa was granted Cost From AUD360 Processing Time There are no standard processing times available for this pathway. Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) Subsequent entry pathway This visa is for a member of the family unit of someone who holds a Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) or a subclass 475, 487, 495 or 496 visa. You need to live, work and study in specified regional areas of Australia You must be a member of the family unit of someone who holds a 475, 487, 489, 495 or 496 Stay Until the visa that your family member holds ends. Cost From AUD4,045 Processing Time There are no standard processing times available for this pathway.