The Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) Subclass 191 visa provides an independent pathway to permanent residency for certain visa holders who have only lived, worked, or studied in parts of Australia that are “designated regional areas”.
There are two streams under this visa, being the:
- Regional Provisional Visa stream – for Subclass 494 / 491 visa holders; and
- Hong Kong (Regional) stream – for certain Hong Kong nationals.
Is there an income requirement for the visa streams?
The Regional Provisional Visa stream has an income requirement, whereas the Hong Kong (Regional) stream does not have an income requirement.
What is the criteria to apply for a Subclass 191 visa under the Regional Provisional stream?
Generally speaking, the requirements for an application are:
- hold a regional provisional visa (Subclass 494 / 491 visa), and held that visa for at least 3 years;
- have complied substantially with the conditions which applied to their regional provisional visa (held by the applicant at time of application) and any subsequent bridging visas;
- provide copies of notices of assessments in relation to three income years; and
- meet health and character requirements.
What income do I need?
Applicants must provide their notice of assessment (NOA) from the Australian Taxation Office for three income years out of the five years of their provisional visa. Although it is a requirement to provide the NOA for each year, there is no minimum income requirement for the Subclass 191 visa.
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