Key Eligibility requirements

COMMON CRITERIA TO ALL STREAMS

• You must nominate the correct visa stream.
• You must satisfy specific Public Interest criteria and Special Return criteria.
• You must meet all relevant health and character requirements.

REGIONAL PROVISIONAL VISAS STREAM

• You must hold a regional provisional visa and must have held that visa for at least 3 years.
• You have complied with the visa conditions of your previous visas.
• You must have had a taxable income at or above a specific income threshold (currently $53,900 AUD) for at least 3 years while holding your eligible visa.

HONG KONG (REGIONAL) STREAM

• You must hold a Hong Kong passport or a British National (Overseas) passport.
• You must hold an eligible visa (this is an eligible Subclass 457, Subclass 482 or Subclass 485) and must have held that visa for at least 3 years.
• You have complied with the visa conditions of your previous visas.
• During the 3 years ending immediately before the date of application, you did not live, work or study in a part of Australia that was not a designated regional area. Exceptions may apply.
• You have been usually resident in Australia for at least 3 years immediately before the date of the application.