The Skilled — Recognised Graduate Visa is a temporary visa that allows recent engineering graduates of eligible universities to gain up to 18 months of skilled work experience in occupations in Australia.
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Requirements
To be eligible for this visa, the applicant must:
- be younger than 31 years of age
- have completed an eligible engineering qualification from a recognised institution in the past two years (see The Visa Centre for a current list)
- not have held a Skilled Recognised Graduate visa (subclass 476) or a Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) before (unless as a dependent family member)
- demonstrate English language ability (eg IELTS 6)
- meet health and character requirements.
- have completed an engineering qualification within the last two years that is either:
- bachelor’s degree
- master’s degree
- doctoral degree
- postgraduate diploma.
The qualification must contain a major sequence of study or specialisation in engineering, such as:
- civil engineering
- structural engineering
- chemical engineering
- environmental engineering
- electrical and electronics engineering
- mechanical, production and plant engineering
- mining and material engineering.
This visa allows the successful applicant and any dependent family members to stay in Australia for up to 18 months and do any/all of the following:
- travel
- work
- enrol in further professional studies
- study to improve English skills