Skilled-Recognized Graduate Visa (subclass 476)

This visa allows recent engineering graduates to live, work or study in Australia for up to 18 months.

Skilled-Recognized Graduate Visa (subclass 476)

This visa allows recent engineering graduates to live, work or study in Australia for up to 18 months. Applicants must have completed an engineering degree or higher qualification from a specified institution within the past two years. The institutions do not have to be located inside Australia; foreign schools and universities can also be accepted.
This 476 visa is an excellent visa for overseas engineering graduates. You can apply for this visa after meeting elementary requirements and benefit from low application costs.
If you just graduated from your education program, come and visit EZOZ Migration. We will be happy to run a visa application requirements test for you at no cost!

Stay

Usually up to 18 months

Cost

from AUD405

Processing times

With this visa you can

You must

  • be under 31 years of age
  • have completed an engineering degree at a specified educational institution in the past 2 years
  • not have previously been the primary visa holder of a subclass 476 or 485 visa

Travel, work and study in Australia.

This is a temporary visa. You can usually stay in Australia for 18 months.

You can’t stay in Australia longer by extending this visa, as you can’t be granted another Skilled – Recognised Graduate visa. You will need to apply for another visa. Explore your visa options.

You can include members of the family unit in your application when you apply.

Family members who apply for the visa must meet our health and character requirements.

You can add your children to the application until a decision on your application is made. You can’t add any other member of the family unit to your application during that period.

Subsequent entrants

If we grant you the visa, your family members might be able to apply to join you in Australia later as a subsequent entrant.

Family members applying for this visa as subsequent entrants must apply online in ImmiAccount.

The visa costs AUD405 for the main applicant.

There is also a charge for each family member who applies for the visa with you.

You might also have to pay other costs for health checks, police certificates and biometrics.

To work out what your visa will cost use the Visa Pricing Estimator. The estimator does not take into account the other costs.

You (and family members of your combined application) can be in or outside Australia when you apply for this visa. But, if you are in Australia when you apply, you will not be eligible for a Bridging visa to remain in Australia while we process your application.

When the visa is granted, you must be outside Australia.

Family members making a combined application must also be outside of Australia when the visa is granted.

If you are the holder of a Special Category (subclass 444) visa, you can lodge your application in Australia and be granted a Bridging Visa to remain in Australia pending a decision. Subclass 444 holders can be granted a bridging visa to remain in Australia because they are eligible for their visa to be granted while they are in Australia.

Your application can take longer to process if:

  • you do not fill it in correctly
  • you do not include all the documents we need or we need more information from you
  • it takes us time to verify your information

We can’t process your application if you do not pay the correct visa application charge. We will notify you if this is the case.

You, and your family members, must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws. See which conditions will and might be attached to this visa.
You can travel outside Australia and return as many times as you want while the visa is valid. The time you spend outside Australia does not extend the visa.
We will digitally link your visa to your passport. You will not get a label in your passport.

If you have an enquiry that relates to a particular visa:

TESTIMONIALS

Visitor visa (subclass 600)

Tourist stream (apply outside Australia)

This visa stream lets you visit Australia as a tourist, to go on a cruise or to see family and friends.

Stay

Up to 12 months

Cost

From AUD145

Processing Time

About this visa

Travel to Australia:

  • as a tourist – for example, to cruise or have a holiday
  • to visit family or friends
  • as a business visitor

You can study or train for up to 3 months in total on this visa. But if your main reason for travelling to Australia is study, a student visa might be more appropriate.

Note: Applicants who are seeking to train at a childcare centre, study to be a doctor, dentist, nurse or paramedic or enter health care or hospital environments should apply for the Visitor (subclass 600) visa and complete the relevant health checks.

Cruise

You will need a visa if you enter Australia during a cruise.

If your cruise is a round trip cruise, the time you spend on the cruise counts as time spent in Australia – that is, we do not consider you have left Australia. A round trip cruise will not reset your stay period on your visa.

Ask your cruise operator or travel agent if we consider your cruise to be a round trip cruise.

Business visitor

As a business visitor, you can:

  • make general business or employment enquiries
  • investigate, negotiate, enter into or review a business contract
  • conduct activities as part of an official government visit
  • take part in a conference, trade fair or seminar. The organisers can’t pay you to take part

You can’t:

  • work for or provide services to a business or organisation based in Australia
  • sell goods or services directly to the public

If you want to do short-term work in Australia that isn’t a business visitor activity, consider applying for a temporary work visa.

This is a temporary visa. We grant it for 12 months. You can enter Australia any time your eVisitor is valid and stay for up to 3 months at a time.

The eVisitor is granted with multiple entry. You can leave and re-enter Australia as many times as you want while it is valid.

The eVisitor starts on the date it is granted.

You can’t stay in Australia longer by extending this visa. You must apply for another visa.

If you want to have a further short stay or stay longer for a holiday you might be eligible for a Visitor visa (subclass 600) Tourist stream (apply in Australia).

If you want to stay longer for other reasons, you should be able to apply for a new visa that suits your circumstances.

You can’t include family members in your application. A separate application must be made for each member of your family, including those listed on your passport.
The eVisitor is free.
You must be outside Australia when you apply. Do not arrange to travel to Australia until we let you know, in writing, that we have granted you the subclass 651 visa. You must be outside Australia when we decide on your application.

We process 90% of applications in 10 months

Your application might take longer to process if:

  • you don’t fill it in correctly
  • you don’t include all the documents we need or we need more information from you
  • it takes us time to verify your information
You must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws.

We recommend you take out health insurance to cover any unforeseen medical treatment you might need in Australia. You are personally liable for all your healthcare costs while you are in Australia. Insurance can help limit your financial liability.

See what we consider adequate health insurance.

Learn more about health insurance for overseas visitors.

Reciprocal healthcare agreements

Some countries have a reciprocal healthcare agreement with Australia. Find out more from Services Australia about reciprocal healthcare agreements.

You can travel outside Australia and return as many times as you want while the eVisitor is valid.
We will digitally link your visa to your passport. You will not get a label in your passport.​​

Eligibility

You can apply for an ETA if you hold a passport from:

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Monaco
  • The Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Republic of San Marino
  • Slovak Republic
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom – British Citizen
  • Vatican City

You cannot apply with:

  • a non-citizen passport, certificate of identity or other travel document
  • a British National Overseas, British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person or British Subject passport
You must meet our health requirement.
You must meet our character requirement. If you have a criminal conviction in any country, apply for a Visitor visa (subclass 600) instead. If you arrive in Australia on an eVisitor with a criminal conviction, you might be refused entry.
If you or any family members (including those who don’t apply for the visa with you) owe the Australian Government money, you or they must have paid it back or arranged to pay it back.

You must only intend to:

  • stay temporarily in Australia
  • obey any condition and stay period attached to your visa

You must have enough money to:

  • support yourself while you are in Australia
  • leave Australia at the end of your stay
We might not grant this visa if it is not in the best interests of an applicant under 18.

Step By Step

When you have this visa

Coming to Australia

Before you leave

Check your travel documents

You must have:

  • a valid visa to enter Australia
  • a valid passport or other travel document

At the border

Completing an Incoming Passenger Card

Everyone who arrives in Australia must complete an Incoming Passenger Card.

Visitor Visa Australia All Subclass

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For young adults who want an extended holiday and to work here to fund it.

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Working Holiday visa (subclass 417)

For young adults who want an extended holiday and to work here to fund it.

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Visitor (subclass 600)

For tourists, business visitors or to visit family for 3, 6 or 12 months.

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Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)

Visit Australia as often as you wish in a 12-month period. Stay up to 3 months each time you enter Australia.

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eVisitor (subclass 651)

Visit Australia as often as you wish in a 12-month period. Stay up to 3 months each time you enter Australia.

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Medical Treatment visa (subclass 602)

This temporary visa is for people to travel to or remain longer in Australia for medical treatment or to support someone needing medical treatment who holds or has applied for this visa. It is also for people who are donating an organ.

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Resident Return visa (subclass 155 157)

If you leave Australia after your travel validity expires, or it expires when you are outside Australia, you will not be able to return to Australia as a permanent resident. This visa allows you to return as a permanent resident.

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Special Category visa (subclass 444)

This temporary visa allows you to visit, study, stay and work as long as you remain a New Zealand citizen. It is applied for when you arrive in Australia and submit your completed incoming passenger card with your New Zealand passport.

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