Family Sponsored 491 visa

The relative sponsored Skilled Work Regional 491 visa is a provisional visa which allow the applicant to live, work and study in a designated regional area of Australia for 5 years.  To be eligible for the relative/family sponsored stream, at minimum the applicant must meet the following:

• 65 points (note: 65 points may not be enough to receive an invitation to apply)
• Be under 45 years old
• Nominate an occupation on the skilled occupation list (The occupation must be on the medium-term list)*
• Have a suitable skills assessment for the nominated occupation
• Have at least competent English
• Eligible relative living in a designated regional area
• Satisfy health and character requirements

Eligible Relative

To be eligible, the sponsor must be:

• 18 years old or older
• usually resident in a designated area of Australia
• be an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident, or an eligible New Zealand citizen
• be your or your partner’s eligible relative

An eligible relative can be:

• a parent
• a child or step-child
• a brother, sister, adoptive brother, adoptive sister, step-brother or step-sister
• an aunt, uncle, adoptive aunt, adoptive uncle, step-aunt or step-uncle
• a nephew, niece, adoptive nephew, adoptive niece, step-nephew or step-niece
• a grandparent, or
• a first cousin