What are the Temporary Graduate - 485 visa requirements?

The Temporary Graduate Visa SC 485 has 4 streams from which you can apply through. They are:

1. Graduate Work stream

2. Post-Study Work stream

3. Second Post-Study Work stream

4. Replacement stream

It’s important that you select the correct stream depending on your circumstances for a successful visa outcome.

In addition to the general eligibility criteria, there are specific requirements to be fulfilled for the respective streams.

• Graduate Work stream

  • Have atleast a diploma or a trade qualification

• Post-Study Work stream

  • Have a bachelors, masters or doctoral qualification

  • The course must be CRICOS registered

  • The education provider must be an Australian education provider that is CRICOS-registered.

• Second Post-Study Work stream

  • Have a bachelors, masters or doctoral qualification

  • The course must be CRICOS registered

  • The education provider must be an Australian education provider that is CRICOS-registered.

  • The Australian education provider must be in a designated regional area

  • Must have studied, lived and worked in regional area for at least 2 years

• Replacement stream

  • Must have a temporary graduate visa which was granted to you before 15 December 2021

  • Or must have held a temporary graduate visa previously and currently hold a substantive visa or a Bridging Visa A or B

  • The previous temporary graduate visa must have been granted before 15 December 2021 and in effect on or after 1 February 2020

  • Must have lost time on your visa as a result of Australia's COVID-19 travel restrictions

  • Must have been outside of Australia while holding this visa between 1 February 2020 and 14 December 2021 if you were granted the visa when you were in Australia

  • If you were outside Australia when your original Temporary Graduate visa was granted, you entered Australia on that visa, and departed Australia on that visa before 15 December 2021

  • Must apply before 1 January 2027

Fulfilling the Australian Study requirement means meeting the criteria set out by the department. You must essentially:

• Have a degree, diploma or a trade qualification

• Have a CRICOS-registered course

• Have successfully completed all course requirements

• Course be taught in English

• The course must be for at least two academic years (92) weeks

• Complete the course in Australia in not less than 16 calendar months

• Have held an Australian visa that allows to study.

• Identity documents

• Academic documents

  • Transcripts

  • Completion letter from the Australian education institution

• English language proficiency documents

  • IELTS/PTE/TOEFL etc

• Health insurance documents

  • Overseas Visitor Health Cover

  • Medicare card or proof of your enrolment with Medicare

• Skill Assessment documents

• Character documents

  • Police certificates from each country you've resided in for 12 months or more during the past 10 years.

  • Police certificate from AFP

  • Form 80 Personal particulars for character assessment

  • Form 1221 additional personal particulars information

• Family documents

  • Marriage certificate or de facto registration certificate

  • Passports of your spouse/de factor partner and children

  • Birth certificates of your children