Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa
subclass 191 · Official name: Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa (subclass 191) - Regional Provisional stream
The permanent visa for people who have lived and worked in regional Australia on a subclass 491 or 494 visa. You must have held the eligible visa for at least 3 years, complied with its conditions, and provide Australian Taxation Office notices of assessment for 3 income years out of the 5 years of that visa; there is no minimum income. It costs AUD630 for the main applicant and gives permanent residence with 5 years of travel rights.
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Travellers over 1 year entering Australia within 6 days of staying overnight or longer in a yellow fever risk country are asked for a valid yellow fever certificate; entry is not refused without one. Without one: not refused entry: may be referred to a biosecurity officer and given information/an action card; must promptly seek medical assessment if symptoms develop within 6 days of leaving the risk place.
Australian Government Department of Health: Yellow fever Australian Government: Yellow fever fact sheet (holds Australia's list of risk countries and areas) Australian Immunisation Handbook: Yellow fever WHO International Travel and Health, Annex 1: Countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and countries requiring proof of vaccination against yellow fever (18 Nov 2022, revised 3 Jan 2023) WHO ITH Country List: Vaccination requirements and WHO recommendations for international travellers, 2022 edition (18 Nov 2022, revised 3 Jan 2023) Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia): Human health – advice to travellers Checked October 19, 2026
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Who it’s for
Holders of a Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) or Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494) who have held it for at least 3 years, with their family members.
Eligibility
Held a 491 or 494 visa for 3 years
Sign in to check this route against your profileYou need to hold a subclass 491 or 494 visa when you apply, and to have held it for at least 3 years.
3 years
Visa holding period
- Eligible visas: subclass 491 or 494
Official wording
You must hold an eligible visa (subclass 491 or 494) when you apply and have held it for at least 3 years.
Taxable income evidence (no minimum)
Sign in to check this route against your profileShow ATO notices of assessment for 3 income years out of the 5 years of your eligible visa.
Income evidence
- Notices of assessment
- 3 income years
- Minimum income
- None
- Any ATO debt must be paid or under an approved payment plan
Official wording
Provide ATO notices of assessment for 3 income years out of the 5 years of your eligible visa. There is no minimum income requirement. Any ATO debt must be paid or under an approved payment plan.
Complied with visa conditions
Sign in to check this route against your profileYou must have complied with the conditions of the eligible visa (living, working and studying in a designated regional area) for the whole time you held it, and show evidence such as leases, utility bills, payslips, reference letters or school reports.
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