Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) Visa (Employer Sponsored Stream) Subclass 494

8579 – Live, study and work in a designated regional area

While you are in Australia, you must live, study and work in an area that is on the list of designated regional areas in an instrument.

If you hold a subclass 491 visa, the area must have been on the list of designated regional areas on the date your visa was granted.

If you hold a subclass 494 visa and you are a primary visa holder, the area must have been on the list of designated regional areas when your most recently approved nomination was lodged by your employer.

If you hold a subclass 494 visa and you are a secondary visa holder, the area must have been on the list of designated regional areas when the primary visa holder’s most recently approved nomination was lodged by their employer.

8580 – Provide evidence of your live, study or work address if requested

The Department of Home Affairs may send you a letter asking you to provide evidence of:

• the address where you live;
• the address all your employers;
• the addresses where you work;
• the address of any school, college or university that you attend.
  
  

The letter will tell you what sort of evidence is needed and how you should send it to the Department.

You may be asked for evidence of all your addresses or only some of your addresses.

You will have 28 days to provide the evidence the Department has asked for.

8581 – You must attend an interview if the Department of Home Affairs asks you to in a letter

The Department of Home Affairs might ask you to attend an interview at a specific address or they might conduct the interview over the phone or internet. The letter will contain the details of the interview time and how or where you must attend.

8608 – Must work only in the nominated occupation

You must work only in the occupation nominated in your most recent Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa application. You cannot work in a different occupation unless you apply for and are granted a new Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa.

You must start work within 90 days of:

• arriving in Australia, if you were outside Australia when the visa was granted;
• receiving your visa, if you were in Australia when the visa was granted.

You must not stop working for more than 90 consecutive days.

You can work for other businesses if:

• the occupation is specified by the Minister in an instrument;
• your employment is ending, and you are serving out a notice period.

If you want to change your employer, your new proposed employer must get a nomination approved before you can start work for them. Find out what to do if your job situation changes.

If it is mandatory to have a licence, registration or membership to do the job we granted you the visa to do you must hold that licence, registration or membership and comply with its provisions.