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Skilled Recognised Graduate Visa (Subclass 476)
Overview: This visa once gave recent graduates a chance to live, work, and gain valuable experience in Australia for up to 18 months. It was a fast track to building an international career while exploring life Down Under. However, it’s now closed to new applications.
The Skilled Recognised Graduate Visa is a temporary visa that allows recent engineering graduates of eligible universities to gain up to 180 months of skilled work experience in occupations in Australia.
Requirements
To be eligible for this visa, the applicant must:
- be younger than 31 years of age
- have completed an eligible engineering qualification from a recognised institution in the past two years
- not have held a Skilled Recognised Graduate visa (subclass 476) or a Temporary Graduate visa (Subclass 485) before (unless as a dependent family member)
- demonstrate English language ability (e.g. IELTS 6)
- meet health and character requirements
- have completed an engineering qualification within the last two years that is either:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Master’s degree
- Postgraduate diploma
The qualification must contain a major sequence of study specialization in engineering such as:
- civil engineering
- structural engineering
- chemical engineering
- environmental engineering
- electrical and electronics engineering
- mechanical production and plant engineering
- mining and material engineering
This visa allows the successful applicant and any dependent family members to stay in Australia for up to 18 months and do any of the following:
- travel
- work
- enroll in further professional studies
- study to improve English skills
Take Away Points
💼 Open to recent engineering graduates from recognised institutions
🌏 Live, work, and travel freely in Australia for up to 18 months
📚 Gain valuable professional experience in your chosen field
🤝 Build global networks and career opportunities abroad
🛫 No job offer required before applying for the visa