06/06/2024
Temporary Graduate Sc 485 visa changes 1 July 2024
The Department has updated their 'Changes to the Temporary Graduate visa program – proposed 1 July 2024' webpage to add a section titled 'Eligibility for the Temporary Graduate visa prior to the proposed 1 July 2024 changes'.
The new section states that applicants must have completed their qualification and lodged their Temporary Graduate visa application before 1 July 2024 to be assessed under the current sc 485 visa requirements and that any applications lodged on or after 1 July 2024 will be assessed under the new Sc 485 visa requirements.
The Department has clarified that applicants must meet the Australian study requirement and provide evidence from their education provider of the date of course completion, prior to visa decision.
The ‘completion’ date means the date on which the academic requirements for the award of the degree, diploma or trade qualification were met and does not include the formal conferral of the degree, such as through graduation (Migration Regulations 1994, regulation 1.15F(2)).