20 November 2018

Australia Skilled Recognized Graduate Visa (Subclass 476 Visa) & Its Factors to Know

Australia, the well-known nation for skill advancements and developments is one of the most common search by foreign candidates. Candidates from varied nations prefer Australia to move on with its abundant career opportunities.  The skill requirement is not terminated to one occupation, there are many which constitute to the country’s economic development.
Understanding the intensity of career needs and labor demand, the Government of Australia advanced its specialization for skilled candidates. To add a benefit to the lakhs of candidates who migrate to Australia for their higher education, the country introduces its Skilled Recognized Graduate Visa.

The Program allows the graduate candidates, who have completed their education in Australia at a university level to experience the employment. The Skilled Recognized Graduate Visa (Subclass 476 Visa) will benefit to the candidates to gain work experience and improve the country’s status & personal growth.

Subclass 476 Visa Program: The Looming Program for International Students:
This is issued to international engineering graduates to attain an employment and work experience for a shorter time frame of likely 18 months.

Factors affecting the Eligibility for Subclass 476 Visa Program:
  • Need to be below 31 years
  • Should be holding an engineering degree from a recognized university
  • Shouldn’t belong to subclass 485 Visa or 476 visa (unless you were a dependent on visa) 
  • Good language skills
  • Character and Health assessment

List of approved English Language Tests and their benchmark score:

IELTS:  Need to gain overall 6, i.e. minimum band of 5 in each
TOEFL:  Need of scoring minimum 64; with minimum 4 in listening and reading; & partly 14 in  speaking and writing
OET:  Should gain at most B grade
Cambridge: Overall score of 169 with min. 154 in each factor
PTE:   Need of having at least 36 in every band with an overall score of 50

What is the fee and processing structure of 476 Graduate Visa?

Though the fee varies on candidate’s factors, the initial fee ranges from AUD 365. In addition, the candidates are intended to prove that they are in good health and not included in any criminal act. Hence, they need to go for character assessment and health assessment.
As the system involves many eligibility factors, it is best to opt for a trusted immigration agency. Hence, to check your eligibility for migrate to Australia, contact our immigration consultants by dropping a message at info@kansaz.com or Call @040-40307077