Skilled Recognized Graduate Visa (Subclass 476) Australia

The Skilled Recognized Visa is a temporary visa that allows recent engineering graduates from recognized institutions & eligible universities to attain up to 18 months of skilled work experience.

You can be inside or outside Australia, while applying for the Visa; however you have to be outside Australia, while the visa is being granted, unless you a New Zealand citizen with a Special Category visa (subclass 444).

Process to Get Skilled Recognized Graduate Visa 476

You are eligible for this visa if you have completed an eligible degree qualification in Engineering, Within the period of two years from the lodgement of application.
An eligible degree qualification can be any of the following:

A bachelor’s degree
A masters degree
A doctoral degree
A postgraduate diploma

Your degree qualification must contain a major sequence of study or specialisation in an Engineering discipline. Engineering specialisations include but are not limited to:

Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Mechanical, Production and Plant Engineering
Mining and Material Engineering

Note:

The qualification that you are relying on to meet this requirement must have been completed at a recognized overseas institution.This visa does not have a points test but other requirements must be met.

You must be under 31 years of age on the day of making your application.
You must provide evidence that you meet the English language threshold at the time you apply which can only be IELTS Test Report Form (TRF) number to show you have a band score of at least six on each of the four components speaking, reading, listening and writing

Benefits of Skilled Recognized Graduate Visa 476

This visa allows you and any secondary applicants included in your visa application to remain in Australia for up to 18 months with no restrictions on work or study. During this period you may choose to:

travel
work
undertake further professional studies
study to improve your English skills

If you are granted this visa you are able to live and work in any part of Australia and engage in any type of employment. You and any accompanying secondary applicants must however comply with Australian laws. Once you hold this visa, you may apply for permanent residence at any time if you are able to meet the pass marks on the General Skilled Migration points test.

This visa allows recent graduates of selected overseas universities to gain up to 18 months of skilled work experience in occupations in demand in Australia. As a holder of this visa, you may apply for permanent residence at any time if you are able to meet the pass mark on the General Skilled Migration points test.

To apply for a Skilled Recognized Visa, you must have an engineering qualification from a recognized institution.

Washington Accord institutions

Institution offering engineering qualification under the Washington Accord is a recognized institution. The Washington Accord is an international agreement amongst bodies responsible for accrediting engineering degree programmes.

Other recognised institutions

Some of the other recognized institutions are:

Argentina

Catholic University of Argentina

Brazil

Federal University of Minas Gerais

Chile

Universidad Catolica del Norte Catholic University of Chileâ€”Antofagasta
University of Chile
University of Concepcion

Finland

HUT, Helsinki

Germany

RWTH, Aachen
Technical University of Berlin
Technical University of Clausthal
TU Bergakademie Freiberg
University of Hannover

Hungary

University of Miskolc

India

Anna Universityâ€”Chennai
Baranas Hindu Universityâ€”Varanasi
Indian Institute of Scienceâ€”Bangalore
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Indian School of Minesâ€”Dhanbad

Iran

Amir Kabir University of Technology
University of Tehran

People’s Republic of China

Beijing Normal University
Beijing Petroleum University
Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Beijing University of Technology (formerly Beijing Polytechnic University)
China University of Mining andTechnologyâ€”Beijing
Guangzhou University
Shanghai University of Engineering Science
Shanghai Jiaotong University
Tongji University
Tsinghua University
University of Science and Technologyâ€”Beijing

Philippines

University of the Philippines

Poland

Wroclaw University of Technology

Slovakia

TU Kosice

Sweden

Lulea University of Technology
Tanzania
University of Dar es Salaam

GOVERNMENT CHARGES		Notes
Govt. Main Application fee		AU$ 465
OTHER COSTS (If Applicable)		Notes
Medical Examination	Variable (Depending upon the type of Medical Test and Examination required)	This fee is payable for each person included in your application and must be paid directly to the doctor conducting your examination.
Character Clearance (Police Check)	Variable	This fee is payable to the police authorities in the countries where you have lived for 12 months or more.
Certification/Translation of Documents	Variable	Payable to Translator
OUR FEE IN AUD		Notes
Visas Simply Fee		AU$ 2000