The skilled recognised graduate visa (subclass 476) is a temporary visa for fresh engineering graduates from recognised institutions. The visa provides the right to work in Australia and be eligible for permanent residency or provisional skilled visa.
A Skilled Recognised Graduate visa is only approved if:
A Skilled Recognised Graduate visa is only approved if:
All the institutions offering an Engineering qualification with Washington Accord accreditation are considered recognised.
If your institute is not recognised under Washington Accord, you must have a qualification from any of the following institutions.
| Country | Institutions |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Catholic University of Argentina |
| Brazil | Federal University of Minas Gerais |
| Chile | University of Chile Universidad Catolica del Norte Catholic University of Chile -Antofagasta University of Concepcion |
| Finland | HUT, Helsinki |
| Germany | Technical University of Berlin Technical University of Clausthal University of Hannover RWTH, Aachen TU Bergakademie Freiberg |
| Hungary | University of Miskolc |
| India | Indian Institute of Science-Bangalore, Anna University-Chennai, Indian School of Mines-Dhanbad, Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, Banaras Hindu University-Varanasi |
| Iran | Amir Kabir University of Technology University of Tehran |
| PRC China | Beijing Normal University Beijing, Petroleum University Beijing, University of Chemical Technology Beijing, University of Technology (formerly Beijing Polytechnic University), China University of Mining & Technology-Beijing, Guangzhou University Shanghai, University of Engineering Science Shanghai, Jiao tong University, Tongji University, Tsinghua University of Science and Technology-Beijing |
| Philippines | Wroclaw University of Technology |
| Slovakia | TU Kosice |
| Sweden | Lulea University of Technology |
| Tanzania | University of Dar es Salaam |
While the health requirements vary depending on different cases, some of the common examinations one requires undergoing are intended activities in Australia, country of citizenship and time spent in all the countries for the span of last five years.
This requirement applies not only to the visa holder but family members as well who are listed in the application, no matter they are migrating or not.
All the results obtained from health examinations hold a validity of 12 months.
You must have police certificate that proves you with no criminal conviction in the last 10 years.
You must provide a police certificate from each country you have lived in for 12 months or more during the past 10 years after you turned 16 years of age.
You must have evidence of any of the specified English language tests.
The eligible family members to include in the visa application are:
While good qualifications and determination to get improved job prospects in Australia surely excite you to apply for this visa, there are minute niceties, if not considered carefully, can result in visa rejection. We, at Aussizz Group, make sure your application is optimised as per the updated rules of Immigration Department whilst provide you with the favourable outcome in the least possible time.
You can be inside or outside Australia when applying for this visa; however, you must be outside of Australia when the visa is granted.
If you are a New Zealand citizen holding a Special Category visa (subclass 444), you can stay inside or outside of Australia when the visa is granted.
It is an international agreement between the respective bodies of participating or signatory countries that are responsible for accrediting the undergraduate engineering degree programmes.
The agreement identifies that the degree programmes accredited by bodies of respective nations hold significant equivalency.
The agreement recommends that individuals graduating from the programs that are accredited by bodies of participating countries and are applying for practice of engineering be recognised internally by the holders of Washington Accord agreement because they have met the academic requirements.
