GSM - Regional (Residence) 887

This visa is for you if you hold one of these visas:

Skilled – Independent Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 495)
Skilled – Designated Area – Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 496)
Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 475)
Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 487)

and you:

-have lived in a Specified Regional Area for at least two years
-have worked full time in a Specified Regional Area for at least one year
-have complied with the conditions on your visa.


This visa allows you and any secondary applicants included in your visa application to live as permanent residents in Australia.

Australian permanent residents can:

-live and work in Australia on a permanent basis
-study in Australia at school, Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector or university
-receive subsidised healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
-access certain social security payments (subject to waiting periods)
-be eligible for Australian citizenship (subject to the residency eligibility criteria)
-sponsor people for permanent residence.