Concessions offered for Skilled Regional visa
The Department of Home Affairs is offering a concession to those applicants of regional 887 visa who are worried that COVID-19 might have affected their visa application.
The eligible applicants of Skilled – Regional visa (subclass 887) can use concessions offered by the Department of home affairs, such as making their application outside Australia.
They can also be granted a visa while they are outside Australia if they meet the criteria.
- COVID concessions to lodgement and eligibility requirements will be available to eligible prospective Skilled – Regional visa (subclass 887) applicants.
- They can make their application outside Australia and visa can be granted.
- 887 visa is for people who have lived and worked in specified areas of regional Australia on a previous, eligible visa.
Source: SBS