COVID-19 Temporary Graduate replacement stream
Important: This stream will be available for new applications from mid-2022. Further details will become available over the coming months. Please continue to check back for updates.
The COVID-19 replacement stream is a replacement for the initial Temporary Graduate visa. It is only available for Temporary Graduate visa holders impacted by the Australian travel restrictions. This means people who could not stay in Australia for the full period allowed by their previous Temporary Graduate visa.
The replacement Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa will recognise the commitment made by international students to Australia. It will acknowledge the disruption to plans that COVID-19 and the associated travel restrictions caused.
Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must:
currently hold, or have held a Temporary Graduate visa that expired on or after 1 February 2020; and
have been outside Australia at any time between 1 February 2020 and 15 December 2021.
In normal circumstances, applicants can only be granted one Temporary Graduate visa, and a further visa is only available on the basis of regional work and study.
Staying in Australia
Applicants will receive the full validity of their initial Temporary Graduate visa. This is determined by the level of their qualification.
Cost
The visa costs AUD1,680 for the primary visa applicant. There is also a charge for each family member who applies for the visa with them.
As successful applicants will be granted full validity, the full visa application charge will apply.
Whilst holding this visa
Applicants can live, study and work in Australia temporarily. They must find their own employment if we grant this visa.
Applicants can include members of the family unit in their application when they apply. This includes family members that weren't included in their original Temporary Graduate visa.
