Episodi

  • Which Assessing Authority Handles a Skills Assessment? | The 485 to PR Show

    Which Assessing Authority Handles a Skills Assessment? | The 485 to PR Show
    Oct 17 2026
    Which assessing authority handles a skills assessment? The answer depends on the nominated occupation and the visa pathway. This episode explains the Department of Home Affairs' published occupation list, the Post-Vocational Education Work stream of the subclass 485 visa, and why a provisional 485 assessment does not serve as a points-tested skilled visa assessment. Sources checked 18 October 2026.

    This is general information only, not migration advice, current as at 18 October 2026. Rules change. Check the Department of Home Affairs website or a registered migration agent for your situation.

    This episode was produced with AI narration and scripting, with human editorial review.

    Earlier stages: Getting to Australia and Your First Year in Australia.

    General information only — not migration advice.
    A Talking Labs production.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    9 min
  • October 2026 Student Visa Rule for 485 Holders

    October 2026 Student Visa Rule for 485 Holders
    Oct 3 2026
    As at 4 October 2026, Home Affairs' new Student visa rules affect where a subclass 485 holder may lodge a later Student visa application. This episode separates the subclass 500 location rule from the 485 visa itself, explains the published offshore lodgement and grant requirements, and notes the transition for applications lodged before 2 October. Sources: Department of Home Affairs and LIN 26/068 on the Federal Register of Legislation.

    This is general information only, not migration advice, current as at 4 October 2026. Rules change. Check the Department of Home Affairs website or a registered migration agent for your situation.

    This episode was produced with AI narration and scripting, with human editorial review.

    Earlier stages: Getting to Australia and Your First Year in Australia.

    General information only — not migration advice.
    A Talking Labs production.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    8 min
  • When Does the 485 Application Window Start?

    When Does the 485 Application Window Start?
    Sep 26 2026
    When does the subclass 485 application window start after course completion? This episode explains the Department of Home Affairs' published distinction between written course completion and graduation, the separate current-visa and evidence clocks, and why a later skilled expression of interest is a different process. Sources checked 27 September 2026.

    This is general information only, not migration advice, current as at 27 September 2026. Rules change. Check the Department of Home Affairs website or a registered migration agent for your situation.

    This episode was produced with AI narration and scripting, with human editorial review.

    Earlier stages: Getting to Australia and Your First Year in Australia.

    General information only — not migration advice.
    A Talking Labs production.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    9 min
  • September 2026: New Skilled-Visa Processing Priorities

    September 2026: New Skilled-Visa Processing Priorities
    Sep 19 2026
    Home Affairs changed skilled-visa processing priorities on 19 September 2026. This episode explains what Directions 121 and 122 mean for listed 186, 189, 190, 191, 491 and 494 applications, and why they do not change subclass 485 eligibility, points or nomination rules.

    This is general information only, not migration advice, current as at 20 September 2026. Rules change. Check the Department of Home Affairs website or a registered migration agent for your situation.

    This episode was produced with AI narration and scripting, with human editorial review.

    Earlier stages: Getting to Australia and Your First Year in Australia.

    General information only — not migration advice.
    A Talking Labs production.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    10 min
  • Subclass 485 Eligibility Criteria, As Published

    Subclass 485 Eligibility Criteria, As Published
    Sep 13 2026
    Every eligibility criterion for the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485), read straight off the Department of Home Affairs pages and checked on 13 September 2026.

    The age limit, and the two exceptions that lift it to under 50. Which visa you have to be holding when you lodge, and the six-month clocks running on your Student visa and your qualification. The study requirement in full: two academic years, defined as 92 weeks of CRICOS-registered study, with a 16 calendar month floor underneath it, and how credit for prior learning is treated. Health insurance and the Australian Federal Police check. The English table, including the IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with 5.5 in every sub-skill that applies to tests sat on or after 7 August 2025, and the lower set for Hong Kong and British National Overseas passport holders. The split between the Post-Higher Education Work and Post-Vocational Education Work streams, and why the stream locks at lodgement.

    Every page used is listed in the episode sources.

    General information about published rules, current as at 13 September 2026. It is not migration advice and it does not consider your circumstances. For your own case, speak to a registered migration agent and check that their OMARA registration is current.

    Subclass 485 eligibility criteria, Temporary Graduate visa requirements, Australian Study Requirement, 485 English requirement, post-study work visa Australia, international student to PR.

    This episode was produced with AI narration and scripting, with human editorial review.

    Earlier stages: Getting to Australia and Your First Year in Australia.

    General information only — not migration advice.
    A Talking Labs production.
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    8 min
  • What the 485 is and is not

    What the 485 is and is not
    Sep 12 2026
    Episode one. The Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) is the most misunderstood document in the post-study pathway — so we start by separating what it does from what people assume it does. It is temporary, it is not points-tested, and it does not become permanent residency on its own. What it actually buys you is time: time for work experience, time for a skills assessment, and time to be onshore while state nomination rounds open and close. Plus the mistakes that end applications — the age limit that moved, the lodgement window after course completion, the health cover, and the police certificate nobody starts early enough.

    General information drawn from published Department of Home Affairs material. Not migration advice. For your own case, speak to a registered migration agent.

    This episode was produced with AI narration and scripting, with human editorial review.

    Earlier stages: Getting to Australia and Your First Year in Australia.

    General information only — not migration advice.
    A Talking Labs production.
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    7 min