Good fit
Recent international graduates who held a Student visa, completed a recent qualification in a CRICOS-registered course, and fit one of the available streams.
Australia · Study to PR
Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485)
A temporary visa allowing eligible international graduates to live, study and work in Australia after completing qualifying Australian study. The official page describes separate post-vocational and post-higher-education streams.
Status note. The Temporary Graduate visa is an active temporary post-study route with post-vocational and post-higher-education work streams.
Decision fit
Who this pathway serves
Important limits
Applicants without recent eligible Australian study, people seeking direct permanent residence, or applicants who need to change streams after lodging.
Minimums
Eligibility
Age
Maximum modeled age: under 36
Applicants generally must be aged 35 or under when applying; exceptions apply.
Work experience
Minimum: Not stated years
Language
Not stated
Education
Minimum: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Assessment: No
The stream depends on the type of recent qualification: an associate degree, diploma or trade qualification for the post-vocational stream, or a degree-level qualification or higher for the post-higher-education stream.
Selection threshold
Points: Not stated
Competition: Not stated
Health and character
Medical exam: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Police certificate: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Costs
Funds and fees
Settlement funds
No settlement-fund table is published.
Application fees
No fee table is published.
Outcomes
Residence, work, and family
Permanent residence
The Temporary Graduate sources establish a temporary post-study work route but do not establish a permanent-residence outcome.
Work: Yes · Study: Yes
Family
Partner: Yes · Children: Yes
Citizenship
The Temporary Graduate sources do not establish citizenship eligibility.
Processing time
The post-vocational stream states up to 18 months; the post-higher-education stream usually states between 2 and 3 years, with special rules for Hong Kong and British National Overseas passport holders.
Modeled: Not stated–Not stated months
Sources
Official sources
Citations
Field provenance
Information only, not legal advice. Rules, fees, and processing times change. Confirm the linked official pages before acting.