Study in the regional areas of Australia has more benefits than ever following the recent changes to immigration program was impact since December.
Additional Points for skilled migration visa applications
5 extra points in the points test for Skilled Migration Visa applications (whether it’s SC189 or SC190)
15 points for nomination by a State or Territory government agency or sponsorship by a family member residing in regional Australia for Skilled Work Regional Visa (SC491)
Additional years for a second Temporary Graduate visa (SC 485) (Post-Study Work Stream)
From 2021, international students studying at all locations outside Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane will be offered an extension on the current two year Post-study work stream of the Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa (TGV), which applies to Bachelor or higher qualifications
Additional 1 year in Australia : Category 2
Additional 2 years in Australia : Category 3
Eligible regional areas and universities
· Important change: Perth and Gold Coast are classified as regional areas
· Category 2 : ‘Cities and Major Regional Centres’ of Perth, Adelaide, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Canberra, Newcastle/Lake Macquarie, Wollongong/Illawarra, Geelong and Hobart
· Category 3 : ‘Regional Centres and Other Regional Areas’
State / Territory
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Universities and TAFEs
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New South Wales (NSW)
Newcastle/Lake Macquarie, Wollongong/Illawarra,
etc.
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Charles Sturt University – Wagga-Wagga, Port Macquarie, and Albury
Southern Cross University – Lismore and Coffs Harbour
University of Wollongong – Wollongong
University of New Castle – New Castle
The University of New England – Armidale
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Victoria
Geelong, etc.
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Australian Catholic University – Ballarat
Deakin University – Geelong and Warrnambool
Federation University – Ballarat
Latrobe University -Bendigo, Shepparton, and Wodonga
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Queensland
Gold Coast,
Sunshine Coast
Cairns, etc.
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Bond University – Gold Coast
Griffith University – Gold Coast Campus
Southern Cross University – Gold Coast Campus
University of Sunshine Coast – Sunshine Coast
Central Queensland University – Rockhampton, Cairns, Gladstone, Noosa, Townsville, Emerald, Mackay, Bundaberg
James Cook University – Townsville
TAFE Queensland
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Western Australia
Perth, etc.
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Edith Cowan University
Curtin University
Murdoch University
University of Western Australia
University of Notre Dame – Broome & Fremantle
Central Queensland University – Perth Campus
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South Australia
Adelaide, etc.
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The University of Adelaide
Flinders University
University of South Australia
Torrens University
TAFE SA
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Tasmania
Hobart, etc. |
University of Tasmania – Hobart, Launceston, and Burnie
TasTAFE
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Northern Territory
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Charles Darwin University
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Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Canberra, etc.
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Australian National University
University of Canberra
Australian Catholic University
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