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Australia skilled migration: how long the Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) Visa (subclass 191) takes, what it costs, and whether it leads to permanent residence
Permanent Residence
Permanent visa after a qualifying regional provisional visa
A permanent visa for people who have held an eligible provisional visa — subclass 491 or subclass 494 — for at least 3 years, have complied with that visa's conditions, and can provide ATO notices of assessment for three income years out of the five years of the eligible visa. There is no minimum income requirement. It is not available as a first visa; it is reachable only after holding a qualifying provisional visa.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-16
Does Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) Visa (subclass 191) lead to permanent residence?
- Residency
Permanent residence on grant
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-16
Do you need a job offer for Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) Visa (subclass 191)?
- Job offer
Not published on the page we read
The opened Home Affairs Regional Provisional stream page does not mention a job offer or arranged employment.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-09-17
What education does Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) Visa (subclass 191) require?
- Education
The page states no education minimum
Regional Provisional stream publishes no education, English, age, or points-test minimum. Eligibility is an eligible provisional visa held for at least 3 years, ATO notices for three of five income years, and compliance with that visa's conditions.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-16
How much money do you have to show for Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) Visa (subclass 191)?
- Funds
The authority states no funds requirement
There is no minimum income requirement. You must provide notices of assessment issued by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for three income years out of the five years of your eligible visa.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-09-24
How much does Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) Visa (subclass 191) cost to apply for?
- Application fee
No amount stored
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-09-24
How long does Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) Visa (subclass 191) take to process?
- Processing time
No commitment to a processing time
Open the authority's page for this fact
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-16
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Not published on the pages we read
We checked for each of these and the page carried no figure. The absence is recorded with the reason, so this page states nothing the authority does not.
Processing time
Department publishes no figure. Page directs to the processing time guide tool and states the result 'is a guide only and not specific to your application'.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-16
Application fee
Page shows cost as 'From ... (concessions apply in limited circumstances)' and directs to the Visa Pricing Estimator. No amount is published on the page, so no fee is stored. Opened 2026-09-24. The cost block also states that from 1 July 2026 a lower visa cost applies to eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste citizens who lodge a valid visa application. The base charge is still an empty BasePrice span in the page schema.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-09-24
The process
How it works
- 1Hold subclass 491 or 494 for at least 3 years and have complied with that visa's conditions.
- 2Provide ATO notices of assessment for three income years out of the five years of the eligible visa. There is no minimum income requirement.
What changed when we last checked this record
Regional Provisional stream. Visa is open and permanent on grant: 'This is a permanent visa. It lets you stay in Australia indefinitely.' Eligible visas are subclass 491 or subclass 494, held for at least 3 years at application. Applicants must have complied with the conditions of the eligible visa for the whole period held. The page describes holders as people who have lived and worked in designated regional areas on an eligible visa. A separate Hong Kong stream exists with different eligibility and is not this 491 pathway.
Source: Department of Home Affairs · verified 2026-08-16
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