Requirements assessed at the decision or grant stage.
Application and grant location
Item
Requirement
Application lodged outside Australia
The applicant must be outside Australia when the visa is granted.
[cl 462.411]
Application lodged in Australia
The applicant must be in Australia, but not in immigration clearance, when the visa is granted.
[cl 462.412]
Visa held at application
Item
Requirement
Prior 462 history
The ordinary pathway permits no more than three 462 visas; COVID-affected visas may be excluded from the count.
[cl 462.224]
Education requirements
Item
Requirement
First-time applicants - educational qualification
Must hold the qualification specified for the passport country in the current instrument
[cl 462.221(c)]
First-time applicants - bilateral arrangement
The application must meet the requirements of the arrangement between Australia and the passport country
[cl 462.221(a)][cl 462.216]
Health requirements
Stream
Requirement
Primary applicant
Health and character checks apply; the health criterion includes PIC 4005
[cl 462.221][cl 462.221A]
Purpose and stay period
Item
Requirement
Stay period
Usually up to 12 months: from first entry after an offshore grant; from grant for an onshore applicant who did not hold a 462 when applying; or from when the existing 462 would otherwise end for an onshore repeat holder.
[cl 462.511][cl 462.512][cl 462.513]