• This visa allows workers who hold an eligible visa and meet an income requirement to live and work in Australia permanently.
• Applicants must have complied with the conditions of their eligible visa.

Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa (subclass 191)

This visa allows people who have lived and worked in designated regional areas of Australia on an eligible visa, live and work in Australia permanently. Applicants must have complied with the conditions of their eligible visa.

• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​You don't need a sponsor or nominator
• You must hold an eligible visa for at least 3 years, and complied with the conditions of that visa​
• You must have had a taxable income at or above a specific income threshold for at least 3 years while holding your eligible visa​

You must

• hold an eligible visa (subclass 491 or 494) for at least three years.
• provide notices of assessment issued by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for three income years out of the five years of your eligible visa. There is no minimum income requirement.
• have complied with the conditions of the eligible visa you hold or have held.
• You must have complied with the conditions of your eligible visa when in Australia. This requirement applies for the whole period you hold the visa(s).