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Recognised Graduate subclass 476  Skilled (Provisional) (Class VF) visa

This visa was introduced in September 2007.  It is a 18 month temporary visa for graduates of recognised universities around the world.  Applicants have to be under 30 and must hae graduated within the last two years.  They o not require to have work experience to apply for this visa.  When in Australia they can work and/or studdy without any restriction.  While holding this visa, if they become eligible for a permanent visa by either scoring 120 points which is required for the independent visa or 100 points for a sponsored visa then they may apply for a permanent visa.

To becfome eligible for a permanent visa the holder of a 476 visa can earn additional points in the following way:

1.  Score 7 or more in each component in the IELTS to get 25 points for English
2.  Get  one year's work experience in Australia to  claim  10 points  for Australian work experience.
3.  Get one year's work experience in Australia in a MODL occupation or a closely related occupation to claim  10 points for Australian work experience and 15 MODL points.
4.  Get one year's work experience in Australia in a MODL occupation or a closely related occupation and have a job offer in Australia to claim 10 points for Australian work experience plus 20 points.
5.  Pass  the NAATI test in a community language like Bengali, Hindi, Tamil  etc. to claim 5 points for Designated Language.

The list of recognised universities and the discipline of study will be updated regularly .  As on 1st August 2008 only engineers who are graduates of the currently published list .of universities can apply for this visa.  We provide below the list of universities in the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia and Far East which are recognised for this visa.  Currently only engineer graduates from these universities are eligible to apply for this visa.


Watch out this space for more universities (may be your university) to be added to this list

Middle East

Lebanon

American University of Beirut (Lebanon)

UAE

American University of Sharjah (UAE)

Iran

Amir Kabir University of Technology (Iran)
University of Tehran (Iran)

South Asia

Indian Institute of Science - Bangalore (India)
Anna University - Chennai, India
Indian School of Mines - Dhanbad, India
Baranas Hindu University - Varanasi, India.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

South East Asia and Far East

Indonesia

Bandung Institute of Technology (Indonesia)
University of Indonesia (Indonesia)

Malaysia

Local:

University of Malaya (Malaysia)
Universiti Teknologi MARA (Malaysia)

Australian University offshore campus

Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus (Malaysia)
Deakin University in partnership with Kolej Damansara Utame, (KDU) Kuala
Lumpur (Malaysia)
Deakin University in partnership with Kolej Damansara Utame, (KDU) Penang
(Malaysia)
Deakin University in partnership with Kolej Damansara Utame, (KDU) Kuala
Lumpur (Malaysia)
Deakin University in partnership with Kolej Damansara Utame, (KDU) Penang
(Malaysia)
Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak (Malaysia)

Phillipines

University of the Philippines (the Philippines)

Singapore

National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Australian University Offshore campuses

Edith Cowan University in partnership with SMa School of Management (Singapore)
James Cook University, Singapore campus (Singapore)
Monash University, Sunway (Malaysia)
RMIT University in partnership with Singapore Institute of Commerce (Singapore)
RMIT University in partnership with Auston International (Singapore)
RMIT University in partnership with IMC Technologies (Singapore)
The University of Newcastle in partnership with PSB Corporation Pte Ltd Academy
(Singapore)
University of South Australia in partnership with Asia Pacific Management Centre
(APMC) (Singapore)


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