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Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa for applicants from India

The subclass 494 is a five-year employer-sponsored visa for regional Australia with a pathway to permanent residence through the subclass 191 after three years.

Information only. Pro Lifeset Overseas Pvt Ltd does not process employer-sponsored work visas. In India these require a separate Recruiting Agent licence under the Emigration Act from the Ministry of External Affairs, which we do not hold. These pages exist so you can understand the rules; speak to the sponsoring employer's registered migration agent about an application.

For Indian applicants

Information only. Pro Lifeset Overseas does not process employer-sponsored visas. Regional employers in health, aged care, trades and agriculture sponsor on this visa; the employer's migration agent handles the nomination.

Government fee, 2026-27

Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa, Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional: primary applicant

A$6,140

About ₹4,13,406 at 67.33 INR per AUD (2026-10-07). Paid to Home Affairs, not to us.

Verified 7 October 2026 source

Additional applicants and second instalments are on the costs page and in the fee calculator. Our service fee is quoted separately, all-in with GST, before any work starts.

Eligibility

  • Nomination by an approved regional employer
  • Occupation on the regional list with a skills assessment
  • Under 45, competent English, three years of relevant experience

Documents from India

  • Employer nomination
  • Skills assessment
  • Experience evidence
  • English test

Why these applications get refused

1

Nomination refused

2

Experience or skills assessment not accepted

Already refused? What Indians can do after an Australian visa refusal.

Tools for this visa

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Questions Indians ask

Does the 494 lead to PR?+

Yes, through the subclass 191 after three years of regional residence and income.

We do not process this visa. If you are weighing study or skilled PR routes that do not need an employer, we can help with those.

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