Under this new arrangement, applications for visa subclass 485 under the Graduate Work Stream are not required to nominate an Occupation in Medium-Long Term list, and to have a positive skills assessment. This is an exciting arrangement and gives thousands to students to stay and contribute to the labour market with their Australian trained skills.

This applies to applications lodged between 01 July 2022 and 30 June 2023 (inclusive). The Minister may extend this period and will have further announcement close to this end day.