What is the minimum income requirement for a 191 visa?

The Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa (subclass 191) has no minimum income requirements. It is focused on candidates who have lived and worked in a designated Australian regional area for the last three years while holding a qualifying visa. However, the candidates must provide evidence of paying taxes on their income for three out of the five years of their eligible visa.
 

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Eligibility requirements for the 191 visa

The eligibility requirement for the subclass 191 visa is given below. You must:
 

• Hold a valid qualifying visa
• Fulfill the conditions of your qualifying visa.
• Fulfill the good health requirements
• Meet the character requirement
• Sign the values statement of Australia
• Pay back debt to the Australian Government (if any)
• Not have visa cancellations or refusal of application
• Provide assessment notice authorized by ATO or Australian Taxation Office for three income years out of 5 years of your qualifying visa.
   

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Importance of ATO notice of assessment

Candidates applying for the 191 visa are required to submit notices of assessment issued by the ATO. By submitting notices of assessment with their qualifying provisional visa, subclass 491 or 494, candidates must provide evidence of their income history.
 

The ATO notices demonstrate your income and tax payments during the years you worked with the qualifying visa. It also proves that you are financially stable and obey the tax laws of Australia.
 

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Processing fee for a 191 visa

The processing fee for the 191 visa is AUD 475.
 

Processing time for a 191 visa

The processing time for the 191 visa is 1.5 months to 3 months.
 

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Steps to apply for the Australian 191 visa

The step-by-step procedure for applying for Australia's Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa (subclass 191) is given below.
 

Step 1: Check if you fulfill the eligibility criteria for the 191 visa.

Step 2: Ensure you have the required documents for the visa application.

Step 3: Duly fill out the 191 visa application form and submit it.

Step 4: Track the status of your visa application.

Step 5: Get your 191 visa for Australia PR.
 

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