What is condition 8579 ?
See all FAQsDepartment of Home Affairs (DHA) has provided a clarification in the Freedom of Information Request #FA 23/07/00752.
Condition 8579 is a mandatory condition that applies to all Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) holders.
Condition 8579 requires visa holders to live at a residential address which is located in an Australian designated regional area (DRA), and usually spend work hours routinely performing usual work duties on behalf of the employer from a work location which is in a DRA.
Under policy, further information may be sought from the visa holder on the reason for travel outside the DRA, where:
- the holder spends more than 90 days in total per annum outside the DRA; or
- the holder spends more than 60 continuous days outside the DRA.
191 Residency Requirement
As per DHA website, there is no minimum Australian residency requirement for Subclass 191 (except Hong Kong Stream).
Check the extract from legislation:
Read Guidance from Migration Institute of Australia (MIA)
Read here.
The Department has confirmed that the key requirement for the SC191 visa is that applicants must have complied with visa condition 8579 during their time in Australia. The visa does not require applicants to have resided in Australia for a specific period.