This visa allows recent engineering graduates to live, work or study in Australia for up to 18 months. You must have completed a degree or higher qualification from a specified institution within the past 2 years, and be under 31 years of age.

Threshold criteria

Applicants for the 476 visa must

be aged under 31 at time of application
have competent English
have completed a course in a prescribed discipline from a prescribed overseas institution within the last 24 months
the only discipline prescribed by legislative instrument so far is Engineering
not have held another 476 visa or a Skilled – Graduate (485) visa granted on the basis that the applicant had satisfied the primary criteria for the 476 or 485 visa

When you apply, you must have completed an engineering course for which you were awarded a degree or higher qualification in the last 2 years. This could be a:

bachelors degree
masters degree
doctoral degree
postgraduate diploma

This qualification must be in an engineering discipline, such as:

civil engineering
structural engineering
chemical engineering
environmental engineering
electrical and electronics engineering
mechanical, production and plant engineering
mining and material engineering

Educational institutions

You must have completed your engineering qualification at a specified educational institution. Any institution offering an Engineering qualification accredited under the Washington Accord is a specified institution.

If you studied at an institution or college that is only affiliated with a Washington Accord specified institution, you would not satisfy this requirement.

We will also accept an engineering degree (or higher qualification) from:

Argentina – Catholic University of Argentina
Brazil – Federal University of Minas Gerais
Chile – Universidad Catolica del Norte
Chile – Catholic University of Chile
Chile – University of Chile
Chile – University of Concepcion
Finland – HUT, Helsinki
Germany – RWTH, Aachen
Germany – Technical University of Berlin
Germany – Technical University of Clausthal
Germany – TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Germany – University of Hannover
Hungary – University of Miskolc
India – Anna University, Chennai
India – Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
India – Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
India – Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
India – Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
Iran – Amir Kabir University of Technology
Iran – University of Tehran
People’s Republic of China – Beijing Normal University
People’s Republic of China – Beijing Petroleum University
People’s Republic of China – Beijing University of Chemical Technology
People’s Republic of China – Beijing University of Technology
People’s Republic of China – China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing
People’s Republic of China – Guangzhou University
People’s Republic of China – Shanghai University of Engineering Science
People’s Republic of China – Shanghai Jiaotong University
People’s Republic of China – Tongji University
People’s Republic of China – Tsinghua University
People’s Republic of China – University of Science and Technology, Beijing
Philippines – University of the Philippines
Poland – Wroclaw University of Technology
Slovakia – TU Kosice
Sweden – Lulea University of Technology
Tanzania – University of Dar es Salaam

Have not held this visa

You must not have previously been the primary holder of a Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) visa or a Skilled – Recognised Graduate (subclass 476) visa, unless you held one as members of the family unit.