Migration (LIN 19/216: Exemptions from Skill, Age and English Language Requirements for Subclass 186, 187 and 494 Visas) Instrument 2019
7Subclass 187 visas—Temporary Residence Transition stream
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7 Subclass 187 visas—Temporary Residence Transition stream
Exemption from age requirement (1) For the purposes of paragraph 187.221(b) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, the following classes of persons are specified: (a) academic applicants; (b) regional medical practitioner applicants; (c) science applicants; (d) Subclass 457/482 workers; (e) transitional 457 workers under 50. Exemption from English language requirement (2) For the purposes of paragraph 187.222(b) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, a class of persons is specified in relation to an application for a Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa if, on the day the visa application was made, the persons had completed at least 5 years of full-time study in a secondary or higher education institution where all tuition was delivered in English.