1242Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) (Class PE)

1242  Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) (Class PE)  (1) Form:   The approved form specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of this item under subregulation 2.07(5).   Note 1: Regulation 2.12C explains the components of the first instalment of visa application charge and specifies the amounts of subsequent temporary application charge and non‑Internet application charge. Not all of the components may apply to a particular application. Note 2: Additional applicant charge is paid by an applicant who claims to be a member of the family unit of another applicant and seeks to combine the application with that applicant’s application.  (b) the second instalment (payable before grant of visa):   - 1 Applicant:(a) who was at least 18 at the time of application; and(b) who is assessed as not having functional English; and(c) who satisfies the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa; and(d) to whom item 3 does not apply $9,800 - 2 Applicant:(a) who was at least 18 at the time of application; and(b) who is assessed as not having functional English; and(c) who satisfies the secondary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa; and(d) to whom item 3 does not apply $4,890 - 3 Applicant who:(a) satisfies the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa on the basis of a nomination of the occupation of Minister of Religion; or(b) is a member of the family unit of an applicant referred to in paragraph (a) Nil  (a) An application must be made at the place, and in the manner, (if any) specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of this item under subregulation 2.07(5).  (d) An application by a person claiming to be a member of the family unit of a person who is an applicant for a Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) (Class PE) visa may be made at the same time as, and combined with, an application by that person.  (4) An applicant seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa must meet the requirements in the table.   - Requirements for applicants seeking to satisfy primary criteria - 1 A person must have nominated a proposed occupation (the nominated occupation) in relation to the applicant for a Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa in a stream - 2 The application must be for a Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa in the stream for which the nominated occupation was nominated - 3 The application must identify the nomination - 4 One of the following must apply:(a) the nomination has been approved under section 140GB of the Act and the approval of the nomination has not ceased under regulation 2.75B;(b) a decision in respect of the nomination has not been made under section 140GB of the Act - 5 The person who made the nomination must not be the subject of a bar under section 140M of the Act - 6 The applicant must declare in the application (the primary application) whether or not either:(a) the applicant; or(b) any person who has made a combined application with the applicant;has engaged in conduct, in relation to the primary application or the combined application, that constitutes a contravention of subsection 245AS(1) of the Act  (5) Subject to subitem (6), an applicant seeking to satisfy the primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa in the Employer Sponsored stream must declare in the application that:  (a) the relevant assessing authority for the nominated occupation has assessed the applicant’s skills as suitable for that occupation; and  (b) the assessment was not for a Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) visa.  (6) Subitem (5) does not apply in circumstances specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument made for the purposes of this subitem under subregulation 2.07(5).  494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) Part 3—Bridging visas