Finished study near Logan? BYD’s registered migration agents at Eight Mile Plains help Griffith and TAFE graduates apply for the 485 Temporary Graduate visa.
The Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) lets recent international graduates stay in Australia to live, work and gain skilled experience after finishing an eligible course. If you studied near Logan, at Griffith University’s Logan campus in Meadowbrook, at TAFE Queensland Loganlea, or at a Brisbane institution, the 485 is often the visa that keeps your Australian future moving. BYD’s registered migration agents help graduates across Logan lodge it properly. Our office at Eight Mile Plains is a short drive up the M1 from Meadowbrook, Springwood and Browns Plains.
Get the 485 right and you buy yourself years of work rights to build the experience and points that lead to permanent residency. Get it wrong, or lodge it late, and you can lose that window entirely.
The Temporary Graduate visa is a temporary visa for people who’ve recently completed study in Australia. It generally has two streams:
Post-Higher Education Work stream (previously the Post-Study Work stream), for graduates of a bachelor, master or doctoral degree from an Australian institution.
Post-Vocational Education Work stream (previously the Graduate Work stream), for graduates with a qualification in an occupation on the relevant skilled list, often trade and vocational graduates.
The visa lets you work in Australia without being tied to a particular employer or occupation, which is why so many graduates use it as a bridge between study and skilled migration.
The exact requirements depend on the stream, but broadly you’ll usually need to:
Have recently completed an eligible course that meets the Australian study requirement.
Be under the maximum age limit that applies at the time you lodge.
Hold or have recently held a student visa.
Meet English language, health and character requirements.
Hold adequate health insurance for the visa period.
Timing matters. There’s a window after your course finishes in which you must lodge, and some requirements, like your skills assessment for the vocational stream, take time to organise. Starting early is the single best thing you can do.
The length of the visa depends on your qualification and stream, and the rules have changed in recent years. Some graduates get a couple of years, others longer, and certain qualifications or regional study can attract extra time. Because these periods and the eligible-course settings are adjusted from time to time, we’ll confirm exactly what you’d get based on your course and when you finished.
The 485 is rarely the end goal. It’s the stepping stone. While you’re on it, you can:
Gain skilled work experience in your field, which earns points for later visas.
Sit or improve your English test to lift your score.
Get a skills assessment done for your occupation.
Line up a state nomination or an employer sponsor.
That experience feeds directly into skilled migration through the 189, 190 or 491, or into an employer-sponsored pathway. Because BYD does both education and migration, we can plan this whole journey with you rather than leaving you to work it out visa by visa.
We confirm your eligibility and which stream fits your qualification.
We make sure you lodge inside the window, so you don’t lose your chance.
We organise your skills assessment and health insurance where needed.
We line up your 485 as part of a longer plan toward permanent residency.
We help if your student visa is close to expiring, so there’s no unlawful gap.
For the full technical detail, see our main Temporary Graduate visa (485) page.
Yes. We’re at Eight Mile Plains, on Logan Road, just up the M1 from Logan, and only minutes from the Griffith Logan campus at Meadowbrook. It’s an easy trip from Loganholme, Springwood or Browns Plains, with parking on site. We also help graduates fully online.
Very likely, if your course met the Australian study requirement and you meet the other conditions. Griffith is a registered provider and its degrees generally qualify for the Post-Higher Education Work stream. We’ll confirm against your specific course and completion date.
It depends on your qualification, stream, and current policy settings, which have changed in recent years. We’ll tell you the exact period you’d be granted based on your situation.
Yes. The 485 generally gives you full work rights, not tied to a single employer, which is what makes it so useful for building skilled experience.
There’s a limited window after you finish your course. Miss it and you may lose eligibility, so it’s worth starting the paperwork before you even graduate. We’ll map the deadline for you.
In many cases, yes. Family members can usually be included, with extra requirements and costs. We’ll talk you through them.
Ideally you’ve used the time to move toward permanent residency through skilled migration or employer sponsorship. In some cases a second 485 or another visa is possible. We plan this well before your 485 runs out.
For the vocational stream, usually yes. For the higher education stream, often not for the 485 itself, though you’ll likely need one later for skilled migration. We’ll sort out what applies to you.
Yes. This is common and time-sensitive. Contact us quickly and we’ll work out the right lodgement so you stay lawful.
