RSMS Post Codes

Updated on 31 Mar 2026

Regional visas:

• Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)*^#
• Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494)
• Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)* – designated regional areas only apply to visa holders nominated by a State and Territory government agency whose visa was granted after 16 November 2019. See other specified regions for the invited pathway and subsequent entrant pathway.

Skilled visas:

• Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)*
• Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)*

Employer sponsored visas:

• Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa (subclass 187) - the Temporary Residence Transition stream of the RSMS visa remains open to transitional 457 workers and transitional 482 workers.
• Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) – if the position is located in regional Australia, the nomination fee is waived.
• Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482).

Temporary graduate visa:

• Second Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485)

Note: 

# additional 5 points (from 10 -15) under the Skilled Migration Points Test if nominated to live and work in a designated regional Australia.

* 5 points if study completed in a designated regional area and meets the Australian Study Requirement.