这些临时签证包括：
* Skilled – Independent Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 495)
* Skilled – Designated Area – Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 496)
* Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 475)
* Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 487)
同时你还要满足以下条件：
* 在特定地区已经生活两年以上（have lived in a Specified Regional Area for at least two (2) years）；
* 至少一年的全时工作（have worked full time in a Specified Regional Area for at least one (1) year）；
* 履行了所有所持签证的义务（have complied with the conditions on your visa）。
澳大利亚 887 是一种永久居民签证，持有 887 签证，就是持有绿卡，您享有永久居民的所有权利。
包括：
* 在澳洲永久的生活和工作（live and work in Australia on a permanent basis）；
* 在澳洲的学校和大学读书（study in Australia at school or university）；
* 享受受澳大利亚医疗保障和医药福利计划(PBS)（receive subsidised healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)）；
* 获得社会保障援助金（须等待一段时间）（access certain social security payments (subject to waiting periods)）；
* 满足居住资格可以申请澳大利亚公民（be eligible for Australian citizenship (subject to the residency eligibility
criteria)）；
* 作为其他永久居民的担保人（sponsor people for permanent residence）；
[td]Concessional Competent[/td] [td]15 points[/td] [td]
You must providethe following:
your IELTS Test Report Form (TRF) Number to show you have an average band score of at least six across the four components.[/td]
From 1 July 2009, applicants who apply for subclass 475 and claim Concessional Competent English must have a score of an average of 6.0 across the four components of an IELTS test. As a part of this increased language requirement, applicants who apply from 1 July 2009 and claim Concessional Competent English are not required to enrol in an English language course.