Your window closes ~6 months after course completion

Finished studying?
Your 485 clock is ticking.

The 485 turns your degree into full work rights - and your bridge to PR. Miss the window, and it's usually a flight home.

Check where you stand - 100% free, 2 minutes.

~6 mo

Application window

From course completion. Miss it and the door closes.

Under 35

Age limit (generally)

Exceptions exist for some streams - the agent confirms.

~$2,300

Govt charge, indicative

2025-26 figure, main applicant. Confirm before lodging.

Finish your course › ~6-month window › 485 granted · full work rights › PR points route (189/190/491)

"Every semester we hear the same story: brilliant graduates who found out about the 485 window too late. Don't be that story - it takes two minutes to know exactly where you stand."
The Chief - your visa navigator

Graduates from everywhere study in Australia

🇨🇳China 🇮🇳India 🇳🇵Nepal 🇵🇭Philippines 🇻🇳Vietnam 🇨🇴Colombia 🇱🇰Sri Lanka 🇮🇩Indonesia 🇹🇭Thailand 🇵🇰Pakistan
Student advisory team

Free 485 Assessment

Know your window in 2 minutes

Agent-reviewed before lodgement

Free assessment · no obligation · your details go only to the VisaChief team
General information, not migration advice · agent confirms before lodgement

The trap

"I'll sort it after graduation."

Results, references, English tests and the application itself all have to land inside the window. Students who start in final semester keep their options.

What the 485 buys you

Years of full work rights.

Work for any employer, build Australian experience, and earn the points that make your PR application real instead of hopeful.

How VisaChief helps

Prepared. Checked. Agent-lodged.

Fixed service fee - just $10 to start, the balance only when your application is ready to lodge. The Chief prepares everything; a MARA-registered agent reviews and lodges. The Department decides - no outcome is guaranteed.