Program eligibility
YTS services are aimed for permanent residents aged 15 to 25 years who are on eligible visas and are either:
- humanitarian entrants
- Family stream migrants with low English language proficiency
- dependants of skilled migrants in rural and regional areas with low English language proficiency
- Temporary Humanitarian Stay (subclass 449) visa holders (where the visa was granted after 19 August 2021 due to the worsening security situation in Afghanistan).
Eligible visa subclasses
Refugee and humanitarian visas
- Refugee visa (subclass 200)
- In-country Special Humanitarian visa (subclass 201)
- Global Special Humanitarian visa (subclass 202)
- Emergency Rescue visa (subclass 203)
- Woman at Risk visa (subclass 204)
- Territorial Asylum visa (subclass 800)
- Protection visa (subclass 866)
- Humanitarian Stay (Temporary) (subclass 449), where the visa was granted after 19 August 2021 due to the worsening security situation in Afghanistan
Family stream visas (low English language proficiency)
- Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 100)
- Child visa (subclass 101)
- Adoption visa (subclass 102)
- Parent visa (subclass 103)
- Aged Dependent Relative (subclass 114)
- Remaining Relative (subclass 115)
- Carer (subclass 116)
- Orphan Relative (subclass 117)
- Contributory Parent (subclass 143)
- Partner visa (Permanent) (subclass 801)
- Child visa (subclass 802)
- Aged Parent visa (subclass 804)
- Remaining Relative (subclass 835)
- Carer (subclass 836)
- Orphan Relative (subclass 837)
- Aged Dependent Relative (subclass 838)
- Contributory Aged Parent (subclass 864)
Working and skilled visas (dependants only, with low English language proficiency)
- Distinguished Talent visa (subclass 124)
- Business Talent visa (Permanent) (subclass 132)
- Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
- Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa (subclass 187)
- Skilled - Independent visa (subclass 189)
- Skilled - Nominated visa (subclass 190)
- Permanent Residence visa (Skilled Regional) (subclass 191)
- Distinguished Talent visa (subclass 858)
- Skilled – Regional visa (subclass 887)
- Business Innovation and Investment visa (Permanent) (subclass 888)
- Business Owner visa (subclass 890)
- Investor visa (subclass 891)
- State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner visa (subclass 892)
- State/Territory Sponsored Investor visa (subclass 893)
