To apply for this stream, international students should have recently graduated with skills and qualifications relevant to specific occupations that Australia needs. Usually, the maximum stay time on this stream is 18 months. To be eligible, the applicant must have met the Australian Study requirement in the past six months before making the visa application. In addition to this this, the applicant must have qualification relevant to an occupation in the skilled occupation list, have positive skill assessment outcome for that qualification, and be less than 50 years of age. The applicant must also have an evidence of language ability (each band 5 and overall, 6 in IELTS or equivalent).