Eligibility for YTS Services

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

  • dependents 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 Visas include:

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)

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