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The following are the available subclasses:
- Skills in Demand Visa – 482
- Temporary Skill Shortage(TSS) Visa (subclass 482)
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Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)(part of the Permanent Employer Sponsored Visa programme)
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa ( subclass 494)
Skills in Demand Visa
- Temporary skilled worker visa with up to 4 years validity
- Clear pathway to permanent residence
- Will have 3 streams – Specialist Skills, Core Skills and Labour Agreements
- Specialist Skills stream: Will be for highly skilled migrants earning at least $135,000 in any occupation except trades workers, machinery operators, drivers and labourers
- Core Skills stream: Will be for skilled employees and there will be a new Core Skills occupation List and a Core Skills Income Threshold
- Labour Agreement stream: The TSS Labour Agreement stream will be renamed the Skills in Demand Labour Agreement stream
- Work experience requirement reduced to one year
- As the TSS visa will be replaced by the SID visa existing short-term and medium-term streams of the TSS visa will close to new applications.
Temporary Skill Shortage(TSS) Visa (subclass 482)
This visa lets a skilled worker travel to Australia to work in their nominated occupation for their approved sponsor for up to four years. (Variations on the visa term is subject to the Standard Business Approval Term).
After completing 3 years of paid employment you can apply for Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) (Transitional). Permanent Residency.
Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
There are three pathways under the Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
The Temporary Residence Transition is an option for applicants who have:
- worked with the employer on a 482 or TSS visa for the last 3 years
- an English level equivalent to IELTS 6
These applicants may need a skills assessment.
The Direct Entry Stream is an option for applicants who can:
- provide a formal skills assessment in their occupation
- show that they have worked in their occupation for three years
- have an English level equivalent to IELTS 6
The Agreement Stream is an option where the employer has a labour agreement. Labour agreements are negotiated with the Department of Immigration to fill specific skills shortages. These can take up to nine months to obtain. The three types of labour agreements are
- Template Agreements for specific industries
- Regional Migration Agreements for a specific locality
- Enterprise Migration Agreements for large-scale resource projects
Download our 186 Quick Reference Guide
Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa ( subclass 494)
- qualify with lower skill levels
- sponsor an occupation listed in MLTSSL or ROL
- Northern Territory: Northern Territory Designated Area Migration Agreement
- The Goldfields, WA: City of Kalgoorlie Boulder
- Great South Coast, VIC: Warrnambool City Council
- Adelaide City and Regional SA: Immigration South Australia
- Orana, NSW: Regional Development Australia – Orana, NSW
- Far North Queensland: Cairns Chamber of Commerce DAMA – Cairns Chamber of Commerce, FNQ
Keeping your business compliant
If you are a business wishing to sponsor skilled staff and would like assistance in understanding your obligations as an Approved Sponsor we can assist, we can offer short or long-term advisory. See our Sponsorship and Mentoring program for further details.