If you have a job offer in Australia, an Employer Sponsored Visa is a very effective way to secure residency. There are skills shortages across a range of industries in Australia, including healthcare, mining, construction and energy, to name a few.
An Employer Sponsored Visa is a reasonably quick way to secure a visa. This may be on a temporary or permanent basis. A reputable business can be approved to sponsor a suitably skilled employee to work for them. This usually occurs when vacancies cannot be filled from the local market, and domestic recruitment is becomes difficult for Australian businesses.
Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 186)
PROVIDES:Â Permanent ResidencyÂ
This visa provides a way for skilled workers in specific occupations to live and work in Australia permanently, if they are nominated by an eligible Australian employer. This visa contains a number of ‘streams’ with varying conditions and eligibility requirements. Click below to learn more, and contact us for professional advice and assistance.
This stream requires a nomination from an eligible Australian employer, and that the occupation in question must appear on the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations.
If the employer nominating you is party to a labour agreement, this could be your most appropriate stream.
For holders of a subclass 457, 482 or related Bridging visas A, B or C. Typically, you must have worked for your nominating employer for at least three years on a full time basis, and hold a suitable nomination for this stream.
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Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) (Subclass 494)
PROVIDES:Â Provisional ResidencyÂ
This visa provides a way for skilled workers in specific occupations, who are nominated by their employer in regional Australia, to live and work in Australia for 5 years. This visa contains two ‘streams’ with varying conditions and eligibility requirements. Click below to learn more, and contact us for professional advice and assistance.
This stream enables employers in regional areas of Australia to sponsor skilled workers in areas which are in short supply and where Australian workers are unavailable.
You must be nominated to work under the terms of a Labour Agreement, in a specified occupation, and have at least three years relevant work expereience, a skills assessment (if required) and be under 45 years of age.
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Skills In Demand (Subclass 482)
PROVIDES:Â Provisional ResidencyÂ
This visa allows Australian employers to fill labour shortages on a short term basis. It provides Australian residency on a provisional basis, and allows for further visa applications whilst resident in Australia. The visa contains various ‘streams’ with varying conditions and eligibility requirements. Click below to learn more, and contact us for professional advice and assistance.
This stream seeks to address short term labour shortages. The occupation you are nominated under must appear on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), and attract an income above the current Core Skills Income Threshold (CSIT). 12 months of work experience in the occupation is required. Residency: up to 4 years.
This stream is for any occupation (except trade workers, machinery operators and drivers, and labourers). The income must be above the current Specialist Skills Income Threshold (SSIT). Labour Market Testing is typically required, and the applicant must have at least 12 months of work experience. Residency: up to 4 years.
If the nominating employer is party to an active Labour Agreement with the Australian government, this stream may be available. Eligible occupations, salary, and English language requirement concessions are all are subject to agreement. Residency: up to 4 years, depending on the terms in the Labour Agreement.
This is designed for family members of subclass 482 and 457 visa holders. It allows such visa holders to bring their family to Australia, who can stay for as long as the employer nominated visa is valid.
