For lawfully operating Australian and Overseas employers, to employ approved skilled workers for vacancies in particular occupations required in Australia. Australian Employers can sponsor overseas skilled workers in particular occupations required in Australia on a temporary or permanent basis. There is a variety of working visas (Subclass TSS 482 subclass 186 subclass 494, 191 and 407 training visa)
These visas can be complex and technical. Thus, recommend that you use an experienced Migration Agent to assist you in processing the application.
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a. Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482)
This visa is the standard work visa. This is a temporary visa for 2- 4 years. Dependent family members can be included in their application. Your occupation and skills must meet the current list of required occupations. This is updated by the Australian government every 6 months. Thus, its best to check with us further on your eligibility.
If your occupation is not on this list it is still possible to obtain this visa so long as your employer can negotiate a labour agreement
• meet the skill requirements for the nominated occupation
• meet registration and licensing obligations
• speak English language requirements
• have been nominated by an approved business.
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b. Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
This is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers. You must be nominated by an Australian Employers. Dependent family members can be included in their application. Again, here your occupation needs to be on the Skilled list of occupations, and you must have the relevant qualifications and work experience to match
- have been nominated by an approved Australian employer within the six months before you apply
- generally, are under the age of 45 at the time of application, unless you are exempt
- have the required skills and qualifications for the position (at time of application lodgment you must have the required skills and qualifications for the position you have been nominated for – you must hold any mandatory registration, license or professional membership, or you must already be fully assessed as suitable by the relevant body)
- have appropriate English language skills (at the time of application lodgment), unless you are exempt
- meet health and character requirements
- meet the requirements of the stream in which you apply.
There are different streams for this visa. Thus, meeting eligibly requirements depend on your current visa status. Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream and Direct Entry (DE) stream
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c. Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494)
This visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers who want to work in regional Australia.
- have been nominated by an approved Australian employer for a job in regional Australia
- are younger than 45 years of age, unless you are exempt
- meet the skills, qualifications and English language requirements, unless you are exempt
- at time of application lodgment, have the required skills and qualifications for the position you have been nominated for – you must hold any mandatory registration, license or professional membership, or you must already be fully assessed as suitable by the relevant body
- at time of application lodgment, have appropriate English language skills. Unless you are exempt
- meet health and character requirements
- meet the requirements of the stream in which you apply.
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d. Training visa (subclass 407)
This visa allows people to take part in workplace-based training to improve their skills for their job, area of tertiary study, field of expertise or in a professional development training program in Australia.
Nomination requirements are different depending on the purpose or type of training.
There are 3 types of occupational training covered by this visa:
- Occupational training required for registration
- Occupational training to improve skills in an eligible occupation
- Occupational training for capacity building overseas. This includes overseas qualification, government support or professional.
Please go here to check if your skilled occupation is on one of these occupation lists and then contact us with your CV for a free initial assessment.
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Employer Sponsorship
Application for Sponsorship is required prior to you nominating an employee to work for you on a work visa.
To become a sponsor, you must be able to show that your business:
- is a lawfully operating business
- Has no relevant adverse information against your business.
- Australian businesses must also demonstrate their commitment to employing local labour as well as non-discriminatory recruitment practices.
- Meet the training requirements
There are two ways you can become an approved sponsor:
Option 1: Apply to be a standard business sponsor
Option 2: Negotiate a Labour agreement.
- You must be able to provide evidence that:
- there is a genuine and systemic shortage of skilled workers
- there are no suitably qualified Australian workers available
- you have a commitment to training Australians
Standard business sponsorships will be approved for a certain time period:
- sponsorships for start-up businesses (those which have traded for in Australia for less than 12 months) – 18 months
- if your business becomes an accredited sponsor – six years
- all other standard business sponsorships – five years
Employer Nomination
Nomination is required for all employer sponsored visas (TSS WORK VISA), Subclass 186 (ENS)and subclass 494/191 (SESR)
You can nominate a skilled worker for this visa if:
- you actively and lawfully operate a business in Australia
- you have a genuine need for a paid employee to fill a skilled position
- you offer a skilled position in the applicant’s field that is full time and ongoing for at least two years
- you pay a market salary rate
- you comply with Australian immigration and workplace relations laws
- there is no adverse information known about your business or any person associated with your business
There are three options or three streams; they are as follows.
Temporary Residence Transition stream
- for applicants holding a 482-work visa and then applying for permanent residency) (but are not subject to a labour agreement)
- The employee must have worked in the nominated position in your business, on a Temporary Work (Skilled) visa as a primary visa holder, for at least three years before the nomination is made.
- The nomination must identify an occupation (for the position) that is listed on the Consolidated Sponsored Occupations List and has the same four-digit occupation unit group code as the occupation being carried out by the employee.
- The nominated position must be full time, ongoing and available for at least three years and be consistent with the position in which the applicant has already worked in your business, unless the person nominated was previously nominated for their subclass 482 visa on the basis of performing an occupation mentioned by the Minister for Immigration in an instrument in writing (certain medical occupations).
- You must have met the subclass 482 visa training requirements in each year you have been a standard business sponsor.
Direct Entry stream
- This is for employees who have worked in Australia for less than 3 years or have never worked in Australia.
Agreement stream
This is for applicants that were sponsored on a labour agreement
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