Employer sponsored
TSS visa enables employers to address labour shortages by hiring skilled workers where they cannot find an appropriately skilled Australian. It facilitates employment of foreign workers to address temporary skill shortages, while ensuring that Australian workers get priority. TSS visa holders can work in Australia in their nominated occupation and may have a pathway to permanent residency.
From 18 March 2018, the 457 visa was abolished and replaced with the TSS visa (Subclass 482). The TSS 482 visa is comprised of a Short-Term stream, Medium-Term stream and Labour agreement stream.
You must be sponsored by an approved business. A business can sponsor someone for this visa if they cannot find an Australian citizen or permanent resident to do the skilled work.
You can be in or outside Australia when you lodge your application.
The TSS 482 visa involves a three-step process:
Step 1: a sponsorship application by the employer (the employer needs to be a lawfully operating business, meet local labour and employment practices, be viable to sponsor from overseas)
Step 2: a nomination application for a skilled position by the employer (that the position is genuine, how the position became vacant, newly created position)
Step 3: a visa application by the nominated employee
Training visa (subclass 407)
This visa allows you to:
- Take part in workplace-based training to enhance your skills in your current occupation, area of tertiary study, field of expertise
- Participate in a professional development training programme in Australia.
This visa is not appropriate for persons whose sole intention is to work.
Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408)
This visa allows you to come to Australia on a temporary basis to:
- Work as performer in the entertainment industry
- Participate activities at the invitation of an Australian organisation
- Participate or observe in an Australian research project
- Work in a skilled position under a staff exchange arrangement
- Participate in high-level sports competitions or sports training programs
- Participate in approved special program
- Do full-time religious work
- Be employed as a superyacht crew member
- Do full-time domestic work in the household of certain senior foreign executives
- Participate in a government endorsed event.
Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa (subclass 400)
This visa is for people who want to travel to Australia to:
- Do short-term, highly specialised, non-ongoing work
- In limited circumstances, participate in an activity or work relating to Australia’s interests.
Generally the stay period allowed is up to three months but up to six months may be considered in limited circumstances if supported by a strong business case.
Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403)
This visa allows you to come to Australia on a temporary basis:
- In relation to a bilateral agreement (Government Agreement stream)
- To represent a foreign government or to teach a foreign language in an Australian school (Foreign Government Agency stream)
- To do domestic work for a diplomat (Domestic Worker stream)
- As a person with statutory privileges and immunities (Privileges and Immunities stream)
- To participate in the program of seasonal work (Seasonal Worker Program stream).
402 Visa (closed)
This visa is closed to new applications.
The Training and Research visa is for people who want to come to Australia on a temporary basis to undertake occupational training, conduct or observe research as a visiting academic or participate in a professional development program.
The Subclass 186 ENS visa (Employer Nomination Scheme visa) is a permanent residency visa that requires the sponsorship of a nominating employer. In summary:
- You must have an occupations on the 186 Visa Occupations List
- English language requirements are IELTS (or equivalent test) score of 6 in each component.
- A maximum age requirement of 45 at the time of application will apply to Direct Entry stream applicants. A maximum age requirement of 50 at the time of application will continue to apply to Temporary Residence Transition stream applicants
- Integrity: A range of amendments have been introduced to enhance the integrity of the ENS and RSMS visas, including through requiring the nominated position to be genuine, and removal of the English language and skills exemption for applicants whose nominated earnings would be over $180,000.
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Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 186)
What is a Subclass 186 Visa?
- It is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers who have a nominating employer.
- The Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) allows Australian employers to nominate skilled foreign employees to work in Australia on a subclass 186 permanent residence visa.
- This visa involves a two-step process; a nomination by an approved Australian employer and a visa application by the skilled overseas worker.
- Applicants can be in or outside Australia when they apply for this visa. Applicants must have a valid visa or a bridging visa A, B, or C to apply for this visa in Australia.
This visa allows you and your family to live in Australia and work permanently in regional Australia.
This is a permanent residence visa. It allows you and any family members who have also been granted this visa to:
- Stay in Australia indefinitely
- Work and study in Australia
- Enrol in Medicare, Australia’s scheme for health-related care and expenses
- Apply for Australian citizenship (if you are eligible)
- Sponsor eligible relatives for permanent residence
- Travel to and from Australia for five years from the date the visa is granted (after that time, you will need a resident return visa or another visa to return to Australia)
- Please see latest 187 visa changes commencing 18 March 2018 here
In summary you must meet the below criteria for the 187 VISA (RSMS) – (2019 update)
- Have an occupation on the 187 Visa Occupations List (RSMS List)
- Meet the English language requirements: IELTS (or equivalent test) score of 6 in each component.
- Age: a maximum age requirement of 45 at the time of application will apply to Direct Entry stream applicants. A maximum age requirement of 50 at the time of application will continue to apply to Temporary Residence Transition stream applicants
- Integrity: A range of amendments have been introduced to enhance the integrity of the ENS and RSMS visas, including through requiring the nominated position to be genuine, and removal of the English language and skills exemption for applicants whose nominated earnings would be over $180,000.
- The Department of Immigration will collect Tax File Numbers for these visa holders, and data will be matched with the Australian Tax Office’s records to ensure that visa holders are not paid less than their nominated salary