Employer Sponsored Visas
Employer Sponsored visas are offered in a range of subclasses with varying requirements. There are various employer sponsored visas in this category some of which require Standard business sponsorship or Temporary activities sponsorship. This is usually valid for 5 years and can be used to nominate other staff in the business.
All these visas have a set list of occupations that are eligible for the appropriate visa. The Core Skilled occupations list eligible for the 482 and 186 visas can be found on the Home Affairs legislative instrument for the relevant visa program. Some occupations also have caveats. Wage threshold restrictions apply but the Market wage must be paid other than the Training visa where the award wage is acceptable.
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Employer Sponsored Visa Sub-Class Range
Subclass 482
Skills In Demand
The Skills in Demand Visa applies to occupations on a eligibility list. This is a Temporary visa valid for 2-4 years.
Labour Agreeements
Labour Agreements are exclusive agreements between an employer and the Australian government to hire overseas workers. Specifically this is where the occupation is unavailable to be hired on any of the other visas occupation lists or further concessions are required by the employer.
There are various labour agreements already in place which can be used by employers. These agreements are usually approved on 482 and 186 visas.
Subclass 186
Employer Sponsored Visa
Subclass 407
Training Visa
Subclass 494
Regional Temporary Work Visa
Regional temporary work visas can be granted for regional area post codes that are published in the Designated regional areas listing of the Home Affairs Portal.
This particular visa is valid for 5 years. After 3 years on this visa, you may be eligible to apply for permanent residency.
Subclass 408
Temporary Activity Visa
The Temporary Activity Visa is for 12 months to 2 years to support various initiatives such as :
- Events endorsed by the Australian Government
- Special programs including youth exchange, cultural enrichment or community programs
- School language assistants or “gap year school volunteering
- Religious work for a religious institution in Australia
- Research Projects: Observe or take part in a research project at a research or tertiary institution in Australia
- Community Based Events: invited to participate in a community-based event, including sporting events, to play, coach, instructor adjudicate for an Australian team, or do high level sports training with a sporting organisation
- Entertainment Industry: work in the entertainment industry on film, television or live productions as a performer, production or support staff, work in Australia as a crew member of a superyacht
- Staff exchange with an Australian organisation
- Domestic work for foreign executives: Full-time domestic work in the household of certain senior foreign executives.
Temporary Work (International Relations) Visa
Subclass 403
The Temporary Work (International Relations) Visa is valid for 9 months to 4 years. It allows you to work in Australia under a “temporary activities” sponsor, that is approved by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR). The sponsor must fall under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme employer : Countries | PALM scheme
Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) Visa
Subclass 400
The Temporary Work Short Stay Specialist visa is for up to 3- 6 months (depending on the circumstances). The applicants must have highly specialised skills, knowledge or experience that can help Australian business and can’t reasonably be found in Australia
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