First, before you can live and work in Australia, remember that there’s a 3-step process: Sponsorship – Nomination – Application. Every applicant goes through these steps so they can submit their requirements to Immigration.
Skills in Demand Visa (Subclass 482)
Skills-based Solutions
The Subclass 482 is a temporary visa for skilled workers that gives employees the flexibility to change employers if and when they decide to. The occupation that you want to apply for should be in the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL).
Pathways and Employee Eligibility
Specialist Skills Pathway
This pathway focuses on individuals with specialized skills or qualifications in high demand within specific sectors. These are usually highly skilled roles requiring advanced expertise.
- Requires guaranteed annual earnings of at least AUD141,210
- Priority 7-day processing
- Any occupation except trade workers, machinery operators, drivers, and labourers
- Stay: up to 4 years (up to 5 years for HK passport holders)
- Cost: AUD3,210
Core Skills Pathway
This pathway is designed for individuals with essential skills that are critical to Australia’s labor market needs. These skills are typically in standard but highly demanded occupations. Check the Core Skills Occupations List (CSOL) and see which skills can apply to your situation.
- Requires guaranteed annual earnings of at least AUD76,515
- 21-day processing (proposed)
- Skills in short supply that are on the new Core Skills Occupation List
- Stay: up to 4 years (up to 5 years for HK passport holders)
- Cost: AUD3,210
Essential Skills
This pathway is for individuals with skills deemed essential to Australia’s economic recovery and growth. It typically focuses on critical sectors identified by the government. Occupations for the Essential Skills Pathway are yet to come out. But it is essentially all occupations skill level 1 or 2 of the Core Skills Occupations List.
- Requires guaranteed annual earnings of at least AUD76,515
- 21-day processing (proposed)
- Skills in short supply that are on the new Core Skills Occupation List
- Stay: up to 4 years (up to 5 years for HK passport holders)
- Cost: AUD3,210
Benefits
☑️ Extended stay in Australia
☑️ Quick processing
☑️ Improved job flexibility
☑️ Clear path to permanent residency
Employer Checklist
Your employer must:
☑️Give an employment offer
☑️Pay a minimum salary of $76,515
☑️Give a superannuation or the minimum salary that an Australian would get in the role
Employer Nomination Scheme Visa (Subclass 186)
Streams: The Transitional Pathway or The Direct Entry
Temporary Residence Transition Stream
Work for 2 years in your nominated occupation and qualify if listed on MLTSSL, STSOL, or ROL. Transition from a 482 to a 186 visa.
Work experience required
Applicants must have worked in their nominated occupation for at least 2 years out of the last 3 years on a 482 visa.
Eligible Occupation List
Applicants can now access this pathway if their occupation is on the MLTSSL, STSOL, or ROL occupation lists
Cost: AUD4,910
Direct Entry Stream
Apply directly for a permanent employer sponsored visa.
CSOL Requirement
The occupation you’re applying for must in the Core Skills Occupation List (not in the MLTSSL)
Positive Skills Assessment
Relevant skills will be evaluated and you must pass this to qualify
Work Experience Required
3 years of work history at the required skill level for at least 3 years full time (38 hours / week)
Benefits
☑️Permanent residency
☑️Access to medicare
☑️Pathway to citizenship
☑️Recognition of skills and experience
☑️Access to diverse regions
Employee Eligibility Checklist
☑️Get a nomination from an employer
☑️Skills assessment
☑️Work experience
☑️Age limit
☑️English proficiency
☑️Health and character checks
☑️Have competent English
☑️Possess qualifications and work experience directly relevant to an occupation listed on the Core Skills Occupation List
☑️Have worked in their occupation listed in the CSOL at the required skill level for 3 years
☑️Passed a skills assessment
Stream Enhancements
Skills in Demand + Direct Entry stream
✔️Simplified Employer Sponsorship
✔️Clear pathway to permanent residency
✔️Wider range of occupations
✔️Increased flexibility for regional areas
Cost: AUD4,910
Training Visa (Subclass 407)
This visa sponsors applicants in occupational training activities in Australia.
☑️Minimum of 30 hours per week
☑️No minimum salary
☑️A lot cheaper
☑️After 2 years on a 407 visa, you can’t move to 186
☑️Stay: validity within the visa period
Benefits
☑️ Apply for the visa from both onshore and offshore
☑️ Live and work as a trainee in Australia for up to 2 years (depends on the length of training)
☑️ Can include family members
Occupational Training
☑️ Required for registration
☑️ Improving Skills
☑️ Capacity building overseas
Eligible occupations
Must have worked or studied full time for at least 12 months in the occupation that is on the Skilled Occupation List.
Application Process
☑️ Temporary Activity Sponsorship
☑️ Nomination
☑️ Visa Application
Cost: AUD430
Workplace Based Training
- Comprises at least 30 hours a week of training
- 70% training must be in the workplace environment
Training Plans
The training program is tailored and structured to the needs of the nominee.
☑️ Practical work experience and periods of instruction and/or observation
☑️ Framework – objectives, tasks, and timeframes
☑️ Assessment of the nominated trainee’s current skill level
☑️ Additional or enhanced skills the applicant wants to develop
Temporary Work (Short Stay) Visa (Subclass 400)
Unlike the visas we’ve mentioned earlier, the Subclass 400 entails a one-step process. It’s the quickest and cheapest kind of visa to apply for work.
☑️Available to highly skilled individuals to fill non ongoing work in Australia
☑️Maximum of 6 months
☑️Very short, non ongoing work
☑️One-off specific work
☑️A lot of documents required for application
☑️Can apply for a 482 visa if the employer needs it
☑️Can bring family members but they aren’t allowed to work or study in Australia
Types of Occupation to get this visa
Under specific circumstances:
☑️ Chefs brought in during COVID
☑️ Specialty art installation work for one-off projects
☑️ Surveyors for large projects
Employee Eligibility Checklist
☑️No English requirements
☑️No Temporary Skilled Migration Income Temporary Skilled Migration Income Thresholds (TSMIT)
☑️No Skills assessment
☑️No Employer nomination required
☑️Your occupation doesn’t need to be on the STSOL or MLTSOL
Duration of stay: 6 months
You can possibly apply for a subclass 482 after this visa.
Cost: AUD430
Important Note: Must explain to Immigration
☑️ Why an Australian person can’t fill the position you’re applying for
☑️ Terms and conditions are no less favorable to Aus employees
☑️ There are no adverse consequences to Australians
Want to know which is the right pathway for you? Talk with one of Pathway to Aus’ migrant experts today!
