Australian employers can sponsor overseas employees with a permanent visa as long as they are operating a business lawfully and actively. The employer sponsored program aims to allow Australian employers to satisfy the skill shortages by recruiting overseas skilled workers
While ENS can assist Australian businesses anywhere in Australia to fill vacancies in their business, RSMS can only be used by employers in regional or low population areas in Australia. Concessional criteria and a wider range of permissible occupations for nomination apply for RSMS applications.
The Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) allows employers anywhere in Australia to nominate skilled people for permanent visas. There is only one subclass, subclass 186, which can be applied for when the visa applicant is in Australia or overseas. The ENS process has two steps. First, the employer must apply to the Department for approval of a nominated position. Second, the nominated employee must make a separate application for a visa.
Different nomination criteria apply, depending on whether the nominee will be applying under the TRT stream, or under the DE stream. TRT stream can be available to those who have held a 457/TRT visa for 3 years under the nominator. This visa stream is the most favourable one for the visa applicants. If you do not have work experience in Australia, you are required to meet the criteria of the Direct Entry stream in most cases. The applicants in the Direct Entry stream are required to be under the age of 45 and have IELTS 6.0 on each band at time of visa application.
The Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) helps Australian employers in regional and low population growth areas to recruit skilled foreign workers to fill permanent vacancies that are unable to be filled from the local labour market. RSMS applications are given highest priority processing pursuant to Direction No 50, issued under section 499 of the Act
Any employer can participate in the scheme as long as they are actively and lawfully operating in regional Australia, meet certain other requirements and the position being filled is in an area covered under the RSMS.
‘Regional Australia’ is defined by postcode in a Gazette Notice. All areas of Australia are currently covered by the RSMS except Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Like ENS, RSMS program also consists of 3 different categories of pathways: the Temporary Residence Transition stream, the Direct Entry stream and Agreement stream.
Normally, temporary work visas consist of 3 stages of application process. The next stage of application will not be assessed unless the precedent one is finalized.
Normally, temporary work visas consist of 3 stages of application process. The next stage of application will not be assessed unless the precedent one is finalized.
Most visas also require that the visa applicant be nominated by the sponsor. Nomination requirements are specified for each visa subclass.
Individual applicants’ eligibility will be examined against specific criteria including character and health requirements.
This visa allows you to stay for up to 3 months. Note: those working in entertainment industry should apply for an Entertainment visa.
This visa allows the applicant to work and stay in Australia for up to maximum 2 years.
This visa for those who want to come to Australia on a temporary basis for various activities such as sports and religion
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.
A Temporary Work (Entertainment) visa (subclass 420) allows you to work in Australia in the entertainment industry.
This visa, referred to as the TSS visa, enables employers to address labour shortages by bringing in genuinely skilled workers where they cannot source an appropriately skilled Australian. It facilitates targeted use of overseas workers to address temporary skill shortages, while ensuring that Australian workers get priority. TSS visa holders can work in Australia in their nominated occupation for their approved sponsor under one of three streams: