Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482)

Employer Sponsored Visa Services. This visa, known as the TSS visa, enables employers to address labour shortage 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:

1. The Short-Term Stream

This particular stream is available if your employer wishes to sponsor the applicant ( as an overseas skilled worker) temporarily only in an occupation listed on the Short-term Skilled Occupation list (STSOL) for a TSS visa. It can be used to fill the position for a maximum of:

• Two years or

• Four years if an International Trade Obligation (ITO) applies.

2. The Medium-Term stream

This visa stream is available provided your employer wishes to sponsor you ( as an overseas skilled worker) for period of up to four years in occupations listed on the Medium and Long –term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) or the Regional Occupation List (ROL) for a TSS visa.

3. The Labour Agreement stream

This visa stream is available provided your employer wishes to sponsor you ( as an overseas worker and has entered into a labour agreement with the Department.

Eligibility- All Streams

You might be able to get this visa, as an overseas worker, if you:

• Have been nominated for a position by an approved sponsor, and that nomination has been approved

• Meet any required skills and qualifications requirements, including completing any skills assessments required

• Meet English language requirements

• If in Australia, hold a substantive visa, a subclass 010 (Bridging A) visa, a subclass 020 (Bridging B) visa, or a Subclass 030 (Bridging C) visa

• Meet health and character requirements

• Meet the requirements of the stream in which you apply.

Before you can apply for a TSS visa, your proposed employer will need to lodge a nomination application for you.

They will only be able to do this if they are an approved sponsor or have at least lodged an application to become a standard business sponsor.

TSS visa involves a three-step process:

Step 1: a sponsorship application by the employer

Sponsor
Before applying for a TSS visa, your proposed employer will need to lodge a nomination application for you. They will only be able to do this if they are an approved sponsor or have at least lodged an application to become a standard business sponsor.

Step 2: a nomination application for a skilled position by the employer

Step 3: a visa application by the proposed employee.

Please note that it is mandatory for the three steps above to be completed in order. Yu do not, however, have to wait for each application to be approved to move onto the next step.

You do not, however, have to wait for each application to be approved to move onto the next step. This visa permits you to travel to and from Australia for the duration of your visa and:

• If you are the primary visa holder, to work in Australia for an approved sponsor in your nominated occupation

• If you are a family member, to can work and study in Australia.

Employer Nomination Scheme visa subclass 186

This visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers. It allows you to work in Australia under one of three streams:

1. Temporary Residence Transition stream

The Temporary Residence Transition stream may be available provided your employer wishes to sponsor you for permanent residence.

To be eligible for under this stream, you must hold either of the following:

• Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa (subclass 482)- in the medium–term stream unless transitional arrangements apply

• Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) –not granted under a labour agreement arrangement or

• Related associated Bridging visa

and have worked for your employer full-time in Australia on your TSS and/or subclass 457 visa (s) for at least:

• Three out of the previous four years (before the nomination is made) in the same position that they have nominated you for or

• Two out of the previous three years before the nomination is made, if transitional arrangements apply because you either held, or were an applicant for, a subclass 457 visa (which was subsequently granted) on 18 April 2017.

2. Direct Entry stream

This visa stream is designed for applicant who do not meet the requirements under the TRT stream (for example, because you have never, or only briefly worked in Australia), this stream may then be available if your employer still wishes to sponsor you for permanent residence.

3. Labour Agreement stream

This stream may be available if your employer wishes to sponsor you for permanent residence and has entered into a labour agreement with the Department that provides for a permanent residence pathway.

Eligibility –All Streams

To qualify for any of the above visa streams, you must:

• Have been nominated by an Australian employer, and this nomination has been approved within the six months before you apply

• Are under the age of 45 at the time of application

• At the time of application, you have the required skills and qualifications for the position you have been nominated for, including holding (or being eligible for) any mandatory registration, licence or professional membership

• At the time of lodgement, have appropriate English skills

• Meet health and character requirements

• Meet the requirements of the stream in which you apply

Nomination

Applicant can apply for this visa only after their employer in Australia has nominated them. Subsequently, the applicant must lodge their application within six months of the nomination being approved. All applicants must apply for the visa in the stream and occupation for which their employer nominated them, or their application could be refused.

The nominated position must meet the following requirements:

• Be full-time, ongoing and available for at least 2 years

• Provide working conditions that are no less favourable than those provided for under the relevant Australian legislation and awards

• Be a highly skilled occupation that is on the Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List (CSOL) and it must meet the minimum salary level for ENS.

This visa stream allows the primary applicant and any member of their family unit who has 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).

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme 187

This visa is a permanent visa for skilled workers who want to work in regional Australia. The Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (RSMS) allows employers in regional or low population growth areas of Australia, to sponsor employees who are from overseas for a permanent visa to work in Australia.

It allows you to work in Australia under one of the two streams:

1. The Temporary Residence Transition stream

• If you have already worked for your nominated employer for two years in Australia, your skills do not need to be assessed

• You must have at least vocational English. No Regional Certification is required for this stream

• This stream is available only to people who hold a subclass 457 visa. People who hold other 400 series visas may qualify to apply for a permanent residence visa through the Direct Entry stream.

2. The Direct Entry stream

A regional certifying body must first certify the nominated position against the following criteria:

• Businesses must be actively and lawfully operating in Regional Australia

• The position must be available for a minimum of two (2) years

• The business requires a person for the nominated position and satisfies the market rate requirement

• In addition to the above, the department will also assess the application against the following criteria:

• The nomination has been approved by the relevant Regional Certifying Body

• The business follows all relevant Australian laws and has a satisfactory record of meeting immigration laws (if applicable)

• The nominated position is in a business operated by the employer

• The position is being remunerated following relevant workplace legislation and awards

Eligibility –All streams

You may qualify for this visa provided you:

• Have been nominated by an Australian employer in regional Australia, and this nomination has been approved within six months before you apply

• Are under the age of 45 years at the time of application

• At the time of application lodgement, you have the required skills and qualifications for the position you have been nominated for, including holding (or being eligible for) any mandatory registration, license, or professional memberships

• At the time of application lodgement, have appropriate English language skills

• Meet health and character requirements

• Meet the requirements of the stream in which you apply

For the Employee to qualify for this visa, they must:

• Have the relevant qualifications and/or work experience for the nominated position, which are equivalent to the Australian standard (Skills Assessment may be required in some circumstances)

• Meet any mandatory licensing, registration, or professional membership requirements that allow you to work unsupervised and without further training

• Have been offered a full-time position for a fixed term of at least two years (supported by evidence of a contract or letter of appointment signed by both the employer and the employee)

• Be under 50 years old

• Have Competent English language ability

Nomination

All applicants for this visa stream, please note that you can only apply for this visa after your employer in Australia has nominated you. You must lodge your application within six months of the nomination being approved. You must apply for the visa in the stream and occupation in which your employer nominated you, or your application could be refused. This visa subclass allows you and any member of your family unit who has also been granted this visa to:

• Live in Australia and work permanently in regional Australia

• 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)