482 - Skills In Demand Visa (SID)
Employers seeking short-term or strategic workforce solutions can use the 482 Skills In Demand (SID) visa.
This visa is divided into three distinct streams.
Core Skills StreamThe Core Skills Stream allows employers to sponsor overseas qualified, experienced professionals and tradespeople working in mainstream skilled occupations listed on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), typically to address temporary skill gaps that cannot be filled by suitably qualified Australian workers. This visa permits stays of up to 4 years or Hong Kong passport holders may be eligible for stays of up to 5 years. Key criteria of this visa requirements are:
This stream can lead to permanent residency through the Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream of the Employer Nomination Scheme. | Specialist Skills StreamThe Specialist Skills stream of the Subclass 482 Skills in Demand Visa is specifically designed to attract highly skilled, highly paid professionals working in specialist or emerging occupations that are critical to Australia’s economy but difficult to source locally. This visa also permits stays of up to 4 years or Hong Kong passport holders may be eligible for stays of up to 5 years. Key eligibility criteria include:
This stream supports long-term workforce planning and is intended for occupations where specialist skills are in short supply across Australia. It also provides a pathway to permanent residency, subject to meeting eligibility criteria under employer-sponsored migration programs. Labour Agreement StreamThis stream is available to employers who have a negotiated Labour Agreement with the Australian Government. It allows sponsorship of overseas workers in occupations or circumstances not covered by standard occupation lists. Eligibility and conditions vary depending on the terms of the specific agreement.
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 | VISA APPLICATIONS FOR 482 (SID)VISA3 main applications are made to the Department of Home Affairs:
Skilling Australians Funding (SAF) levyAs a means of ensuring Australians are not disadvantaged, employers hiring migrants under certain visa schemes are required to pay the Skilling Australians Funding Levy. The SAF levy was established as an ongoing arrangement by the Australian Government in 2017 to ensure the businesses that benefit from employing migrants are also skilling Australians. Labour Market TestingFor some visa applications, you must show us you can't find a suitable Australian worker. For these visas, if you nominate an overseas worker, you will need to test the local labour market. Labour market testing (LMT) generally involves advertising the position in Australia Contact Us |
Skilled Employer Regional (Provisional) visa – Subclass 494
The 494 Visa is aimed at securing skilled workers for the regional areas of Australia facing shortages. This visa enables regional employers to address identified labour shortages within their region by sponsoring skilled workers where employers can't source an appropriately skilled Australian worker. This is provisional visa for 5 years and provides more surety for migrants as it is a stepping stone to permanency via the Subclass 191 visa after working in a regional area for up to 3 years.
Basic eligibility criteria for this visa includes:
- be nominated to work in an occupation on the relevant skilled occupation list
- have at least 3 years relevant work experience in your nominated occupation
- have a relevant skills assessment, unless an exemption applies
- work only for your sponsor, unless an exemption applies
- be under 45 years of age, unless an exemption applies
- meet minimum standards of English language proficiency
Aimed at boosting regional areas of Australia, this visa has limitations on migrants to stay and work only in designated regional areas and places bans on these migrants from applying for certain other visas. However, regional areas are not so desolate as most locations of Australia outside major cities (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane) are classed as designated regional areas for migration purposes.
Employers need to understand conditions of nominating such as the SAF levy, labour market testing, regional certification and various employer obligations after hiring. Don’t risk making errors in your application Contact Us and find out more about regional sponsorship.
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Training Visa -Subclass 407
| This visa allows foreign workers to take part in Australian workplace-based training to improve their skills for their job, area of tertiary study, field of expertise or in a professional development training program in Australia Geared towards ‘occupational training’ this visa allows employers to aid in training of overseas personnel that need the training for one of the three reasons:
| For employers that have unique customised training, they need to ensure training plans are comprehensive and carefully prepared to ensure the development of the employee is structured as well as meeting nomination requirements for migration purposes. The Department of Home Affairs has increased its scrutiny of the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirement, so employers should seek professional guidance with this visa category. Contact Us |
Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa – Subclass 400
Australian employers looking to hire highly specialised workers from abroad for a short-term can utilise this visa stream. This work or activity is non-ongoing with visas generally granted for 3 months or in limited circumstances up to 6 months. Foreign personnel can apply for this visa if they have specialised skills, knowledge or experience that:
- can assist Australian business
- can't reasonably be found in the Australian labour market
- will be non-ongoing
Non-ongoing work means work that is likely to be completed within 6 months or less, and you do not expect or arrange to stay in Australia after this time for any reason related to that work.