Temporary Skill Shortage Visa
Subclass 482
This temporary visa lets an employer sponsor a suitably skilled worker to fill a position they can’t find a suitably skilled Australian to fill. There are short-term stream and medium-term stream included this visa. For short-term stream, applicants can stay for up to 4 years if an International Trade Obligation applies.
Applicants must be nominated to work in an occupation on the list of eligible short-term skilled occupations for at least 2 years. The relevant skills assessment is required as well. Most importantly, you can only work for your sponsor or associated entity, but special exemption applies. For the detail, please contact our members of B.Smart Education Consultants.
Cost: $1,290
Eligibility:
Be the holder of an appropriate visa
Be nominated by an approved sponsor
Work for your nominating employer for at least 2 years
Have relevant skills, qualifications and employment background to perform occupation
Have a positive skills assessment
Training Visa
Subclass 407
This visa allows you to take part in workplace-based occupational training activities to improve your skills for your job, area of tertiary study, field of expertise or in a professional development training program in Australia. With this visa, you can complete a workplace-based training, or a professional development training program for up to 2 years in Australia. You also can bring your family members while holding this visa.
If you are in Australia when applying this Training Visa (Subclass 407), you must hold a valid temporary substantive visa including: Subclass 403, 771, or Special Purpose Visa. Your sponsor must have nominated you to participate in a program of occupational training, and there are 3 types of occupational training covered by this visa. Nomination requirements for each type is different. For the detail, please contact our members of B.Smart Education Consultants.
Occupational training required for registration
Occupational training to improve skills in an eligible occupation
Occupational training for capacity building overseas
Cost: $315
Eligibility:
Have an approved sponsor
Be nominated
Be aged over 18
Have eligible visa
Temporary Activity Visa
Subclass 408
This visa allows you to come to Australia to do specific types of work on a short-term, temporary basis. The temporary activity includes: work in the entertainment industry, work in a skilled position under a staff exchange arrangement, work as full-time domestic work in the household of certain senior foreign executives, participate in Australian government endorsed events or Australian organisation, do religious work, participate in an Australian research project, participate in sports activities, work as a superyacht crew member.
If you are invited by an organisation to participate in an event, the visa allows you to stay up to 3 months. If you are participating in Australian government activities, the visa allows you to stay up to 4 years. If you hold this visa due to other activities, the visa allows you to stay up to 2 years.
Cost: $315
Eligibility:
Have an approved sponsor
Have the skills to undertake the activity to be carried out in Australia
Meet additional requirements of relevant temporary activity stream
Employer Nomination Scheme Visa
Subclass 186
This visa lets skilled workers, who are nominated by their employer, live and work in Australia permanently. You must have an occupation on the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations. There are 3 different streams included in this visa:
Direct Entry Stream
Labour agreement Stream
Temporary Residence Transition Stream
For Direct Entry Stream, you must have relevant work experiences in their occupation for at least 3 years. The applicants must be aged under 45 at the time of application be made for Direct Entry Stream. Also, applicants need to meet the English requirement. For Labour agreement Stream, your employer must have a labour agreement. For Temporary Residence Transition Stream, applicants must hold a 482, TSS or related bridging visa A, B or C when applying the visa. You must have relevant work experiences in their occupation for at least 3 years as well. Since each stream has different requirements, please contact our members of B.Smart Education Consultants to ask for detailed information.
Cost: $4,115
Eligibility:
Have the required skills
Licensing, registration or membership
Have relevant work experience for at least 3 years
Be nominated by the employer who sponsored your temporary work visa
Be aged under 45
Meet the English requirement
Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional Visa (Provisional)
Subclass 494
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. With this visa, you can work and study only in designated regional areas of Australia for 5 years, you can bring your family members while holding this visa. If eligible, you can apply for permanent residence after 3 years. Designated regional areas include all of Australia except for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Applicants must be nominated to work in an occupation on the list of eligible short-term skilled occupations for at least 3 years. The relevant skills assessment is required as well. For the detail, please contact our members of B.Smart Education Consultants.
Cost: $4,115
Eligibility:
Have an approved sponsor
Have relevant work experience for at least 3 years
Have a positive skills assessment
Be nominated
Be aged under 45
Have eligible visa