who is this visa for?
These visas are for persons being sponsored by an employer to live and work in Australia.
Employer Sponsored Visas - Information for Applicants
Employer Sponsored visas include:
- Temporary Skilled Shortage (Subclass 482) Visa: This is a temporary visa which can be granted for a period of up to 4 years.
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) Visa (subclass 494) This temporary visa is for persons being sponsored by an employer in a regional area.
- Permanent Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 186) Visa This is a permanent visa is for persons being nominated by an employer in a metropolitan or regional area.
- Permanent (Skilled Regional) (Subclass 191) Visa This is a permanent visa is for persons that have previously held a provisional regional visa (Subclass 494 /491) for a minimum period of 3 years.