Develop your professional skills in Australia
Develop your professional skills in Australia

Employer sponsored and temporary work visas

The requirements for employer-sponsored and temporary work visas regularly change and have recently become increasingly complex and rigorous. With this type of application, we will first carefully assess and advise whether prospective sponsors and visa applicants meet the requirements for each stage of the visa process before preparing and managing the application until finalisation, saving both employers and employees significant time, money and stress. We can assist with the following applications:

Employer sponsored and temporary work visas

The requirements for employer-sponsored and temporary work visas regularly change and have recently become increasingly complex and rigorous. With this type of application, we will first carefully assess and advise whether prospective sponsors and visa applicants meet the requirements for each stage of the visa process before preparing and managing the application until finalisation, saving both employers and employees significant time, money and stress. We can assist with the following applications:

Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa (subclass 400)

This is a temporary visa for workers with specialised skills, knowledge or experience that can assist Australian business and can’t reasonably be found in the Australian labour market. Know more here.

Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408)

This visa allows you to come to Australia on a temporary basis to participate in one or more specified activities at the invitation of an organisation that is lawfully operating in Australia. Know more here.

Temporary Skill shortage visa (subclass 482)

This visa that allows you to stay in Australia for the period of time your employer nominates you for. This will be up to a maximum of 4 years, depending on the terms in the labour agreement and the validity period of your visa. Know more here.

Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)

This visa allows Australian employers to nominate skilled foreign employees to work in Australia on a subclass 186 permanent residence visa. Know more here.

Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa (subclass 400)

This is a temporary visa for workers with specialised skills, knowledge or experience that can assist Australian business and can’t reasonably be found in the Australian labour market. Know more here.

Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408)

This visa allows you to come to Australia on a temporary basis to participate in one or more specified activities at the invitation of an organisation that is lawfully operating in Australia. Know more here.

Temporary Skill shortage visa (subclass 482)

This visa that allows you to stay in Australia for the period of time your employer nominates you for. This will be up to a maximum of 4 years, depending on the terms in the labour agreement and the validity period of your visa. Know more here.

Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)

This visa allows Australian employers to nominate skilled foreign employees to work in Australia on a subclass 186 permanent residence visa. Know more here.

COMMON QUESTIONS

COMMON QUESTIONS

These acronyms refer to the skill occupation list across Australia and allow employers to source temporary, medium-term or permanent overseas skilled workers in the skilled occupations lists stablish in each region of the country. The differences are:

  • Short Term Skill Occupation List (STSOL) allow skill workers to stay for two years, with the possibility to extend this visa two more years, and with no eligibility to apply for permanent residence.
  • Medium- and Long-Term Strategic Skill List (MLTSSL) allow skill workers to stay in Australia for a period of four years, with the option to apply for permanent residence after three years.
  • Regional Occupation List (ROL) It provides for a four-year visa for skill workers with a permanent residency pathway.

Labour agreements allow an approved business to sponsor skilled overseas workers when there is a local shortage that cannot be met by Australian workers. This formal arrangement is developed between the Australian government and an Australian employer.

No, only the Department of Immigration can cancel your visa. However, your sponsor can inform the Department that they are no longer sponsoring you and request that your visa be cancelled, case in which the Department will begin the visa cancellation process. If your sponsor ends your employment, you will have 90 days to find another employer to sponsor you; to apply for a different visa or leave Australia within 90 days.

If you have any questions about Family visas Book a consultation with one of our experienced immigration lawyers to discuss about your personal options.

These acronyms refer to the skill occupation list across Australia and allow employers to source temporary, medium-term or permanent overseas skilled workers in the skilled occupations lists stablish in each region of the country. The differences are:

  • Short Term Skill Occupation List (STSOL) allow skill workers to stay for two years, with the possibility to extend this visa two more years, and with no eligibility to apply for permanent residence.
  • Medium- and Long-Term Strategic Skill List (MLTSSL) allow skill workers to stay in Australia for a period of four years, with the option to apply for permanent residence after three years.
  • Regional Occupation List (ROL) It provides for a four-year visa for skill workers with a permanent residency pathway.

Labour agreements allow an approved business to sponsor skilled overseas workers when there is a local shortage that cannot be met by Australian workers. This formal arrangement is developed between the Australian government and an Australian employer.

No, only the Department of Immigration can cancel your visa. However, your sponsor can inform the Department that they are no longer sponsoring you and request that your visa be cancelled, case in which the Department will begin the visa cancellation process. If your sponsor ends your employment, you will have 90 days to find another employer to sponsor you; to apply for a different visa or leave Australia within 90 days.

If you have any questions about Family visas Book a consultation with one of our experienced immigration lawyers to discuss about your personal options.