Employer Sponsored Visas

These visas are for people who have had an offer of employment from an eligible Australian employer. In general terms you will still have to meet the same requirements as for a skills visa in terms of age, occupation, qualifications, English language and work experience. These visas are faster to obtain than skills visas as they have the highest priority for processing - so you can be on your way in as little as 6 months!

Through our Australian office we have extensive contacts with employers and recruitment agencies and can therefore offer assistance to prospective clients to help then to find employment. Our Australian office is ideally placed to help your prospective employer obtain the approval to employ that all these visas require whilst our U.K. office can deal directly with the applicant to ensure a smooth transition.

There are 3 principle visas in this category.

Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)

Features

  • Collapsing the existing visa subclasses from six to two. 
  • Introducing a streamlined and simplified pathway to permanent residence for eligible Temporary Business (Long Stay) subclass 457 visa holders. 
  • Permanent residence visa.
  • Available right across Australia. 
  • Changes to key criteria including English language and skill requirements.

Requirements

  • Be sponsored by an employer.
  • Be less than 50 years of age, or exempt.
  • Meet the relevant English language capability, or be exempt.
  • Have skills, qualifications and experience which match those required for the position.
  • Be eligible to hold a licence or registration for your position (if required).
  • Satisfy all character and health requirements.

 

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187)

Features

  • Collapsing the existing visa subclasses from six to two. 
  • Introducing a streamlined and simplified pathway to permanent residence for eligible Temporary Business (Long Stay) subclass 457 visa holders. 
  • Permanent residence visa.
  • Available to businesses in regional Australia. 
  • Broad range of eligible occupations.
  • No training requirement.


Temporary business (long stay) (subclass 457)

This is a temporary visa for up to 4 years and does not directly lead to permanent residence. 

 In order for an employer to sponsor you for this type of visa they must first be approved as a sponsor and the occupation must be on the specification of occupations list. Once those conditions are met the employer may then put forward a nomination to employ you and once granted then the visa application can proceed.

If you would like to know more about the Employer Nomination Scheme please contact us on Tel: 0208 996 0120 or by e-mail.