Employment Visas

TSS VISA SUBCLASS 482

The TSS Visa is a temporary visa that has been developed for employers who want to nominate an overseas employee (the nominee). It allows skilled workers to stay in Australia and work for their Sponsor Business for a period up to:

Four years, after the visa is granted, if your occupation is listed on the MLTSSL List (Medium and Long-Term Strategic Skilled List)
Two years, after the visa is granted, if your occupation is on the STSOL List (Short Term Strategic List)

The Temporary Skill Shortage Visa (TSS 482) is the replacement visa for the Temporary Work (Skilled) Visa (subclass 457), and is fairly similar, but different in some of the requirements.
The TSS visa application involves a Three – Step Process:

A sponsorship application by the employer to become a standard business sponsor. The sponsorship approval will last 5 years
A nomination application for a skilled position by the employer. The nomination is generally valid for 12 months from its approval
A visa application for the proposed employee

An overseas worker may be eligible as a candidate for this visa if you:

have found employment with an Austaralian employer who is an approved sponsor, or seeks to become one
have relevant work experience of at least 2 years post qualification and meets the minimum requirements as set out for the specific occupation
possess required skills and qualification and pass the skills assessment (if required);

meet the English language, health and good character requirements

To discover whether you qualify for a temporary employer sponsored visa, , please speak to us to get a free assessment of your prospects for one of these visas.

To discover whether you are eligibale for this Visa and FREE assessment of your Visa prospects please contact us admin@pathwaylawyers.com.au

SUBCLASS 186

The Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) allows Australian employers to nominate qualified foreign employees to obtain permanent residence to live and work in Australia .

A two-step visa process is involved in applying for this visa; a nomination by an approved Australian employer and a visa application by the qualified overseas worker.

It is allowed that applicants are in or outside Australia when applying for this visa. A valid visa or a bridging visa A, B, or C is required for applying for this visa in Australia.

The Subclass 186 visa has two main streams, being:

The Temporary Residence Transition stream is for 482 visa holders who have worked for three years, while holding a subclass 482 visa, in the same occupation with the same nominating employer who is ready to offer them a constant position in that occupation. This stream generally does not require a skills assessment of the applicant occupation.
The Direct Entry stream is for applicants who have not worked on a 482 visa with their nominatingemployer for three years but who are formally skilled in their occupation (i.e. have passed a skills assessment) and have worked for at least three years at a qualified level in their occupation and their occupation is on the MLTSSL List (Medium and Long-Term Strategic Skilled List)

To be qualified for an Employer Nominated (ENS) visa through the Direct Entry Stream you must:

Have an occupation on the MLTSSL List
Have relevant work experience of at least three years at a skilled level (i.e. post qualifying) in your assigned occupation.
Have a positive skills assessment in your assigned occupation
Prove that you have at least competent English unless you’re liberated from the English requisition
Be less than forty five years old unless you’re liberated from the age requisition.
Meet the minimum health and character requirements.

To discover whether you are eligibale for this Visa and FREE assessment of your Visa prospects please contact us admin@pathwaylawyers.com.au