Migrants who applied for the popular visa may have been caught short by a few days due to the 482’s two-year experience requirement.

Now, migrants can apply for 186 visas before they meet the two-year requirement, after a legislative change stated 186 applicants may apply a “few days” before.

Previously, a migrant on a subclass 482 temporary skills shortage visa may have worked for 1 year and 50-51 weeks and therefore not worked for that employer for long enough and would not have been able to apply for the 186.

But now, migrants who wish to be sponsored by their employers after finding jobs when on a temporary skilled visa can do so without having to obtain another 482 visa to bridge the gap.

The subclass 482 visa allows successful applicants to work for up to 4 years in Australia and costs from $1,455 to $3,025 to apply.

Visa holders are able to bring in family members as subsequent entrants at a cost of $1,455 but must have training or experience in an occupation on skills lists for which Australia does not have enough skilled workers.

Some employers can also “sponsor” a worker on a 482 visa if they have a labour agreement with the government. This type of 482 visa allows successful applicants to stay in Australia for up to 4 years but employers must first be awarded a labour agreement and then nominate the position they wish to be filled.

The 186 visa is a permanent visa which is awarded to workers nominated by their employer. There is no in-country experience requirement for the direct entry scheme but the temporary residence transition scheme requires two years’ full-time experience with the employer.

Easy Migrate can help you transition to a subclass 186 employer nomination visa or with a range of other visa issues.

Their vast breadth of experience means that if you present their expert team with a visa issues or difficulty, they will have almost certainly encountered it before and will therefore be able to provide you with an easy, cost effective solution. Call or email now.

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The Temporary Skills Shortage Visa (subclass 482) is designed to fill positions in Australia that have not been filled by locals in industries where there is a shortage of available job seekers and is one of the very few categories under which a migrant can apply for a travel exemption to get into Australia.

All employers are required to publish 2 job advertisements on a prominent or professional recruitment website with national reach or national print media (newspapers, magazines), on national radio or on the business’s website if the sponsor is an accredited sponsor for at least 28 days.

These positions must also be advertised on the Australian government employment website, JobActive, for 28 days.

The advertisement must contain the title or a description of the position as well as the skills or experience required for the position and the name of the approved sponsor or the name of the recruitment agency being used by the sponsor.

The advertisement must also contain the salary for the position if the annual earnings for the position are lower than $96,400.

So what are the costs to a business when hiring an overseas worker on a 482 visa?

Firstly, the annual salary of an advertised position must be above the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT), which at the moment stands at  AUD53,900 plus superannuation.

The business must also pay the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) levy for each 482 Visa they sponsor, this levy is dependent on the size of the business, with businesses with an annual turnover of less than $10 million paying $1,200 per year.

Businesses with an annual turnover of more than $10 million must pay $1,800 per year per sponsored employee.

For a business in Australia to sponsor an employee on a 482 visa, they must hold either a Standard or Overseas Business Sponsorship which costs $420 and is valid for 5 years or be a party to a labour agreement.

The employee must apply for a travel exemption to get into Australia and is more likely to be approved if their skills are on the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) which you can view here: https://www.easymigrate.com/17-priority-skills-occupations-list/

If you are suffering from a skills shortage in your business, sponsoring skilled workers from overseas is an excellent option to grow your business by providing you with the help you need.

EasyMigrate’s experienced agents and lawyers can help you secure the skills your business needs through the Temporary Skills Shortage Visa (subclass 482).

To discuss your options and start planning, call us now on +61 (08) 9221 4888 or book an appointment using the following link – https://easymigrate.as.me/schedule.php

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Fast Visa Processing Regional Australia

Every month Mr Cyrus Mistry (our principal immigration agent in Australia)  reviews the Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect results. In this months blog, he suggested that; 

“Most applicants with 60 or 65 points are not getting invited at all since last 18 months or so. Many 70-pointers are also not getting invitations for a long time. The solution would be to apply for state-nominations also, in parallel. We have many clients who were waiting for more than a year so, we did a file-review and recommended a suitable state-nomination option. Many of them got invited for permanent residency WITHIN 8-12 WEEKS!”

Today Friday 8th February 2019 Mr David Coleman (Minister of Immigration) has announced Skilled migrants who apply to move to regional Austalia will have their visa applications accelerated under a $19.4 million plan.

“Our officers will be on the ground to discuss regional migration opportunities with regional employers and communities, and also to hear first hand the local labour issues they face. Training and skilling Australians is one of our top priorities, but there is a need for additional workers to supplement the workforce, particularly in regional areas,“ Mr Coleman said.

The Department of Home Affairs (DoHA) officials will travel to regional areas across Australia to help businesses get the skilled workers they require, over the next four years. DoHA will establish priority processing for visas sponsored by employers in regional areas, along with agreements with local councils so they can recruit employees from overseas.

If you would like to find out if you qualify for Regional State Sponsorship or would like to know more about relocating to a regional area of Australia, please make an appointment to speak to us today;

• Book Online
• Email: reception@easymigrate.com
• Telephone: +61 8 9221 4888

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The Department of Home Affairs (formerly the Department of Immigration) has announced that the new TSS visa (Temporary Skills Shortages Visa) subclass 482commenced on Sunday 18 March 2018.

TSS (Subclass 482) main features are as follows:

1. The rules remain very similar to the old Subclass 457 temporary work visa – it will require a company-sponsorship stage, a company-nomination stage and the visa-application stage.
2. The Department’s fees also remain the same at A$420 for company sponsorship stage, A$330 for company nomination stage, etc.
3. The Training Expenditure requirement was to be amended to include a fixed “Training Levy” amount per nominee per year. But the relevant legislation has not passed yet. For the moment the old regime regarding the 457-visa will continue i.e. Training Benchmarks A and B ( 1% to 2% of the gross company-payroll to be spent on training Australian staff per year).
4. Visa applicants holding a 457-visa before 18^th March 2018, or those who hold the new subclass 482 under the Medium Term Stream or the Short Term Stream WILL be eligible for the transitional arrangements (TRT system).
5. The qualifying period for the TRT stream will increase from 2 years to three years in most occupations.
6. As from 18 June 2018, the Labour Market Testing (LMT) must have been undertaken within last SIX months (currently it is previous 12 months).
7. For occupations on the TSS Short Term stream list: The English-language skill requirements remain the same as the previous Subclass 457 visa – Average 5.0 (or equivalent) with no band less than 4.5. An exemption can be obtained by providing proof of five-years full-time study at secondary or higher education level where the medium of instruction was English.
8. For occupations on the TSS Medium Term stream list: Same as above, except that the English-language skills requirements have been raised to a MINIMUM score of 5.0 in EACH component.
9. The Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) has remained the same: A$53,900 per annum based on 38 hours per week, plus superannuation plus leave entitlements.
10. Mandatory Skills Assessment – A formal Skills assessment completed within last THREE years will be required for Project & Program Administrators and most Specialist Managers (NEC).
11. Mandatory Skills assessment completed within last THREE years will also be required for most “trade” applicants who hold the following passports:
    Brazil, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam or Zimbabwe. This will cover most trade occupations including, Carpenters, Motor Mechanics, Electricians, Fitters, Metal Fabricators, Panel beaters etc.
12.  Mandatory Skills assessment completed within last THREE years will also be required for  Chefs, Cooks, Bakers, Pastrycooks who hold the following passports:
    Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam or Zimbabwe;
13. Exemptions from Mandatory Skills Assessment may be available to 
    (a) current 457 or 482 holders, 
    (b) employees of an established overseas business, 
    (c) holders of AUSTRALIAN QUALIFICATIONS specified in ANZSCO, 
    (d) Holders of Offshore Skills Assessment Program (OSAP),
    (e)  have an income of more than A$180,000 per annum

If you have any questions regarding TSS (Subclass 482) please contact our team on +61  9221 4888 or email reception@easymigrate.com

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