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TEMPORARY SKILL SHORTAGE
(482) VISAS

The Visa Process

SBS

The Applicant in this stage is the Employer who must:

Demonstrate active and lawful operation of a business.
Have a strong record of/commitment to employing local labour.
Not engage in discriminatory recruitment practices.
Have no adverse information about the business or its officers.
Not seek to recover application costs from the nominated employee
Once approved, an SBS is valid for 5 years.

NOMINATION

The Applicant, again, in this stage is the Employer who, if applying as an SBS must:

Identify the Nominee.
Specify the occupation.
Provide the location of the position.
Specify the proposed period of stay.
Certify they have not asked for, or received, any benefit to initiate a sponsorship-related event.
Not be the subject to adverse information.
Nominate a position that is genuine and full-time.
Meet training obligations (contribution to Skilling Australians Fund (SAF)).
Be an approved SBS (unless nominating through an alternative stream).
Meet minimum salary requirements which are no less than market rate for that occupation and meet the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT).

There are 3 Streams to apply through:

Short-term stream – for occupations on the Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL)
Medium-term stream – for occupations on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)
Labour Agreement stream

VISA

Once approved the visa can be granted for up to 2 or 4 years, depending on the stream.

The Applicant may be onshore or offshore but must be offshore if they have held more than one TSS visa in the short-term stream and last one was applied for onshore.

The Applicant, who is the nominated migrant must:

Hold a substantive visa or BVA, BVB or BVC have complied substantially with the conditions that apply/applied to the last of any substantive visa they hold/held, and any subsequent bridging visa.
The Nomination identified in the visa application must have been approved and not ceased.
Have the appropriate skills, qualifications and employment background.
Declare they have not engaged in “pay for visa” misconduct.
Have 2 years of relevant post-qualification experience.
Meet English requirements (subject to exemptions).
No adverse information against Sponsor, or reasonable to disregard.
Meet various additional criteria including being of good character and in good health.

TSS 482 VISA | immigration lawyers in melbourne

TEMPORARY SKILL SHORTAGE (482) VISAS

SBS

NOMINATION

VISA

Once approved the visa can be granted for up to 2 or 4 years, depending on the stream.

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