Skilled Employer Sponsored Provisional visa Subclass 494

This type of visa allows you to:

• To stay, work and study in  Australia for up to 5 years, both you and your family members;
• To have unlimited entry and exit from Australia during the visa period;
• To apply for a Permanent Residence visa three years from the moment you are granted a visa.

There are three types of this visa:

• Employer Sponsored stream – this type of visa allows regional employers to locate places with labor shortages within their region and to sponsor skilled workers from abroad if they cannot find suitable Australian workers.
• Labor Agreement stream – this type of visa applies to skilled workers who are nominated by employers who have an employment contract.
• Subsequent entrant- this type of visa is intended for family members of the applicant for the Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional visa subclass 494, who apply separately and wish to subsequently join the main applicant in Australia.

Eligibility requirements:

• To be under 45 years of age. There are deviations from this rule.
• To have a functional level of English or French
• To possess relevant skills and qualifications as well as work experience
• To have a positive assessment of qualifications and work experience (skills assessment) for the profession for which you can receive a nomination
• To meet character and health requirements for all family members.

Processing time

The  process takes 2-3 weeks.

Temporary Skill Shortage visa Subclass 482

With this visa the employer can sponsor a skilled worker in order to fill positions for which he cannot find a suitable worker who is an Australian citizen or a permanent resident in Australia.

This visa has 3 streams:

• Short-Term stream
• Medium-Term stream
• Labour Agreement stream
• Subsequent entrant

With Short-term stream you can:

• work in Australia for your employer-sponsor
• study
• have unlimited entries and exits from Australia while the visa is valid
• stay in Australia for 2 to 4 years.

Eligibility requirements:

• to be nominated for a position by an approved sponsor
• to have 2 years of experience in a nominated occupation
• to have the skills you need for the work
• to have a certain level of English.

With Medium-term stream you can:

• live, work and study in Australia for up to 4 years
• have unlimited entries and exits from Australia while your visa is valid.

Eligibility requirements:

• to be sponsored for the occupation from the skilled occupation list
• to have at least 2 years of relevant work experience

Labour Agreement stream is for skilled workers and with this visa you can:

• live, study and work for a sponsor in Australia temporarily for up to 4 years depending on the terms of the labour agreement
• have unlimited entries and exits from Australia while your visa is valid.

Eligibility requirements:

• to have relevant Skills Assessment for certain occupations
• to work for a sponsor
• to have a certain level of English.

With Subsequent entrant stream members of the family of qualified workers who have a valid visa 482 or 457 can:

• live, work and study in Australia
• have unlimited entries and exits from Australia while your visa is valid.

Eligibility requirements:

• to be a partner or a dependent family member of the holder of visas 482 or 457.

Processing times

The processing time for a Temporary Skill Shortage visa Subclass 482 is from a month and a half to two months for a Short-term stream, from a month to two months for a Medium-term stream, from 20 days to a month and a half for a Labour Agreement stream.

Temporary activity visa Subclass 408

Temporary activity visa Subclass 408 is for the short-term, temporary job.

This visa has several types:

• Special programme
• Religious work
• Research activities
• Invited for other social and cultural activity – Invited Participant
• Sporting activities
• Entertainment activities
• Superyacht Crew
• Exchange arrangements
• Australian Government Endorsed Events
• Domestic work for executives

With Special programme visa you can:

• participate in a special program in Australia in the exchange of culture, knowledge and social experiences
• stay in Australia for up to 12 months with your family members.

Eligibility requirements:

• to have an invitation to participate in an approved special programme
• to be supported or sponsored, depending on your circumstances
• to apply for a visa online.

With Religious work visa you can:

• do a full-time religious work to serve a religious institution in Australia
• stay in Australia for up to 2 years with your family members.

Eligibility requirements:

• to have a contract for  full-time work for a religious institution in Australia
• to be supported or sponsored, depending on your circumstances
• to apply online.

With Research activities visa you can:

• observe or participate in a research project at a research institution in Australia
• stay in Australia for up to 2 years with family members.

Eligibility requirements:

• to be supported or sponsored, depending on your circumstances
• to be invited to observe or participate in research at the Australian research Institution
• to apply online.

With Invited for other social and cultural activity – Invited Participant visa you can:

• go to Australia if you are invited to participate in a community event in Australia
• stay in Australia for up to 3 months with family members.

Eligibility requirements:

• to be invited to participate in the event
• to be sponsored or supported
• to apply online.

With Sporting activities visa you can:

• play, train, judge or teach the Australian team, or perform high-level sports training with a sports organisation
• stay in Australia for up to 2 months with family members.

Eligibility requirements:

• to be supported or sponsored, depending on your circumstances
• to have a contract and a letter of support from an important sporting body
• not work outside your specified sporting activities

With Entertainment activities visa you can:

• work on film, television or live production or in the entertainment industry
• stay in Australia for up to 2 months with family members.

Eligibility requirements:

• to have a contract or other proof of your engagement
• to have sufficient funds to finance yourself or any member of your family travelling with you while you are in Australia
• to apply online.

With Superyacht Crew visa you can:

• be a member of a yacht crew in Australia
• stay in Australia for up to 2 months with family members.

Eligibility requirements:

• to have a contract to work as a crew member on a yacht
• to have a letter from the owner of the yacht confirming the applicant’s employment as a crew member
• to be supported or sponsored, depending on your circumstances.

With Exchange arrangements visa you can:

• participate in staff exchange and work in an Australian organisation
• stay in Australia for up to 2 years with family members.

Eligibility requirements:

• to have skills and experience to exchange jobs with an Australian citizen or permanent resident
• to be supported or sponsored
• to apply online.

With Australian Government Endorsed Events visa you can:

• travel to Australia to participate in an event to support innovation in South Australia
• enter and leave Australia as many times as you want while your visa is valid
• include your family members in your application.

Eligibility requirements:

• have a letter of approval from the Government of South Australia
• to apply for a visa online.

With Domestic work for executives visa you can:

• work full time in the household of a senior foreign manager
• stay in Australia for up to 2 years with family members
• include family members in your application.

Eligibility requirements:

• to be 18 years or more
• to be invited to work in the household
• to have experience with household jobs
• to have support or sponsorship.

Processing times

The processing time for  Temporary activity visa Subclass 408 is not available for all of its types, because applications for some of the types of visas are not so frequent and it is not possible to retrieve data on the processing times of the visa.

Below you can find the indicative data for the length of visa processing:

• Special programme visa – from one and a half to two and a half months.
• Religious work visa – from two and one to four months.
• Research activities visa – from 25 days to a month and a day.
• Invited for other social and cultural activity – Invited Participant visa – from two weeks to 20 days.
• Sporting activities visa – from one and a half to two and a half months.
• Entertainment activities visa – from 20 days to a month and a day.
• Superyacht Crew visa – up to 5 days.

Visa Application Charge

Visa application charge (VAC) for  Temporary activity visa Subclass 408 is AUD310