EMPLOYER SPONSORED VISA

Secure your Australian Visa via these Employer Sponsored Pathways

407, 482, 494, 186 & 191 visas

Australia is currently experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, across a range of occupations and around the country. If you have skills and experience in demand, you may be eligible to be sponsored or nominated by a business operating in Australia for a temporary or permanent visa.

Our experience sets us apart in terms of navigating the way forward for you and your employer. Find out how below!

Sponsorship Options

Training Visa 407

TRAINING Visa - 407

For those who have not yet accumulated sufficient employment to be nominated for an employer sponsored work visa, the Training visa may provide the opportunity to gain valuable work experience. With several streams, the occupational training to improve skills in a listed occupation, may be relevant to such candidates. 

Applicants must have recent 12 months’ experience (study or work) in the nominated occupation and the employer must have a suitable training programme available.

Skills in Demand Visa - 482

Applicants can be nominated in the Specialist stream or the Core Skills stream if the position aligns with an occupation on the relevant list. Salary threshholds apply to each stream. Visa applicants must meet the skill threshold for the occupation via qualification and /or experience and must also have at least 12 months’ full time equivalent employment in the occupation or related field within the 5 years preceding the application. Some applicants must undertake a formal skills assessment and applicants must meet English threshholds either through nationality, education or test.

EMPLOYMENT NOMINATION VISA - 186

EMPLOYER NOMINATION VISA - 186

The Employer Nomination visa is a permanent residence visa, accessed via one of two pathways: Direct Entry or Transitional.

Direct Entry is available where the nominated person obtains a favourable skills assessment in the nominated occupation and has a minimum of three years’ full-time equivalent employment at the skill level in the occupation.

For those holding the subclass 482 visa, the Transitional pathway is available after working for one or more employers for a minimum of two years.

Visa applicants must have an Australian employer to nominate them.

Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa - 494

Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa - 494

Employers based in regional Australia may nominate workers to fill positions aligned with occupations on the relevant occupation lists.

Applicants must have at least  three years’  full time equivalent experience in the nominated occupation and will need a formal skills assessment before applying for the visa. Applicants must prove English language ability either through nationality, education or test.

The subclass 494 visa is a five-year visa with a pathway to permanent residence available after working in the nominated position for three years.

Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa 191

Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) VISA - 191

This visa allows people who have lived and worked in designated regional areas of Australia on an eligible visa (494 or 491), the subclass 191 visa offers permanent residence. Key features include:

  • ​​​​You do not need a sponsor or nominator​
  • You must hold an eligible visa and have complied with the conditions of that visa
  • You must have lived for at least 3 years in a designated regional area
  • You must have had a taxable income at or above a specific income threshold for at least 3 years while holding your eligible visa​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Employer Sponsored Guidebook

Not sure where to start? Start here

Download your Aspire Australia guidebook dedicated to Understanding your Employer Sponsored Visa Pathway and receive bonus material that will walk you through the process, step-by-step.

✓ Compare your visa pathways
✓ Understand what is meant by Regional Australia
✓ Learn what is meant by the Skilled Occupations List
✓ Learn how a migration agent can work with you and your employer

Our approach

Aspire Australia goes a step further than most migration agencies.

We’re not migration agents… we’re Migration SuperHeroes! 

At least that’s what we’re told.

We will guide you through the process and ensure you understand your obligations. We will also help your candidate (the nominee) so that you can feel confident of a successful result.

Would you like to know more about how we work with you? Read more about our 7 Step Proven Pathway here

When things get hard or you lose faith, we will be here fighting the good fight – for you.

Refusals cost valuable time and money. We follow the rules – and make sure you do too – so that the application is right the first time.

Securing Your Employer Sponsored Visa can be as easy as A.B,C!

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Book your Introductory call with Migration SuperHero Sarah Gillis

Your migration journey starts with a MAP: Migration Action Plan. We invite you for a 45-minute appointment to

  • Review your qualifications, experience and language skills
  • Uncover target occupations and visa options,
  • Outline the process, costs and time frames
  • Answer your questions.

Your personalized MAP: Migration Action Plan will guide your next steps towards your Aussie dream as an employer-sponsored visa holder.

B

Your employer books a FREE 20-minute call with Migration SuperHero Sarah Gillis

During this call we will

  • Ask the employer to tell us all about the proposed position
  • broadly discuss suitable occupations and visa programmes
  • discuss your broad visa eligibility
  • decide on the next steps

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Get Started!

Once we have spoken with both you and your employer we will advise you of the best strategy to move forward, provide our proposal and then get started!

So, let’s start at the beginning… we invite you to book your individual appointment now

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