482 Visa Australia Requirements

Subclass 482 TSS visa is a temporary work visa that allows a visa holder to work temporarily in Australia.

Temporary Skill Shortage Requirements for 482 Visa

Age

There is no age limit for this visa.

Holder of an appropriate visa

If you are applying in Australia you must be the holder of either a substantive visa; or a Bridging visa A, Bridging visa B or Bridging visa C.

Have complied with previous visa conditions

If you are in Australia at the time of visa decision, you must have substantially complied with any conditions that apply or were applied to your last substantive visa or bridging visa you held.

Work for your nominating employer

Australian Business Sponsor: You must be employed in your nominated occupation in the nominating business or an associated entity of the nominating business.

Overseas Business Sponsor: You must be employed in your nominated occupation in the nominating business; and not an associated entity of the nominating business.

You might be exempt from this criterion if you have a certain occupation.

Have relevant qualifications, skills and employment background to perform occupation

If you are the primary applicant for 482 visa, you must demonstrate that you have the qualifications, skills and experience necessary to perform the nominated occupation. Some applicants will need to undertake skills assessment as a proof of this.

If it is not mandatory for you to provide skills assessment, then you may still be required to provide other evidence to demonstrate that you meet this requirement.

Medical Practitioners: If your nominated occupation is a medical practitioner, then you must have your qualifications recognised by the relevant authority in Australia for the registration of medical practitioners as entitling you to practice as a medical practitioner.

Subclass 482 Visa English Requirements

Exemption from English Language Requirement

You are exempt from needing to prove English language proficiency if one of the following apply to you.

You are a passport holder of one of these countries:

• Canada,
• New Zealand,
• the Republic of Ireland,
• the United Kingdom,
• the United States of America.

You have completed at least 5 years of full-time study in at least a secondary level institution and where most classes were in English. You will need to provide the following information:

• name and location of the institution/s
• level of qualification/s
• official transcript from the secondary and/or tertiary institution
• number of contact hours per week in English
• number of years of study

Your nominated occupation in Australia will be performed at:

• diplomatic or consular mission of another country
• an Office of the Authorities of Taiwan

Your nominated occupation requires you:

• to hold a licence, registration or membership
• you were granted the licence, registration, or membership
• you had to prove that you had equal or higher English language proficiency than that listed in the table below to be granted the licence, registration or membership

You are:

• an employee of an overseas business
• the business or its associated entity has nominated you to work in Australia
• you will receive a guaranteed annual earnings of at least AUD96,400

Short Term Stream

If you can not claim English language exemption, then you will need to prove your English language proficiency when you apply for the visa subclass 482 in the Short Term stream. You must score one of the below mentioned score in a single attempt at the test, must have completed the test within 3 years before the date of submitting a valid 482 visa application.

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Overall band score of at least 5.0 with a score of at least 4.5 in each of the test components.
• Occupational English Test (OET): Score of at least ‘B’ in each of the four components.
• Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT): Score of at least 35 with a score of at least 3 for each of the test components of listening and reading, and a score of at least 12 for each of the test components of speaking and writing.
• Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic): Academic overall test score of at least 36 with a score of at least 30 in each of the test components.
• Cambridge C1 Advanced test: Overall test score of at least 154 with a score of at least 147 in each of the test components.

Medium Term Stream

If you can not claim English language exemption, then you will need to prove your English language proficiency when you apply for the subclass 482 visa in the Medium Term stream. You must score one of the below mentioned score in a single attempt at the test, must have completed the test within 3 years before the date of submitting a valid 482 visa application.

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Overall band score of at least 5.0 with a score of at least 5.0 in each of the test components.
• Occupational English Test (OET): Score of at least ‘B’ in each of the four components.
• Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT): Score of at least 35 with a score of at least 4 for each of the test components of listening and reading, and a score of at least 14 for each of the test components of speaking and writing.
• Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic): Academic overall test score of at least 36 with a score of at least 36 in each of the test components.
• Cambridge C1 Advanced test: Overall test score of at least 154 with a score of at least 154 in each of the test components.

Labour Agreement Stream

You must meet English language requirement as mentioned in your labour agreement.

Subclass 482 Visa Requirements for Employer

Be a Standard Business Sponsor

You must be, or have applied to become a Standard Business Sponsor.

Nominate the worker for an eligible occupation

You must be nominated by the employer, and the occupation for which you get nominated must be on the Short Term Skilled Occupation list. Some occupations have caveats that may apply to them, making them not available for nomination. This means that some nominations can not be approved even if they are on the Short Term Skilled Occupation List.

Be unable to find an Australian worker

You must be unable to find an Australian citizen or permanent resident with the skills and experience to fill the nominated position. This will require from the employer to do Labour Market Testing to show the Home Affairs that you can not find an Australian worker to do the work.

Pay the Annual Market Salary Rate (AMSR)

If you as nominee will be paid an annual salary of less than A$250,000, the employer must determine and show Department of Home Affairs that you will pay the nominee at least the annual market salary rate (AMSR) for the nominated position.

Position being nominated is genuine position

The position you are being nominated to must be genuine. This means that the position must exist and be what it claims to be. You may need to show one or more of the following:

• Whether the skills and duties of the position are consistent with the skill level and the tasks of the nominated occupation as listed in ANZSCO.
• Whether the position consistent with the nature of the nominating business and is consistent with the scope of the activities of the business and the scale of the business.
• Whether the position was created just to help you stay in, or migrate to Australia.

Engage the nominee under written contract of employment

Australian Business Sponsor: If the nominated occupation does not fall within one of the exemptions, then your nominating business must engage you under a written contract of employment to work only for your nominating business, or for an associated entity of the nominating business.

Overseas Business Sponsor: If the nominated occupation does not fall within one of the exemptions, then your nominating business must engage you under a written contract of employment to work only for your nominating business. You will not be able to work for an associated entity of your nominating business in Australia.

On-hire arrangements: Employers who propose to supply the services of TSS visa holders to unrelated businesses can not do so under Standard Business Sponsorship.

Subclass 482 Visa Work Experience Requirements

You must have at least 2 years relevant work experience in the nominated occupation or a related field. This work experience must be completed while working in the nominated occupation or performing tasks at the same skill level in a related field. Work experience gained in a related field would involve tasks which are same or closely related to those of the nominated position you intend to work as outlined in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO).

Generally, you should have gained your experience on a full time basis within the last 5 years. The period does not need to be continuous. We might consider equivalent part-time work. We do not consider casual work.

‍

Disclaimer: ‘Atlantis International Pty Ltd’ and its associates are independent consulting entities which are not associated in anyway with the Australian ‘Department of Home Affairs’ (DOHA). Information on this website does not constitute personal migration advice. For a customized migration advice based on your personal circumstances, please call and talk to one of our Immigration Consultants or register your interest with our Associates.