Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482)
A principal Australian employer-sponsored work route. Approved-sponsor, occupation, skills, salary and other requirements apply, and permanent-residence nomination is a separate potential pathway rather than a guaranteed outcome.
Processing time
1-4 months
Potential residence pathway
Potential route via Employer Nomination Scheme 186
Employer sponsorship
Required, approved sponsor only
Job offer
Required
Salary threshold
Core skills income threshold plus market salary rate
Cost
Employer pays nomination and training levy
Permit duration
Up to 4 years
Criteria to verify
- Occupation on the relevant skills list.
- Positive skills assessment where required for your occupation.
- English at the required level and health and character checks.
Indicative employer steps
- Become an approved sponsor and lodge the nomination.
- Demonstrate the market salary rate for the role.
- Pay the Skilling Australians Fund levy.
Watch out for
- Skills assessments are the usual delay - start them early.
- Occupation lists are revised regularly.
- Regional roles carry extra residency incentives.
General educational information only, not immigration or legal advice or an eligibility assessment. Rules change. Confirm current criteria, thresholds, fees and outcomes with the relevant authority or an independent qualified adviser before you act.