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Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) is a permanent employer-sponsored skilled visa with three streams: Direct Entry (for applicants meeting standard skills, experience and age criteria without prior Australian sponsored work), Labour Agreement (for applicants nominated under an employer's labour agreement, which may set its own age/skills/English terms), and Temporary Residence Transition (for existing subclass 457/482 holders transitioning to permanent residence after eligible sponsored employment). All three require nomination by an Australian employer.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The applicant must be nominated by an Australian employer; the visa lets skilled workers who are nominated by their employer live and work in Australia permanently. The official source does not state further details of the employer relationship.

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  • The official source does not state further details of the employer relationship.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The visa is for skilled workers nominated by an Australian employer: the applicant must have the necessary skills for the job and be nominated by an Australian employer, and must meet health and character requirements. The official source does not state the occupation, experience, age, English or salary requirements.

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  • The official source does not state the occupation, experience, age, English or salary requirements.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The visa lets skilled workers nominated by their employer live and work in Australia permanently, in the nominated occupation for their sponsoring employer. The official source does not state whether family members can be included in the application.

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  • the page does not state whether family members can be included in the application
  • the page does not state travel or re-entry rights
  • the page does not state rights while the application is being processed

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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