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Skills in Demand (subclass 482)

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

This subclass covers four pathways: Core Skills (occupation on the Core Skills Occupation List), Specialist Skills (occupation in ANZSCO Major Groups 1, 2, 4, 5 or 6 with salary meeting the Specialist Skills Income Threshold), Labour agreement (employer has a labour agreement in effect), and Subsequent entrant (family member of a primary 482 or 457 visa holder). All require nomination by an approved sponsor, the right skills for the job, and meeting relevant English language requirements.

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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?

Yes. The applicant must be nominated for a skilled position by an approved sponsor. In the Core Skills and Specialist Skills streams, the holder must work only for the sponsor or an associated entity, unless exempt. In the Labour agreement stream, the applicant must be nominated for a specified occupation under the terms of a labour agreement and must work only for the sponsor.

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

The distinguishing factor is the stream. Core Skills: an occupation on the Core Skills Occupation List, paid the Annual Market Salary Rate and no less than the Core Skills Income Threshold, with at least 1 year of relevant work experience. Specialist Skills: an ANZSCO occupation in Major Groups 1, 2, 4, 5 or 6, with a salary meeting the Specialist Skills Income Threshold and at least 1 year of relevant work experience. Labour agreement: a specified occupation under a labour agreement, with at least 12 months of relevant full-time work experience (or equivalent) within the last 5 years unless the agreement specifies otherwise. A skills assessment is required where the occupation requires it. The official source does not state the amounts of the income thresholds.

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

Family members of a subclass 482 holder can join the primary holder in Australia by applying separately under the Subsequent entrant stream. The official source does not state the work allowed or whether the holder is tied to an employer, occupation or sector.

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Limits of the record
  • the page does not state the work conditions attached to the visa beyond the worker being nominated by an approved sponsor
  • the page does not state travel or re-entry rights
  • the page does not state rights while the application is being processed

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The permission is normally granted for up to 4 years, with Hong Kong passport holders allowed up to 5 years. The document does not state how it is renewed or any longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The document does not state how the permission is renewed.
  • The document does not state any longer-term residence direction.

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

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