WORK VISA – TEMPORARY SKILLS SHORTAGE – TSS (482)
Subclass 482 (TSS Visa) is where employers sponsor overseas workers. Through the TSS Stream, applicants may have a pathway to permanent residency.
There are 3 streams in the 482 visa. Short-term stream, Medium-Term stream and the Labour Agreement Stream.
The business must be a Standard Business Sponsor (SBS) or an Overseas Business sponsor to sponsor an applicant.
Qualifying visa: The applicant can be outside or inside Australia (but if in Australia, must be on a substantive visa, Bridging Visa A, Bridging Visa B or Bridging Visa C)
3 steps are involved in the 482 TSS visa:
Step 1
- Sponsorship (by the employer) – sponsor must be lawful, active, operating a business)
- Lawfully registered
- Operating as a business
Documents that may be required in this step are company/sole-trader registration documents, financial documents such as BAS, company tax return, balance sheet etc.
Step 2
- Nomination – Genuineness of position, Salary details, labour market testing
Labour Market Testing – where employer must place ads on a recognised recruitment website, newspaper/medium. Both ads must be at least for 28 days (4 weeks) and must be within last 4 months prior to nomination lodgement date.
Minimum salary of employee must be $73, 150 + Superannuation (TSMIT)
Documents that may be required in this step are genuine position report etc.
Skilled Australia Fund
If business has an annual turnover of more than 10 million, than $1800 per year that the visa applicant has a visa.
If the business has turnover of less than 10 million, than $1200 per year.
Step 3
- Visa Application – applicant required at least 2 years experience and must meet character and health requirements.
ENGLISH REQUIREMENT
Short Term Stream
| 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) | iBT total 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
| Test | Required results |
| International English Language Testing System (IELTS) | Overall band score of at least 5.0 with a score of at least 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) | iBT total 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. |
The medium-term stream does lead to PR after working with same employer for 3 years on TSS 482 visa.
The short-term stream 482 does not lead to PR through ENS 186; however, discuss with us what other pathways may lead to PR for you.
- Skills Assessment – A skills assessment is not required for 482 for most occupations. Only required for trade occupations and that too if you have a country of passport from only certain countries.
Documents that may be required in this step are work experience documents, english proof documents, passport etc.
The 482 visa process is a very complex visa. We have vast experience in this visa as we deal with many corporate, government and private businesses. Please contact us today on info@visaeducationexperts.com.au or +61 414 588 942.
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