☑ SKILLED
☑ EMPLOYER NOMINATED
☑ ONSHORE OR OFFSHORE
☑ PERMANENT RESIDENCY
What is the Subclass 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme?
- A skilled visa, the Subclass 186 allows you to be nominated by an employer to live and work in Australia.
- This visa is a permanent residency visa.
- There are two main streams in which an applicant can apply:
- Direct Entry Scheme:
- Temporary Residence Transition Stream: This stream is for people who have held 457 or 482 visas and worked for the nominating employer for at least three years full-time.
Eligibility:
- The Direct Entry stream requires:
- You to have a nominating employer;
- Three years’ experience in the nominated occupation;
- With the nominated occupation on the Skilled Occupations List; and
- You have a positive Skills Assessment.
- The Temporary Residence Transition stream requires:
- The Direct Entry stream requires:
- You have a nominating employer (with a nomination approved in the past six months);
- You hold a 457 or 482 visa, and;
- While holding this visa, you worked for the nominating employer for a minimum of 3 years’ full time.
Considerations:
- You may be onshore or offshore when this application is made.
- You may be onshore or offshore at the time that a decision is being made on your application.
- This visa permits unlimited work rights.
- This visa enables you to bring your partner and children to Australia on your visa, or as a subsequent entrant.
- This visa grants you multiple travel facilities, allowing you to enter and exit Australia.
This visa has a global processing time, which can be found here. (hyperlink to https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-processing-times/global-visa-processing-times)
