Employer Nomination Scheme Visa
(Subclass 186)

The Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) is for skilled workers who want to work in Australia.
This visa involves a two-step process. Firstly, nomination by an approved Australian employer. Secondly, the visa application should be under the nominated stream.
This visa is a permanent residence visa. The visa applicant can be in or outside Australia when the application is made. The visa application can only be made post nomination and if the nomination has been approved, the visa application should be lodged within six months of the approval. For the visa application to be granted, the applicant must apply for the visa in the stream and occupation in line with the employer nomination.
VISA INFORMATION
- they actively and lawfully operate a business in Australia
- they have a genuine need for a paid employee to fill a skilled position
- they offer a skilled position in the applicant's field that is full time and ongoing for at least two years
- they pay a market salary rate
- they comply with Australian immigration and workplace relations laws
- there is no adverse information known about the business or any person associated with the business.
- The employee must have worked in the nominated position in the business, on a Temporary Work (Skilled) visa as a primary visa holder, for two to three years before the nomination is made.
- The nomination must identify an occupation (for the position) that is listed on the Combined List of Eligible Skilled Occupations and has the same four-digit occupation unit group code as the occupation being carried out by the employee.
- The nominated position must be full time, ongoing and available for at least two years and be consistent with the position in which the applicant has already worked in the business, unless exempted (may be applicable to certain medical occupations).
- The employer must have met the subclass 457 visa training requirements in each year it has been a standard business sponsor.
- If the business has been trading in Australia for more than 12 months, the business must show that it has contributed to the training of Australians. It must meet one of two benchmarks:
- Training Benchmark A: recent expenditure equal to at least 2 per cent of the payroll of the business in payments allocated to an industry training fund that operates in the same industry as the business and a commitment to maintain that level of expenditure for the term of approval as a sponsor
- Training Benchmark B: recent expenditure equal to at least 1 per cent of the payroll of the business, in the provision of training to employees of the business. The expenditure must be an expenditure that can count towards the benchmark.
- If business has been operating for less than 12 months, you must demonstrate that you have an auditable plan to meet this training benchmark.
- an occupation on the Combined List of Eligible Skilled Occupations
- full time, ongoing and available for at least two years.
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