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Employer Sponsor Visa (subclass 482) - Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) or “TSS visa” is a work visa which allows Australian employers to sponsor a person from overseas to work in their business in Australia.

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Employer Sponsor Visa (subclass 482)

Updated: 2 years ago
Here are the eligibility criteria for Employer Sponsor Visa (subclass 482):

  • You are nominated for a job position by an eligible employer.
  • You are employed in your nominated profession and worked for your nominator.
  • You worked in your nominated occupation for at least 2 years before applying for a 482 visa.
  • You have a substantive visa or a bridging visa A, a BVB or a BVC (if you apply from Australia).

For a short-term stream:
  • Your employer nominated you for a position in the short-term skilled occupation list- STSOL (see the list).
For a medium-term stream:
  • You must be nominated for a profession in the medium-skilled occupation list- MLTSSL (see the full list).
For a labour agreement stream:
  • Your occupation must be included in the labour agreements between the Government of Australia and your sponsor.
  • Your sponsor must be a part of the labour agreements.

Updated: 2 years ago
Generally speaking, you can stay up to four years with a 482 visa. However, if you have a short-term stream visa 482 you have a visa only for two years. Your short-term stream visa will last for four years if an ITO applies to your visa.

An ITO or an International Trade Obligation applies if you are:
  • An intra-corporate transferee.
  • An intra-corporate transferee from Singapore or Thailand.
  • A citizen from China.
  • An independent executive.
  • A contractual supplier.
  • A contractual supplier from Thailand.
Updated: 2 years ago
The processing time for a Employer Sponsor Visa (subclass 482) application depends on the visa stream you applied for:

  • Short-term stream visa 482: 11 to 5 months.
  • Medium-term stream visa 482: 8 to 4 months.
  • Labour agreement stream visa 482: 9 to 4 months.
Updated: 2 years ago
An Employer Sponsor Visa (subclass 482) costs AUD2,690. However, if you are applying for the short-term stream you have to pay AUD1,290.