Everything about Labour Agreement Stream

Everything about Labour Agreement Stream: For situations when regular skilled migration programmes are unable to fill a need in the Australian labour market, a customised immigration route known as the Labour Agreement Stream is available within the country’s visa structure. Formal agreements between the Australian government and companies or industry groups enable them to sponsor international workers via this stream.

Everything about the Labour Agreement Stream

By enrolling in the Skills in Demand Visa—Labour Agreement Stream, individuals are granted the opportunity to:

• With a sponsor, you may work in Australia for a maximum of four years (or five for Hong Kong passport holders).
• Get a degree (not funded by the government).
• Visit Australia and return there at any time throughout the visa’s validity.
• If their employment contract allows it, they might ask their employer to sponsor them for permanent residency under the Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186).

Application Process

There are primarily three steps to the application process:

Request for a Labour Agreement

Through ImmiAccount, the business may submit a request for a labour agreement together with the necessary records:

• There are real talent gaps that cannot be addressed locally.
• The results of the Australian labour market’s recruiting efforts.
• Stakeholder consultation results

Nomination

• Following the agreement’s approval, the employer will choose foreign nationals to fill the open jobs.
• Companies are required to pay levies to the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) according to their yearly revenue.

Visa Application

Following the acceptance of the nomination, the employee must submit their visa application via ImmiAccount together with the necessary papers. The documentation evidence of skills and credentials, proof of health insurance, and police clearance certificates, among others.

Typical processing periods for subclass 482 visas in this stream may range from three to seven weeks, while they can be longer or shorter depending on variables including application volume and thoroughness.

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