Australia 482 visa, full name is the Temporary Skill Shortage Visa, also known as the TSS Temporary Skill Shortage Visa. The holder of this visa can work for 2-4 years in the nominated Australian company.
Australia 482 Visa Classification
Short-term Category 482 Visa
A visa with a validity period of two years can be obtained after visa is issued. If the international trade agreement is met, the validity period is up to four years. Application requirements:
- The applicant's nomination occupation needs to be on the short-term occupation list;
- needs to meet the relevant education and 2 years of work experience requirements for the nominated occupation, and some occupations also need a career assessment report;
- language test score IELTS 5.0, each individual item must not be less than 4.5 or the same language test score;
- has an employer who meets the requirements to provide guarantees and works for the employer;
Intermediate Category 482 Visa
can stay for up to four years after signing. In terms of application requirements, except for the nomination of occupations, the nomination of occupations requires a medium- and long-term occupation list or a remote area occupation list, and the language test score requires IELTS 5.0 points, and each individual item must not be less than 5.0 or the same test score, other requirements are the same as short-term categories.
Labor Agreement Category 482 Visa
The biggest difference between the above two categories is that applicants in this category need to sign a labor agreement with the Australian government, and also need to meet the requirements for English test scores in the labor agreement. The duration of stay is up to four years according to the terms of the labor agreement.
482 visa terms update
In order to cope with the impact of the epidemic on the Australian labor market, the Australian government has introduced new legislation, and has opened a new way to apply for Australia's permanent residence (PR) for short-term visa holders.
Before the introduction of this new legislation, only mid-term 482 visa holders could transfer from temporary residence visas to permanent residence, while short-term 482 visa applicants could only apply for a 2-year visa and could not transfer from permanent residence.
From July 1, 2022, positions on the 482 short-term list can be applied for 186 TRT Stream, and you can get a PR directly through employer guarantees, involving more than 200 positions including financial brokerage, restaurant manager, chef, graphic designer, etc.
Applicants who meet the following conditions will be able to obtain permanent residence through the TRT visa category, the specific content is as follows:
- Employer guaranteed visa holders of the short-term visa category of 482 visa, from February 1, 2020 to December 14, 2021, employers who have lived in Australia for at least 12 months and are employed by qualifying the requirements will be able to obtain permanent residence;
- From April 18, 2017 From the date, people who hold a 457 visa, or have applied for a 457 visa and have subsequently obtained approval;
482 visa advantages
Australia 482 visa holders can work in Australia for 2-4 years, and can freely travel to Australia during this period. Applicants can bring their spouse and the independent children to live, work and study in Australia. During the application process of
, there is no need to score nearly EO1, the application threshold is low, the cost is relatively low, and the visa review speed is fast. Some visa holders can apply for a 186 permanent residence visa after working for the same Australian employer for 3 years.
The new bill implemented this year provides more Australian 482 visa holders with the opportunity to transfer PR. For some applicants who cannot reach four 6 points in English or do not have the opportunity to immigrate to Australia, it is also a way to save the country in a curve and complete the immigration plan.
