Employer Nomination Scheme Visa (Subclass 186) Sydney

Are you a skilled worker and planning to work and live in Australia? If yes! You can apply for the Employer Nomination Scheme Visa (subclass 186); it will allow you to work and live anywhere in Australia permanently. To apply for this visa, you must be nominated by an Australian employer.

Australian employers currently lawfully operating in Australia can nominate skilled workers under 186 visa categories to let them work and live permanently in Australia.

Keep in mind the 186 visa process is quite complex, and you need to know about the visa categories before processing your visa applications. So, read the categories below to understand each category.

Categories

There are three different categories under this 186 visa; these are as follows.

Direct Entry Category

The 186 direct entry category allows skilled workers worldwide who are nominated by Australian employers can work and live on a permanent basis in Australia. To become eligible for this category, you must:

• have relevant skills listed on the Australian SOL
• have proof of English proficiency
• have relevant work experience of a minimum of 3 years
• have positive skill assessment
• be under the age of 45
• ask for Transaction Reference Number (TRN) from your employer
• provide health and character certificates
• sign Australian value statement
• provide identity proof
• provide your skills and qualification documents

Labour Agreement Category

Through the labour agreement category, your employer who is party to a labour agreement, will assign you to work under a labour agreement. For this category, you must:

• be under 45
• currently working in Australia
• be currently working or will work under a labour agreement
• be registered, licensed or have membership of a professional body
• hold a TSS or 457 visas
• meet the character and health requirements
• sign the Australian value statement

Temporary Residence Transition Category

For this category, you will be selected by your employer with whom you have been working full-time for the last 3 years or more. To become eligible for this category, you must:

• be a skilled worker
• under the age of 45
• holds the relevant work experience of 3 or more years
• be registered, licensed or have membership of a professional body
• be competent in English
• be in Australia on 457 or TSS visa
• meet the health and character requirements
• sign Australian value statement

You can move anywhere through this 186 visa in Sydney, Melbourne or any other area Australia-wide.

What is the Processing Time?

All these three streams have different processing times.

• The direct entry stream takes 12 to 13 months to process the visa application.
• The labour agreement stream takes 8 to 9 months.
• The temporary residence transition stream takes 17 to 18 months to grant the visa.

All these streams come under one visa subclass 186 but have different visa processing times.

To apply for any of these categories, you must provide all your genuine details to the Australian Immigration Department; if the immigration officers find any misinformation or mislead, they will directly refuse your approval. Remember, you become ineligible before applying for this visa; if you have received visa cancellation or refusal while staying in Australia.

To avoid facing such an adverse situation, you may contact registered migration agents as they know the Australian Immigration Law inside out and can help you process your visa applications stress-freely.

Summary

Skilled workers around the world can migrate and work in Australia on a permanent basis; if their employers nominate them to work and live in Australia. If you want to know more and migrate on this visa 186 in Sydney, Adelaide, or any area of Australia, you may contact Asia Pacific Group. Their education and registered migration agents provide end-to-end assistance with high success results.