The Category 186 Employer Sponsorship Program offers a pathway to permanent residence for skilled international workers who have secured a nomination from an employer in Australia. This visa category is designed to fill the labor gaps by enabling Australian employers to sponsor qualified overseas professionals.
Engagement by an authorized Australian company for a requisite role or profession essential to the enterprise’s operations. Submission of the visa petition by the qualified international professional through the designated category. Candidates may be within or outside Australian borders during the visa submission. Nevertheless, those in Australia must hold a valid substantive visa or be on a bridging visa A, B, or C to apply.
Holders of the 186 visa and their included family members can:
To qualify for this visa, you must:
To be considered for the visa, all applicants and their included family members must:
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If you are applying this visa under the post-study work stream, a skill assessment is not needed.
Only if you are applying under the Graduate stream, you must provide an evidence of having your skills assessed by the relevant authority.
While the checklist varies depending on different cases, some of the common documents required are:
General Skilled Migration Visa essentially serves the best to those skilled workers who are willing to live and work in Australia on a permanent basis.