Skilled - Employer Nomination Scheme: Advocate Immigration Lawyers and Agents

Permanent Visa Options

Skilled / Employer Nomination Scheme

The Employer Nomination Scheme (‘ENS’) allows Australian businesses or companies to sponsor a non-Australian employee’s application for permanent residency on the basis of their skills and their employment within the business.

If you wish to apply for this visa, your employer will have to provide the Department with information about their business, the training procedures in place in their business and their need for an employee in your position. The position that you will occupy in their business should:

Be full-time,
Be available for at least 3 years,
Meet all relevant Australian workplace laws,
Attract a minimum salary as specified under the law, and
Correspond to an occupation that is listed on the ENS List.

You will need to:

Meet the skills requirement for your nominated position,
Satisfy any professional licensing or registration requirements that may apply in your occupation,
Be under 45 (unless exceptional circumstances apply),
Have vocational English (unless exceptional circumstances apply), and
Meet all health and character requirements for the visa.

Any family members included in your application will also have to meet the health and character requirements.

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme

This program is similar to the ENS, and allows employers in regional Australia to sponsor a non-Australian employee for permanent residence on the basis of their employment within the sponsoring business. This scheme is only available to employers outside of Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, Melbourne and Perth.

Your employer will have to demonstrate that to the relevant Regional Certifying Body that your position in their business:

Is full time,
Is available for at least 2 years,
Requires qualifications to at least Australian diploma level, and
Cannot reasonably be filled by local candidates.

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