Skills in Demand (SID Visa) Subclass 482

Overview

Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) Overview

The SID Visa (Skills in Demand) Subclass 482 has replaced the Subclass 457 Visa. The SID visa program assists Australian businesses who experience genuine skill shortages and cannot find Australian workers to fill vacant positions.

The Subclass 482 Visa (SID) has 3 different streams

• Short-Term Stream – up to two years

• Medium-Term Stream – up to four years

• Labour Agreement Stream

SID visa holders can:

• live and work in Australia for up to four years

• study in Australia

• include immediate family on their 482 visa

• transition to permanent residency (if eligible)

482 Visa General Eligibility

You might be eligible to apply for the SID Visa if you have an Australian employer who is willing to sponsor you and meet the following requirements:

OCCUPATION

SID Visa applicants must be qualified or have sufficient experience in an occupation listed on the relevant skilled occupation list. There are three lists relevant to the 482 Visa.

• Short-Term Skilled Occupations List (STSOL)

• Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL)

• Regional Occupation List (ROL)

SPONSOR

You must be nominated by a Standard Business Sponsor or a business that has applied for a Standard Business Sponsorship. Your employer must also lodge a nomination application.

EXPERIENCE

Applicants must have at least 2 years of work experience in the nominated occupation or another relevant role.

Applicants must gain this experience within the previous 5 years before applying. Part-time work may be considered. Casual work will not be considered.

Depending on the nominated occupation and the applicant’s country of origin, a skill assessment may be required before applying for the SID visa. Some assessing authorities require more than 2 years of experience to complete the assessment.

SKILL ASSESSMENT

Some primary SID visa applicants must undergo a mandatory skills assessment to be eligible to apply for this visa. Find out if you need to complete a skill assessment here

AGE

There is no age limit for the SID (Subclass 482) Visa

HEALTH INSURANCE

482 Temporary Visa

holders must maintain adequate health insurance while in Australia.

You can apply for health insurance online here.

Some countries have a reciprocal healthcare agreement with Australia. Applicants from these countries may not need health insurance. Find out more here.

LOOKING FOR A JOB?

If you don’t have an employer who is willing to sponsor you, we might. See our employer-sponsored job vacancies.

Move to Australia with the Skills in Demand (SID) Visa

For those people who are interested in moving to Australia to work and start a new life for their family, acquiring the right visa is invariably one of the most important stages in the journey. Unfortunately, it can also often prove to be one of the most difficult, confusing, and stressful parts of the move. But if you are in the process of applying for a 482 Visa or any of the other visas available for moving to Australia, you can take comfort in the knowledge that the process does not have to be as complicated as you may have previously feared. In fact, with the help of a migration specialist, you can be sure that you will stand the best possible chance of having your application accepted with minimal hassle or expense on your part.

Once you have received your Subclass 482 Skills in Demand Visa, you will be able to live and work in Australia on a temporary basis in order to use your skills and experience to help fill a gap in the Australian labour market. You can then stay in Australia on the Skills in Demand visa for either 2 or 4 years depending on the stream, after which time you may be able to renew the Employer Sponsored Visa 482 or apply from a 482 visa to PR. After four years of living lawfully in Australia as a permanent resident, you may become eligible to apply for citizenship.

How Can ASM Help with Your 482 SID Visa?

Australian Skilled Migration was founded in 2010 when our director decided to act upon the knowledge he had acquired over the course of many years of working in the recruitment industry. He knew that overseas workers were vital to Australian businesses, but he also knew that the potentially long, complex and expensive process of obtaining a visa was putting many ideal candidates off from applying.

To solve this problem, Australian Skilled Migration has brought together some of the most highly qualified and experienced immigration law experts in the country. All of our migration agents are fully registered with the Migration Agents Registration Authority, and our approach is all about spending the time to gain a full understanding of each client’s individual circumstances so as to be able to offer personalised advice that is perfectly tailored to their specific needs and preferences.

With expert help on everything from deciding whether the Skills in Demand Visa is right for you to correctly completing all the paperwork so that you can sponsor your family members to join you in Australia without any hassle, you can be confident that we will make the whole move as smooth and effortless as possible.

Try Our Online Tools or Get in Touch Now for More Information About the 482 Visa

Feel free to use the tools available on our website to see if the Australia 482 Visa is right for you or get in touch with a member of our friendly team to discuss the Skills in Demand Visa requirements and get the answers to any other questions you may have on your mind.