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Booklet 5, Employer Sponsored Migration (Permanent)


Booklet 5, Employer Sponsored Migration (Permanent), has detailed information about migration procedures for the:

  • Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) (Subclass 186) visa
  • Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) (Subclass 187) visa.

Each visa has three streams:

  • Direct Entry stream
  • Temporary Residence Transition stream
  • Agreement stream.

Contents of the booklet

This is the information you will find in this booklet.

  1. General information
    • Basic requirements
    • Information relevant to nominator
    • Information relevant to nominee
    • Bridging visas
    • Dependants
    • Costs and charges associated with your application.
  2. Nomination
    • Making an Employer Nomination application
    • Program and stream specific criteria
    • Assessment by Regional Certifying Body
    • Independent contractors.
  3. Categories
    • Making a Visa Application
    • Step 1: Visa assessment criteria
    • Step 2: Health and character.
  4. Preparing your application
  5. Processing visa applications
    • Communication with the department.
  6. Regional areas by postcodes for RSMS

How to get the booklet

To access the free online booklet:

  • please click on the Booklet 5 link below
  • the booklet will then either display on your computer screen, or you will get a dialog box asking if you want to save the file
  • save the booklet file onto your computer
  • you can now open and print the booklet using the Adobe Reader.

See: Booklet 5 (567KB PDF file)

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Associated resources

These forms are packaged with Booklet 5, Employer Sponsored Migration (Permanent) - after you have read the booklet, print those you need.

Further information

The information contained in this booklet should be used as a guide only as the requirements may change from the date of printing the booklet. Before you lodge a visa application you should check the website for the most current visa specific information.
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