How this Visa Works

For this visa, you will need:

• an Australian employer
• a highly skilled employee
• an eligible occupation.

The process for obtaining a visa under the Employer Nomination Scheme is summarised below.

Who	Responsibility
Employer	nominates the position(s) that they wish to fill finds a suitable employee who is willing to work for them in Australia.
Employee	accepts the offer of employment from the nominating employer applies for a visa and meets any conditions on their visa (once approved).

Note: The nomination must be approved before the visa can be granted. The nomination application should be lodged before or at the same time as the visa application. If the nomination application is lodged first, the visa application must be lodged within six months of the nomination approval date.

Employee

An employee is a foreign national who:

• meets the age, skill and language requirements
• has an employer that is willing to sponsor them for this visa.

Employer

An employer is an Australian business that is seeking to fill a vacancy for an eligible position.

Eligible position

An eligible position must meet the following requirements:

• be full-time, ongoing and available for at least 3 years
• provide working conditions that are no less favourable than provided for under the relevant Australian legislation and awards
• be a highly skilled occupation that is on the Employer Nomination Scheme Occupation List (ENSOL).
  See: Information form 1121i - Skilled Occupation List (SOL) and Employer Nomination Scheme Occupation List (ENSOL) (124KB PDF file)
• meet the minimum salary level for ENS.
  See: Gazette Notice (866KB PDF file)

Validity periods

The validity period of the nomination approval is 6 (six) months. This visa is permanent.

More information

Detailed information on the Employer Sponsored Migration scheme is also available in Booklet 5.
See: Booklet 5 - Employer Sponsored Migration