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 that they want 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 (when approved).

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.

Validity periods

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

Definitions

These definitions will help you understand the information on these pages.
See: Definitions

More information

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