Employee Obligations

Temporary visas

The employee must notify the department of any change in their circumstances.

If the employer ceases their employment, the employee must do one of the following.

• find another employer who is willing to nominate or sponsor them and apply for another visa
• apply for another type of substantive visa
• leave Australia within 28 days.

If an employee wishes to change employer, a new sponsorship or nomination and visa application will be required.

Visa conditions

If the visa application is approved, the following work condition will be applied to the employee.

The employee must not:

• stop working for the employer who nominated them (that is, become unemployed or change employer)
• work in a different position other than the position that was nominated in the visa application
• work for another person or for themselves while working for the employer.

Permanent visas

The employee must comply with all Australian laws as a permanent resident.