Definitions
- Application for a visa
- The visa application is made by the employee to allow them to work in Australia.
Note: The visa application must be lodged and granted before the sponsorship and nomination expires, or a new sponsorship and/or nomination will be required. - Eligible Position
- An eligible position must meet the following requirements:
- be full-time
- be a skilled occupation that is approved for this program
- meet the minimum salary level
- meet all relevant Australian laws and award requirements.
- Employee
- An employee is a foreign national who:
- has an employer that is willing to sponsor them for this visa
- has the skills, qualifications and/or work experience to fill the nominated position.
- Employer
- Employers can be an Australian or overseas business that is approved as a Standard Business Sponsor.
- Nomination
- The nomination is the application made by the employer to identify the:
- positions to be filled
- skills and experience required for the position.
- Overseas Business Sponsor
- Overseas Business Sponsors are businesses that have no formal operating base or representation in Australia but who want to bring employees to Australia to do one of the following:
- establish a branch or other business activity such as joint ventures, agency distributorships or subsidiary branches in Australia
- fulfil obligations for a contract or other business activity in Australia.
- Secondary Applicant
- A secondary visa applicant may be a:
- spouse
- interdependent partner
- dependent child of the spouse or interdependent partner
- other relatives.
- Sponsorship
- The sponsorship is the application made by the employer to sponsor overseas workers to Australia.