Step 2 - Employer Nominates a Position

The purpose of the nomination process is to identify the:

• position to be filled
• skills and experience required for the position
• market salary rate, and the salary rate to be paid to the prospective overseas employee
• name of the prospective overseas employee.

To lodge a nomination the employer must have either:

• already lodged a sponsorship application
• had a previous sponsorship approved
• applied for sponsorship at the same time as the nomination application.
  See: Form 1196N – Nominating overseas employees to work temporarily in Australia ( 237KB PDF file)

Preparing your nomination application

Information on costs, documents to attach to your application, and other information to help you prepare your application.
See: Preparing your nomination application

Completing your nomination application

Application forms and information on how and where to lodge.
See: Completing your nomination application

Occupation Code

From 1 July 2010, all nomination applications lodged using e-visa or paper form 1196N will need to specify an ANZSCO Code and the Occupation Title as it appears in the relevant Legislative Instrument in ComLaw (IMMI 10/085).
See:
ComLaw
Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)

After lodging your application

Information on processing of applications including processing times, decisions on applications and change of circumstances.
See: After lodging your application