Australian Permanent Residence:
Employer Sponsorship
Highly skilled applicants are in demand in Australia. When employers can't fill a vacancy from the local labour market or through training, they use the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) to nominate individuals for specific full-time positions.
Overview
Australian Employers may nominate (or sponsor) people from overseas on skilled occupation grounds through the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS).
The objective of this visa is to enable Australian employers to fill specific skilled vacancies with overseas personnel if they are unable to fill a vacancy from the Australian labour market or through their own training efforts.
Applicants generally must be below 45 years, unless the position to be filled is exceptional in nature.
The skilled visa would typically be applied for by a skilled individual who has already been in Australia for a period of time as a temporary resident on a Subclass 457 Business (Long Stay) visa, sponsored by an Australian employer. An application can be made outside of Australia, however.
A sponsoring employer normally is expected to test the Australian labour market by placing a series of advertisements in both national and metropolitan daily newspapers or the like. In certain circumstances advertising may not be required where occupation is in high demand (for example, ICT, nurse, accountant).
Under this program there were 9,561 visas granted in 2005-2006.
Do it Right the First Time
As in every application, great care is required in preparing supporting documents for both the ENS and visa application.
The strategy to be adopted depends on the strength of each case. For an application made in Australia, the ENS and visa applications can be lodged at the same time; or the ENS application can be lodged and processed first, followed by the visa application only when and if the ENS application has been approved.
To apply in Australia, an applicant must hold an eligible substantive visa (limited exceptions apply) and must be physically present in Australia at the time of decision. Where a visa application is made outside Australia, the applicant must be outside Australia at the time of decision.
Avoid taking unnecessary risks, and save time and expense by working with Beyderwellen & Company. Complete our Online Australian Immigration Assessment Form to discover how you can migrate to Australia.
To learn more details about Employer Nomination Migration click here.
Having my permanent residence to Australia approved in 3-days was an exceptional result. For this result brought about by the skill of Beyderwellen & Company I will always be grateful. Thank you.
