Source agency: Australian Department of Home Affairs
Primary route
Skills in Demand visa subclass 482
Applicant trigger
approved sponsor nomination for a skilled role Australia cannot fill locally
Official check
Specialist Skills, Core Skills or Labour Agreement stream, nomination and income threshold
Who should pay attention
- Sponsored employees moving through an Australian employer.
- Employers replacing older Temporary Skill Shortage planning assumptions.
What to do next
- Match the role to the current Specialist Skills, Core Skills or Labour Agreement stream before preparing evidence.
- Check sponsor approval, nomination, income threshold, English, health, character and fee instructions on Home Affairs.
Latest verified update
Australia now uses the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) as a key temporary employer-sponsored skilled route. The official Department of Home Affairs page is organized around current subclass 482 stream selection, sponsor nomination, occupation fit, income threshold, and applicant evidence.
Who may be affected
Applicants relying on Australian employer sponsorship should check whether the role belongs in the Specialist Skills, Core Skills, or Labour Agreement stream before assuming an older Temporary Skill Shortage pathway still applies.
What to check next
- Confirm whether the job and employer fit the current Skills in Demand visa stream.
- Check the latest occupation, sponsorship, nomination, income threshold, English, health, character, fee, and processing guidance.
- Verify the official Department of Home Affairs source: Skills in Demand visa subclass 482.
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