186 What is the visa?

Visa 186 belongs to the Australian employer-sponsored skilled migration program, which is often called employer-sponsored migration or employer-nominated migration.

The Australian government allows enterprises or institutions in Australia to hire professionals from overseas, and guarantees that the hired personnel can obtain permanent residency in one lump sum for visa programs to work and live in Australia.

186 visa application scope:

The applicant's cities are all first-tier cities in Australia, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle and Wollongong.

186 visa can be applied at home and abroad. It is a combined visa of the original 12 1 and 856. It belongs to the Australian employer-sponsored skilled migration program, which is commonly referred to as employer-sponsored migration. The Australian government allows enterprises or institutions in Australia to hire professionals from overseas, and guarantees that the hired personnel can obtain permanent residency in one lump sum when they work and live in Australia. 186 visa * * * has three types:

Temporary residence transition stream is suitable for applicants with 457 visas who have worked for their current employers for more than 2 years and whose employers intend to provide permanent positions.

Direct application for permanent residence (direct inflow) is suitable for applicants with more than three years of relevant work experience, who have passed the vocational assessment and achieved four 6' s in English IELTS (note: vocational assessment and English requirements can be exempted under certain conditions).

The agreement flow is applicable to applicants who have obtained the employer's guarantee through the labor agreement or regional immigration agreement signed with the government.

186 visa application conditions

Nominated by an employer recognized by Australia;

Under 50 years old.

Additional requirements for temporary residence to permanent residence category:

No career assessment is required.

IELTS is not less than four fives.

Hold a 457 visa and work for the employer for more than 2 years.

Additional requirements for direct application for permanent residence category:

Require to pass the vocational assessment;

At least 3 years relevant working experience;

IELTS is not less than 4 sixes.

Additional requirements for categories of labor contracts:

If you apply for this category, you need to meet the age, occupation and English requirements stipulated in the agreement.

186 visa application process

Employers need to submit nomination applications; Applicants are required to submit their application online within 6 months after the employer's nomination application is approved, and at the same time pay an application fee of A $3,520. Relevant supporting materials need to be submitted together with the online application. Please refer to 186 visa application materials list for the required materials.

Spouses and children can be included in the application, but they need to pay the visa application fee separately. If the spouse or accompanying children 18 years old does not reach the IELTS total score of 4.5, they will have to pay an extra 4890 Australian dollars/person for language learning.

The applicant's family needs a physical examination, and applicants above 16 need a certificate of innocence. In the process of visa acceptance, the applicant's work and personal information changes need to be notified to the Immigration Bureau in time.