Employer-Sponsored Skills in Demand Visa (Subclass 482)

Document Checklist

Passport bio-data page Held by: ApplicantValidity: Must cover the requested visa period (up to 4 years) Scanned colour copy uploaded to the ImmiAccount visa application.
Work-experience evidence Held by: ApplicantStandard: At least 1 year full-time (or equivalent part-time) in the nominated occupation or closely related occupation within the past 5 years Reduced from the 2-year TSS rule. Acceptable forms: employer references, payslips, tax records, employment contracts.
English language test result Accepted tests: IELTS, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced, OET, TOEFL iBTValidity: Within 3 years of application; in-centre administration only — online or at-home variants are not accepted Vocational standard (IELTS overall 5.0 with 5.0 in each band) applies to Core Skills and Specialist Skills streams from 13 September 2025. Exempt: UK, US, Canada, NZ, Ireland passport holders; high-salary intra-corporate transfers; 5 years English-medium study; licence-required occupations.
Skills assessment (where mandatory) Issued by: Designated assessing authority for the occupation (Trades Recognition Australia for trades; VETASSESS for many professional roles; profession-specific bodies for regulated professions)Validity: Within 3 years of visa application Mandatory only for around 25 trade occupations on the Migration (LIN 19/048) Instrument list combined with specified passport countries. Most professional occupations (ANZSCO Major Groups 1 and 2) do not require an assessment at the visa stage.
Health examination Issued by: Approved panel doctor (results uploaded by clinic via Bupa Medical Visa Services)Validity: 12 months Required for the primary applicant and every secondary applicant included on the visa.
Police certificates Rule: From every country resident 12 months or more cumulatively in the past 10 years (applies to applicants aged 16 and over) The Australian Federal Police National Police Check covers Australian residence of 12 months or more. The 12-month rule is cumulative, not contiguous.
Health insurance evidence Type: Australian-compliant overseas worker health cover (hospital, medical evacuation, medically necessary treatment)Coverage start: From the visa grant date — not entry to Australia Required to satisfy visa condition 8501 throughout the visa period. Medicare access depends on a Reciprocal Health Care Agreement between Australia and the applicant's country of citizenship.
Sponsor business registration Held by: SponsorIncludes: ABN registration certificate, ASIC extract Required for the one-off Standard Business Sponsorship (SBS) application to demonstrate the business is actively and lawfully operating in Australia.
Sponsor financial statements Held by: SponsorCoverage: 12-24 months of Business Activity Statements, profit-and-loss statements, tax returns, bank statements Lodged with the SBS application to demonstrate financial standing.
Employment contract Issued by: SponsorMust specify: Duties, salary, hours, location, term; terms no less favourable than an equivalent Australian worker Lodged with the nomination application. The salary must meet the income threshold for the stream and the Annual Market Salary Rate for an equivalent Australian worker.
Labour Market Testing evidence Rule: At least 2 job advertisements for 4 weeks on platforms with national reach, within the 4 months immediately before lodging the nomination Advertisements must state job title, core duties, required skills/experience, employer or agency name, location, and salary (where the disclosure rule applies). Exempt for free-trade-agreement-country applicants, qualifying intra-corporate transfers, and ministerial major-disaster exemptions.
Dependent identity and relationship documents Per secondary applicant: Passport bio-data, birth certificate (children), marriage certificate or de facto relationship evidence (partner) Secondary applicants receive full work and study rights on the visa with no employer or hours restriction.

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