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Australia · Investment route
Australia's main employer-sponsored work visa, up to 4 years with a permanent residency pathway. It replaced the TSS visa on 7 December 2024.
Last updated: 2026-10-01
Programme overviewنظرة عامة
Overview
Advising UAE residents on Australian immigration from our Dubai office.
What you getالمزايا
Only 1 year of relevant work experience required — a full year less than the TSS visa it replaced.
Stay up to 4 years, or 5 years for Hong Kong passport holders.
Clear pathway to permanent residency, usually through subclass 186.
No points test and no age cut-off at the visa stage for the Specialist Skills stream.
The Specialist Skills stream is decided in 37 days for half of all applications — the fastest skilled route Australia offers.
Partner and dependent children included, with full work and study rights.
Investment & costsالتكاليف
Qualifying investment
Visa application charge (primary applicant)
Home Affairs VAC as displayed on 29 September 2026. Additional applicant charges apply.
Government & due-diligence fees
Figures are indicative and exclusive of professional fees. Your advisor confirms an exact, written cost breakdown for your family size.
Eligibilityالأهلية
Requirements
Be sponsored by an approved Australian employer for a position they cannot fill locally.
Have at least 1 year of relevant work experience.
Meet the salary threshold for your stream — the Core Skills Income Threshold or the Specialist Skills Income Threshold.
Core Skills stream: your occupation must be on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL).
Specialist Skills stream: any ANZSCO 2022 occupation except those in Major Groups 3, 7 and 8.
Meet the English, health and character requirements.
Who cannot apply
No approved employer sponsorship and nomination.
Salary below the income threshold for the stream you are applying under.
Core Skills stream: occupation not on the CSOL.
Specialist Skills stream: occupation falls within ANZSCO Major Groups 3, 7 or 8.
Language requirementاللغة
Minimum level
The English standard required for your stream
Accepted tests
The processكيف نعمل
Employer becomes a sponsor
Your employer applies for Standard Business Sponsorship if they do not already hold it. Half of these are decided in 11 days.
Employer nominates the position
The employer lodges a nomination for your specific role and salary.
Choose your stream
Core Skills if your occupation is on the CSOL; Specialist Skills if your salary clears the higher threshold and your occupation is outside ANZSCO Major Groups 3, 7 and 8.
Lodge the visa application
Apply for the subclass 482 and pay the visa application charge.
Health, character and decision
Complete medicals and police checks.
Work in Australia, then apply for PR
Work for your sponsor, then transition to permanent residency, usually via subclass 186.
Risk notes
The Core Skills Income Threshold and the Specialist Skills Income Threshold were both indexed on 1 July 2026. Confirm the current amounts with Home Affairs or XIPHIAS before negotiating a salary.
Three separate applications have to succeed: employer sponsorship, the nomination, and your visa. Sponsorship is decided in 11 days for half of cases, but nomination takes 64 days for half and up to 9 months for 90%.
This is a temporary visa. Permanent residency usually comes later through subclass 186, which itself takes 21 to 25 months.
The TSS visa this replaced stopped accepting applications on 6 December 2024. A 'TSS 482' application is no longer possible.
Compliance
The Skills in Demand visa replaced the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa. TSS applications closed on 6 December 2024 and the TSS streams are on Home Affairs' repealed-visa list.
Three streams: Core Skills, Specialist Skills, and Labour Agreement.
Core Skills uses the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL, ANZSCO 2022), last re-issued effective 7 November 2025.
Home Affairs processing times: Core Skills — 4 months for 50% of applications, 9 months for 90%. Specialist Skills — 37 days and 78 days. Labour Agreement — 5 months and 9 months. Employer-side: nomination 64 days and 9 months; sponsorship 11 days and 57 days.
Applications are processed in the order set by Ministerial Direction No. 121.
The Global Talent Employer Sponsored scheme feeds into this visa — employers with a GTES agreement sponsor workers under the subclass 482.
Questionsأسئلة شائعة
This route, answered.
No. The Temporary Skill Shortage visa stopped accepting applications on 6 December 2024 and is on Home Affairs' repealed-visa list. The Skills in Demand visa replaced it, keeping the same subclass number 482.
Start the Australia route.
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