Skilled work visas are complex. Please contact our team of experienced registered migration experts for immediate advice and assistance.
A visa for people who want to engage in highly specialised, non-ongoing work or participate in an activity or work relating to Australia’s interests. Australian or overseas companies who have a specific contract or project to fulfil in Australia which requires specific employees from overseas with highly specialized skills may consider a short stay specialist 400 visa.
How This Visa Works
The visa application has to be made outside of Australia.
Who Is Eligible For This Visa?
The applicant will need to have specialised skills, knowledge or experience that can assist an Australian business complete a specific project or contract.
General Requirements
Generally, the visa is granted for up to three months, but up to six months may be allowed in certain circumstances. This visa allows the visa holder to work only for the Australian business that has invited him/her to Australia. This visa cannot be granted for more than 6 months in a 12- month period.
Employer Sponsorship
Visa
Skilled Person & Want to Live
and Work in Australia
Sponsor My Partner
or Parents
Student Visa or
Graduate Visa
As a visa holder, you can use VEVO to check your current visa details and conditions.
Living in Australia for at least two years (can be accumulative) in the last 5 years prior to lodging your visa you will automatically be granted a new 5 -year Permanent Residence Visa.
If you have spent less than 2 years in Australia, then you may be eligible for a one-year RRV. You would need to present ties you have to Australia such as employment, investment, family or business ties.
Speak to us how best to present your RRV application and what to do in the lag time between lodgement and assessment.
Sandeep Sharma applied for his Permanent Residence visa under subclass 186 Employer Nominated Sponsorship, after two years of being sponsored under a 457 Employer Sponsorship visa. His Permanent Visa was granted on August 2014.
I have been in Sydney, Australia for the last 6 years. I was referred to AustraliaMigrate by a friend of mine.
In the beginning, I was sponsored by my company under a 457 visa. As I would like to stay on in Australia, I applied for the visa Permanent Residence Visa (186).
The visa application process was complex and very challenging. AustraliaMigrate helped me to prepare and lodge my application in a limited time. My application was approved just within one week and my 457 long stay business visa was granted.
We guide individuals and businesses through the complex migration process to Australia. With long years of industry experience, our immigration specialists have built a reputation of providing accessible, accurate and genuine advice to our esteemed clients.
Our specialists assist in preparing and reviewing your documents and forms before submitting for successful approval. We strive to make the whole immigration process hassle-free for you.
We have a very high success rate of visa approval and a solid reputation resulting in a large amount of repeat business. We provide immigration services to individuals, families and companies, whether they are small or public companies and in any industry.
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