Employer Nomination Visa

As a nominated skilled worker, you can live, work, and study in Australia indefinitely with the direct entry stream. You can sponsor eligible family members to come with you to Australia.

You can enrol in the Australian public healthcare scheme and apply for Australian citizenship if you are eligible.

You are allowed to travel in and out of Australia for five years. The visa costs $4,115 for the main applicant. There are additional charges when applying for family members, including your partner, dependent child and so on. You may also include a family member who holds a subclass 457 visa or subclass 482 visa.

Eligibility criteria for a direct entry stream 186 visa application

• You must be under 45 years of age before applying for the direct entry stream 186 visa application. Some conditions may exempt you. You may connect with us to know more.
• Your occupation must be listed in the relevant skilled occupation list. 
• You must have a minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience unless you are exempt.
• You must have a positive skills assessment unless you are exempt.
• You must be nominated by an Australian employer to apply for this visa. 
• You must meet the health and character requirements. 
• You must have at least a competent level of English.

The visa processing time for employer nomination visa subclass 186 may take 5 to 8 months. This time also depends on the information you have provided on the 186 visa application form.