短期工作签证 - 482签证

TEMPORARY SKILLS SHORTAGE - TSS 482 VISA

Temporary Skills Shortage Work Visa

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Short Term and Medium Term Streams

The purpose of the new TSS visa (supersedes the 457 visa) is to ensure that the TSS visa is more targeted, strengthen the integrity of Australia's temporary and permanent employer sponsored programs, more adept at meeting Australia's skills requirements, and enhance the quality and economic contribution of skilled migrants.

The Short term stream allows for work for up to 2 years and the Medium Term stream allows for overseas workers to fill medium-term critical skills in work for up to 4 years. In addition, there is a Labour Agreement stream, where the Australian company has a labour hire agreement with the Department of Home Affairs.

Short Term Stream

Medium Term Stream

Eligibility Criteria for Short and Medium Term Streams

To apply for the TSS work visa, as an overseas worker, you must meet the following criteria:

1. Nomination - You have been Nominated for a position, by an approved sponsor, and that nomination has been approved.

2. Skills and Qualifications - You meet any required skills and qualifications for the position, and you have undertaken a Skills assessment, if required.

3. Work Experience - at least 2 years work experience in the nominated occupation or a related field.

4. Age - There is no Age requirement or Age limit for the TSS visa.

5. Labour Market Testing (LMT) - LMT is mandatory unless an international obligation applies.

6. Minimum Market Salary rate - Employers must pay the Australian market salary rate and meet the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold requirements.

7. Workforce - A discretionary non-discriminatory workforce test to ensure employers are not actively discriminating against Australian workers.

8. Training requirement - Employers nominating a worker for a TSS visa will be required to pay a contribution of $1,200 per year, at time of nomination, to the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF).

9. Health - The applicant and all members included in the application must meet Australia's health requirements. A medical examination and chest x ray is required.

10. Character - Mandatory Police clearance certificates are to be provided, unless sponsored by an accredited sponsor and then a work reference confirming the applicant's good character may suffice.

Sponsorship - 482 Visa

The initial step for an Australian employer to sponsor an overseas worker is for the employer to apply to become a standard business sponsor, unless the employer already holds a labour agreement.

Nomination - TSS 482 Visa

Nomination is the process of identifying a position to be filled by an overseas worker in an approved business. For a Nomination to be approved, it must meet the following requirements:

TSS Skills Assessment for Trade Occupations

The TSS Skills Assessment Program is an assessment pathway for applicants applying for a Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa, who meet the following criteria:

TSS Nominated Countries and SARs

TSS OCCUPATIONS TSS NOMINATED COUNTRIES AND SAR'S
Automotive Electrician [321111] Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Baker [351111] China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Cabinetmaker [394111] Brazil, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Carpenter [331212] Brazil, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Carpenter and Joiner [331211] Brazil, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Chef [351311] Nepal, Pakistan*, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Cook [351411] Bangladesh*, Brazil, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Nepal, Pakistan*, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Diesel Motor Mechanic [321212] Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Electrician (General) [341111] Fiji, Hong Kong SAR*, India, Macau SAR*, Philippines, South Africa, Vietnam*
Electrician (Special Class) [341112] Fiji, Hong Kong SAR*, India, Macau SAR*, Philippines, South Africa, Vietnam*
Fitter (General) [323211] Brazil, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Fitter and Turner [323212] Brazil, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Fitter-Welder [323213] Brazil, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Joiner [331213] Brazil, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Metal Fabricator [322311] Brazil, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Metal Machinist (First Class) [323214] Brazil, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Metal Fitters and Machinists (not elsewhere classified) [323299] Brazil, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Motor Mechanic (General) [321211] Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Panelbeater [324111] China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Pastrycook [351112] Brazil, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Sheetmetal Trades Worker [322211] Brazil, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Toolmaker [323412] Brazil, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Welder (First Class) [322313] Brazil, China, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, India, Macau SAR, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
*There are no assessment centres in these countries. Applicants must travel to a TRA-approved assessment centre in Australia or a TSS or OSAP nominated country for a skills assessment.

Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List - New List, as at 27 November 2020

The Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) was set up on 2 September 2020, and this List identifies 18 occupations which fill critical skills needs to support Australia's economic recovery from COVID-19. The list is based on expert advice from the National Skills Commission and consultation with Commonwealth departments, and the List is often reviewed.

Employer sponsored nomination and visa applications with an occupation on the PMSOL will be given priority processing. All other skilled occupation lists will remain active, but the PMSOL occupations will take priority.

The list is temporary and priority occupations may change as Australia recovers from the pandemic. The Government and the National Skills Commission will continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on the Australian labour market and assess Australia's skills needs as they evolve and new sources of data emerge.

The Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List

The 18 occupations (ANZSCO code), in the health care, construction and IT sectors, as at 27 November 2020 are as follows:

Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa holders in the short-term stream - 1 July 2022

Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) subclass 482 visa holders in the short-term stream will be able to apply for permanent residence through the Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream of the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) subclass 186 visa. Note that this pathway will be available for two years from 1 July 2022.

To be eligible TSS visa holders must:

COVID-19 Pandemic event visa - in 2021

Holders of temporary work visas currently employed in COVID-19 critical sectors; health care, aged and disability care, childcare, or agriculture and food processing may be eligible for a Temporary Activity Visa (subclass 408) Australian Government Endorsed Agreement Event stream (COVID-19 Pandemic event visa).

In the event that your temporary 482 work visa is expiring, you are not working in a critical sector, you are unable to return home because of entry restrictions and you cannot meet the requirements for another visa, you still may be eligible for the COVID-19 Pandemic event visa.

Applicants must demonstrate why they cannot meet the requirements for another visa. This could include a statement and evidence that you do not have access to sufficient funds to be able to pay a further visa application charge (VAC).

Biosecurity - in 2021

Powers to cancel visas on biosecurity-related grounds have been expanded from 1 January 2021, to student and temporary work visa holders.

Any decision to cancel a temporary visa on biosecurity grounds will only be made after consideration of factors, such as the seriousness of the breach, the potential impact on Australian business and agriculture, and the individual circumstances of the traveller.

New Agriculture Work Visa - to take effect from 21 September 2021

On 15 June 2021, the Australian Government announced a new Agriculture visa to help fill a COVID-induced labour shortage across the farming, fisheries and forestry sectors, which is to take effect from the time of the harvest, on 21 September 2021. The Australian Agriculture Worker Visa (Ag Visa) is a step nearer to fruition, after the Federal Government amended the Migration Regulations on 1 October 2021, enabling it to be operationalised with a supporting program administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The visa will allow for:

1. Citizens from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the UK to work on Australian farms for three years. The government forecasts the number of Pacific and Timorese workers in Australia will double to over 24,000 under the scheme.

2. Applicants will need to return home for three months each year.

3. Australia agreed with the UK to scrap the requirement for British backpackers to do an 88-day work stint in regional areas before extending their working holidays.

4. The plan involved more than 10,000 places as a baseline to cover the shortfall in backpackers.

5. "This is the biggest structural reform to Australian agricultural labour in our nation's history," Agriculture Minister David Littleproud told the ABC. He warned current coronavirus border closures, which have seen the number of working holiday visa holders decline, had left the agriculture sector which now faces a 30,000 worker shortage. "Most of our meat processing sectors are running around 60 to 70 per cent capacity at the moment, because they simply don't have the people to do the jobs," Mr Littleproud explained.

6. The Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA), which has consistently called for the introduction of a dedicated agriculture visa, has celebrated the announcement made today, with chair Anthony Di Pietro commenting the new visa would deliver another important pathway for growers to tap into a returning workforce. "It’s pleasing to see that the new Australian agriculture visa seems to have taken into account that the agriculture sector has a variety of different workforce needs and is looking to accommodate all of these,” said Di Pietro.

The Agriculture Visa supports labour shortages in Australia’s primary industries, including:
The Australian Agriculture visa is a new sponsored temporary visa stream within the Subclass 403 Temporary Work (International Relations) visa. The visa program is still being developed.

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