Employer Sponsored Visa 186 ENS AND RSMS
Permanent Employer Sponsored Entry – ENS and RSMS Visa Applications – Subclass 186
Subclass 186 Permanent Visa – Employer Sponsored Entry – ENS and RSMS Visa
The permanent employer sponsored entry (PESE) visa program consists of the following:
Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS)
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS)
The ENS for permanent residence to fill genuine vacancies in their business.
The ENS Visa 186 visa has three streams:
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE TRANSITION (TRT)
The TRT stream is for Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa (subclass 482) visa holders or the Temporary Skilled (Work) visa (subclass 457) visa holders
ENTRY (DE)DIRECT
The DE stream provides employers with the opportunity to employ overseas workers This stream also accommodates ineligible TRT workers.
LABOUR AGREEMENT STREAM.
The Labour Agreement stream is for persons who are being sponsored by an employer who is a party to a labour agreement that is in effect.
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE TRANSITION (TRT) STREAM
- The TRT stream is for Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa (subclass 482) visa holders or
- the Temporary Skilled (Work) visa (subclass 457) visa holders
- who have worked in the position for their employer for at least the last three years out of four years
Note: If you held (or had applied for and were later granted) a subclass 457 visa on 18 April 2017, you have worked for their employer for at least the last two years out of three years before being nominated under the TRT stream.
REQUIREMENT FOR TRT STREAM
What visa must be held if applicant onshore
Must hold a substantive visa or a Bridging visa A (BVA), Bridging visa B (BVB) or Bridging Visa C (BVC).
Combined Family Members application
Dependent child and spouse can lodge their application together with an application by the ENS
The applicant’s age
At the time of application, the applicant must have been under 45
English proficiency
the applicant must have competent English, IELTS 6 OR equivalent.
Skills
A skills assessment may be requested.
ENTRY (DE)DIRECT STREAM
The DE stream provides employers with the opportunity to employ overseas workers who are untested in the Australian labor market. This stream also accommodates workers within Australia who are ineligible for the TRT stream.
Skills assessment
Skills had been assessed as being suitable for the occupation. A skills assessment undertaken after the visa application does not meet visa requirements.
How many years work experience do I need
Three year of work experience
The age
the applicant must be less than 45 years old. DE age exemptions click here
English Proficiency
The applicant must have competent English, IELTS 6 OR equivalent.
A positive skills assessment for an occupation should have the 6-digit ANZSCO code.
For example, a positive skills assessment for the occupation of :
ANALYST PROGRAMMER ANZSCO 261311 will not satisfy criteria as a skills assessment for an application specifying the occupation of DEVELOPER PROGRAMMER ANZSCO 261312, although it is in the same UNIT GROUP 2613 SOFTWARE AND APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMERS
The skills assessment must clearly show that the applicant had their skills assessed as suitable by the relevant assessing authority before the visa application.
However, skills assessments can be submitted after the visa application but the results of the assessment must have been obtained prior to date of visa application.
If a positive skills assessment is submitted for an occupation that:
- is not the 6-digit occupation on the application but
- is within the same 4-digit unit group
in limited circumstances there may be an option under policy for the applicant. In this situation, the applicant may request confirmation from the assessing authority that they would otherwise meet a skills assessment for the nominated occupation even though they gained an assessment for another occupation within the same 4-digit unit group.
For example, if:
- the application is for the occupation of Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)(ANZSCO 254425) but
- the skills assessment is for the occupation of Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) (ANZSCO 254413)
and AHPRA is the assessing authority for both, the above policy may be applied. It is the applicant’s responsibility to correspond with the assessing authority in these cases.
Am I eligible for a 186 visa?
English language requirement and exemption
You must demonstrate that you have the required English language – competent english proficiency for the visa and stream that you are applying for unless you are exempt.
Both the Temporary Residence Transition and Direct Entry streams, applicants are required to have at least competent English.
Unless you hold a valid passport issued by the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, New Zealand or the Republic of Ireland as evidence that you are a citizen of that country, you will be exemption.
187 visa English exemption:
If you are applying for the 187 RSMS Visa
- temporary Residence Transition stream only
- have completed at least five years of full-time study in secondary or higher education
- and the medium of instruction was delivered in English.
- must at-least holding a Diploma or above to be eligible for this exemption.
