Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494) – Labour Agreement stream
Apply for the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494) – Labour Agreement stream if you have relevant skills, qualifications, and work experience necessary to perform the nominated occupation. This stream is for skilled workers nominated by employers who have a labour agreement with the Australian Government.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494) – Labour Agreement stream, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be nominated by an employer who has a labour agreement with the Australian Government
- The nominated occupation must be the subject of a labour agreement between the Commonwealth and the nominator
- Be under 45 years of age unless the labour agreement states otherwise
- Demonstrate that you have the skills, qualifications, and work experience necessary to perform the nominated occupation
- Undertake a skills assessment to demonstrate this if having a skills assessment is specified in the labour agreement
- Have been employed in the nominated occupation for at least 3 years on a full-time basis and at the skill level required for the nominated occupation
- Have a positive skills assessment by the relevant assessing authority if having a skills assessment is specified in the labour agreement
- Have the level of English as specified in the labour agreement
- Meet the health and character requirements
- Not have had a visa cancelled or a previous application refused in Australia
- Have paid back any debt to the Australian government
- Sign the Australian values statement
Application Process
Apply for the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494) – Labour Agreement stream by providing evidence of your skills, qualifications, and work experience necessary to perform the nominated occupation, and your nomination by an employer who has a labour agreement with the Australian Government. Migration Expert’s Registered Migration Consultants can assist you with the application process, providing you with services, expertise, guidance, experience, and ongoing support.
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