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Employer Sponsored Visas

There are both temporary and permanent residence visa options available to employers who need to bring in skilled workers from overseas.

Employers may nominate (or "sponsor") personnel from overseas through the following categories:

Business Long Stay (Subclass 457) temporary residence visa category.
The Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) allows Australian employers to recruit, on a permanent basis, 'highly skilled' positions with non-Australian citizens, where they have been unable to fill a vacancy from the Australian labour market or through their own training programs.
The Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) enables Australian employers in regional or low-growth areas to fill 'skilled' positions, on a permanent basis, with non-Australian citizens, where they have been unable to fill a vacancy from the Australian labour market or through their own training programs. The RSMS is one of several Government initiatives designed to help State and Territory Governments in their efforts boost development in regional Australia and less populated states/territories.
A Labour Agreement that enables Australian employers to recruit a specified number of workers from overseas in response to identified skill shortages. This is a formal arrangement negotiated between the Commonwealth Government and the employer or industrial association.