Temporary Skill Shortage Visa (Subclass 482)

With this visa, you can

work in Australia for your sponsor for up to 4 years, or up to 5 years if you are a Hong Kong passport holder

study (you won’t receive government assistance)

travel to and from Australia as many times as you want while the visa is valid

if eligible, apply for permanent residence

For this stream of the visa, you must be sponsored to work in an occupation listed on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSS L), or the Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL).

Current temporary skilled visa holders from Hong Kong will be eligible for an extension of 5 years (from 9 July 2020) in addition to the time they’ve already been in Australia.Current and future temporary skilled visa holders from Hong Kong will also have a pathway to permanent residency after 5 years.

Include family

You can include other family members (called ‘secondary applicants’) in your visa application. The family members you can add will depend on whether you currently hold a subclass 457 or TSS visa.

You can include, or add your family members, when you submit your subclass 457 or TSS visa, when the visa is still under processing, or after the visa is granted. However, the procedure is different in each scenario.

Your obligations

You and your family must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws.You must begin your employment within 90 days of:

entering Australia, if you are outside Australia when grant the visa

the visa grant date, if you are in Australia when we grant the visa

Travel

You can travel outside Australia and return as many times as you want while the visa is valid. The time you spend outside Australia does not extend the visa.

Visa Conditions

Conditions attached to this visa include that you work in Australia only in the occupation you were nominated for and only for your nominating business or in some circumstances, an associated entity of the business.Your family can also live, study and work in Australia.

Health & Character

Meet the health and character requirements (Unless you are exempt). This requires police and medical checks.