Australia has appeared as a top destination in
the world for work. Every year, the country accepts work visas from all the
corners of the world, especially India and China. The Australian Home Affairs
and employers have signed a labour agreement that allows employers to sponsor
foreign workers to work and stay in Australia. However, these companies have to
give priority to Australians. If the country has a genuine shortage of workers
for the required field, employers can hire workers from outside. One of the
most famous work visas to Australia is the TSS visa. Let's learn more about the
visa to know whether you are an ideal candidate for the visa.
TSS or Temporary Skill Shortage visa is a visa
that lets an employer sponsor suitable skilled workers from outside.
Basic Eligibility of the TSS Visa
The visa plan is further divided into several
streams and each stream has some eligibility. However, candidates have to
fulfill some basic eligibility no matter in which stream they are applying.
- The candidate must be nominated by a skilled position by an approved sponsor.
- The candidate must have the appropriate skills for which they are applying for.
- The candidate must have knowledge of functional English.
- The candidate must be secured with health insurance for medical expenses in Australia.
- The candidate must meet the character requirements.
Your previous company profile may be
evaluated by the sponsored company to assess your skills for the current job
profile. It depends on company to company how they select candidates to meet
their shortage of skills.
Types of Streams for the TSS Visa
Short Term Stream
The visa allows sponsors to meet their shortage
of skills for the occupation that is listed on the short-term skilled
occupations list. The processing time of the visa may take 84 days or a maximum
of 4 months.
Medium-Term Stream
In this stream, sponsors can nominate migrants on
the occupation that is on the Medium and Long-Term Strategic Skills List
(MLTSSL) or the Regional Occupation List (ROL). The processing time can take 3
to 5 months.
Labour Agreement Stream
The stream is allowed to hire foreign workers to
those employers that have a labour agreement with the Australian government.
The processing time of the visa is not mentioned by the Ministry of Home
Affairs in Australia.
Subsequent Entrant
Under the stream, family members of subclass 457
and TSS visa holders can apply for their TSS visa separately. The processing
time of the visa is not cleared by the Australian Authority.
No
matter in which stream you want to apply, contact a reputed visa agency to
clear your doubts. A professional visa agency will help you collect all
documents to submit with the visa application and can keep track of the visa
record.
