
Skills in Demand visa
Employer sponsored work for up to 4 years: Specialist Skills, Core Skills or Labour Agreement stream.
- Main charge from 1 July 2026
- A$4,015
Visa group / Employer sponsored visas
Income thresholds for nominations lodged from 1 July 2026: Core Skills A$79,423 and Specialist Skills A$146,576.

Employer sponsored work for up to 4 years: Specialist Skills, Core Skills or Labour Agreement stream.

Permanent employer sponsored visa: Direct Entry, Temporary Residence Transition or Labour Agreement.

Five-year regional employer sponsored visa with a pathway to the 191.

Workplace training or professional development. Sponsor and nomination must be approved before you apply.

Highly specialised, short, non-ongoing work, usually up to 6 months.

Agreements for employers whose needs fall outside standard settings, used with the 482, 494 and 186.
Closed to new applicants: Closed and repealed visas.
How any of these rules applies to a particular person, which visa to choose, and any application are immigration assistance, given only by a registered migration agent.
Immi Worldwide does not give immigration assistance. For advice about your own situation, Immi Worldwide can refer you to Sukh Sandhu, Registered Migration Agent, MARN 1384130, of The Immigration Worldwide Pty Ltd, or you can choose any registered migration agent.
The referral form opens with the box to pass your enquiry to the registered agent already ticked. Immi Worldwide does not charge for a referral.
Immi Worldwide does not give immigration assistance and does not charge for it. We give general information and settlement support, and refer visa matters to Sukh Sandhu, Registered Migration Agent, MARN 1384130, of The Immigration Worldwide Pty Ltd. The registration is personal, with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA).
No one has a special relationship with the Department of Home Affairs, and no one can promise a visa outcome. Client stories appear only with written consent.