Australia is now facing a labour shortage - how do you fit in the picture?

GSM Visa
Written By Mayvis Goh

As the economy tries to put the COVID-19 behind us and move forward, many companies are looking to hire to fill positions required especially in the following industries - ICT, Engineering, Hospitality & Healthcare. During this period, we have seen an increased amount of Australian businesses resorting to work visas to fill skill shortages and reasons include the following:

  • Have the skills & experience that is otherwise unavailable in current Australian labour force

  • Reduce staff turnover - overseas skilled migrant will only be able to work for the sponsor 

  • Able to hire highly skilled workers for specific industries or contract work

  • Plan for expansion or bring in international expertise & outside thinking

Available options

Under the work visa category, the following options are available:

  • Subclass 407 Training Visa

  • Subclass 482 Temporary Skill Shortage Visa

  • Subclass 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional Visa (Provisional)

  • Subclass 186 Employer Nominated Scheme

  • Subclass 191 Skilled Regional (Permanent)

Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) for Employer sponsored visas

The Australian government has also added a new measure for COVID-19 recovery by introducing the PMSOL which identifies 44 occupations that will fill critical skills. The occupations on this list will be given priority process wil means faster processing times for the nomination & visa application. Other skilled occupation lists will still remain active, but the PMSOL will take priority. (* Indicates occupation added in July 2021)

  • Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111)

  • Construction Project Manager (133111)

  • Accountant (General) (221111)

  • Management Accountant (221112)

  • Taxation Accountant (221113)

  • External Auditor (221213)

  • Internal Auditor (221214)

  • Surveyor (232212)

  • Cartographer (232213)

  • Other Spatial Scientist (232214)

  • Civil Engineer (233211)

  • Geotechnical Engineer (233212)

  • Structural Engineer (233214)

  • Transport Engineer (233215)

  • Electrical Engineer (233311)

  • Mechanical Engineer (233512)

  • Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) (233611)

  • Petroleum Engineer (233612)

  • Medical Laboratory Scientist (234611)

  • Veterinarian (234711)

  • Hospital Pharmacist (251511)*

  • Industrial Pharmacist (251512)*

  • Retail Pharmacist (251513)*

  • Orthotist or Prosthetist (251912)

  • General Practitioner (253111)

  • Resident Medical Officer (253112)

  • Psychiatrist (253411)

  • Medical Practitioners nec (253999)

  • Midwife (254111)

  • Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412)

  • Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (254415)

  • Registered Nurse (Medical) (254418)

  • Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (254422)

  • Registered Nurse (Perioperative) (254423)

  • Registered Nurses nec (254499)

  • Multimedia Specialist (261211)

  • Analyst Programmer (261311)

  • Developer Programmer (261312)

  • Software Engineer (261313)

  • Software and Applications Programmers nec (261399)

  • ICT Security Specialist (262112)

  • Social Worker (272511)

  • Maintenance Planner (312911)

  • Chef (351311)

Getting started 

Standard Business Sponsorship
If employer is not already an approved standard business sponsor or have not executed a labour agreement with the Australia government you would need to apply be one and the requirements are as follows:

  • Be a lawfully operating business in Australia

  • Have no relevant adverse information against the business

  • Have demonstrated commitments to employing local labour

Once approved, the sponsorship will be valid for at least 5 years. If awarded accredited status, employer will receive priority processing of all nomination and visa applications. 

Nomination of position
The next step is to nominate the applicant for a position based on their occupation. For a positive outcome, the following must be met:

  • Nomination of the application is under an eligible occupation and is genuine

  • Provide evidence of Labour Market Testing (LMT) unless exemptions apply

  • Minimum salary of AUD$53,900 per annum or higher (depending on the market salary rate for the position)

Visa application
Once the sponsorship & nomination is completed, we will then need to start preparing the documents necessary for the visa application. This is where we will need to prove that the applicant meets all other requirements such as age, English proficiency and qualification.

How can we help?

We provide the following services:

FREE Job matching service
Connecting Australian employers with overseas skilled workers with the required skills & experience depending on the needs of the employer and match them to the skilled workers in our database.

Smart work visa solutions for different type of businesses  or skilled workers
We can review both the employer or the skilled workers circumstances and provide smart work visa solutions so you can bring the workers to Australia fast and stress-free via work visa program, individual skilled visa program or short-stay business visa program or even working holiday visa program.

Applicant profile review 
Review potential applicants from our pool of skilled workers looking at employment in Australia. Assist them in getting their skills assessed to meet the Australian standard.

Visa Application
After successfully matching a suitable applicant to the employer, we will assist in the visa application from start to finish making whole process as stress-free as possible.

Mayvis Goh
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