employer sponsored visas - visa requirements - ENS

The ENS has been developed for Australian employers to recruit permanent highly skilled staff when they have been unable to fill the position from the Australian Labour Market.

The ENS has two stages:

Stage 1: Nomination by an employer;
Stage 2: Employee’s application for a visa (nominee’s).

Stage 1 - Employer Requirements

• Company is located in Australia;
• Company has a position for a highly skilled person;
• The position if full time and for at least 3 years;
• Show Labour Market Testing that indicates they have not been able to fill the position in the Australian Labour Market (except MODL positions).

Stage 2 – Employee’s Requirements

• Has the required skills for the position;
• Qualified for the position;
• Less than 45 years of age;
• Has vocational English.

If you are seeking a visa that will allow you to live and work in Australia and you do not have employment already arranged you should be applying for a different type of visa (a skillled visa). Please click here to find out more information about a skilled visa and to take the skilled visa online assessment.

If you are an Australian Business and you would like more information on this visa type please call +61 (0)3 9038 8622.