{"id":6313,"date":"2020-12-03T17:37:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T06:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/australiavisa.com\/staging\/?p=6313"},"modified":"2023-07-11T09:23:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T23:23:25","slug":"employer-nomination-scheme-ens-visa-subclass-186-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/australiavisa.com\/staging\/2020\/12\/03\/employer-nomination-scheme-ens-visa-subclass-186-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The AILS Guide: Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) visa (Subclass 186) – Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Not able to find a visa pathway through an independent visa or family visa? You might w<\/span>ant to take a look at the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) visa (subclass 186), a permanent resident visa that is available through employer sponsorship. Here is our full guide, which will be broken down into 3 separate parts being:<\/span><\/p>\n

Part I – <\/span>Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream ENS 186 visa requirements<\/span><\/a> (You are here)<\/p>\n

Part II – Direct Entry (DE) stream ENS 186 visa requirements\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Part III – Requirements for all ENS 186 visa applicants:<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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      1. Genuine need requirement<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Caveats<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Skilling Australians Fund (SAF)<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Annual Market Salary Rate (ASMR)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. Adverse information<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Even if you are sure that you will be a TRT stream visa applicant, do not stop following us as the release of the final article in this series applies to all ENS 186 visa applicants regardless of the stream applied to.<\/span><\/p>\n

        An introduction to the three streams\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

        There are three ways that you may go about obtaining the ENS 186 visa, either via the Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream, the Direct Entry (DE) stream or the Labour Agreement stream. As you may be able to tell through the name, the DE stream is a quicker way to obtain the ENS 186 visa. The requirements are naturally relatively more difficult.<\/span><\/p>\n

        The Labour Agreement stream is available only under very specific circumstances. Labour Agreements are special agreements that businesses may enter into if they exist in a certain location and are covered by a Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA). DAMAs allows these businesses to access certain concessions on the TSS 482 visa that are not usually available. As such, the Labour Agreement stream is not as accessible unless you fall under those specific circumstances and we will not be discussing the Labour Agreement stream in this write up.<\/span><\/p>\n

        Read: <\/span>Labour Agreement TSS 482 Visa: Northern Territory \u2013 Visa Applicants<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

        Read: <\/span>Labour Agreement TSS 482 Visa: Northern Territory \u2013 Businesses<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

        Read: <\/span>South Australia DAMA: Requirements<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

        More about the TSS 482 visa<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

        The TSS 482 visa which came into effect on 18 April 2018, replaces the older Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457). The TSS 482 visa requirements are similar to the 457 visa, but due numerous incidences of applicants attempting to cheat the system, those requirements have been made more restrictive. We have covered the TSS 482 visa in great detail the previous articles as linked below.<\/span><\/p>\n

        Read: <\/span>The Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa (subclass 482) – Part I<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

        Read: <\/span>The Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa (subclass 482) – Part II<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

        Only TSS 482 visa holders whose nominated occupations fall under the Medium to Long Term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) are eligible for the TRT stream ENS 186 visa.<\/span><\/p>\n

        The TRT stream\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

        The TRT stream requires that the applicant:<\/span><\/p>\n