Core Skills
The assessment identifies the nominated occupation, proposed salary, skills, experience and other requirements applicable to this stream.
Australia · Employer-sponsored skilled work · Subclass 482
Australia Skills in Demand Visa — Subclass 482
An employer-sponsored temporary skilled-work pathway. EYM maps the sponsor, nomination, SID stream, occupation, salary, experience and evidence before the case advances.
The pathway starts with the employer
Skills in Demand is not a generic occupation-only pathway. Before the case progresses, EYM structures the employer relationship, nomination, applicable SID stream and applicant evidence.
Three streams, one case-specific assessment
The case must establish which SID stream applies. Occupation, salary, skills, experience, English and any concession settings require case-specific review.
Specialist Skills
The stream must be established before its specific settings are interpreted. EYM does not assume that a role or salary alone establishes the pathway.
Labour Agreement
Where a labour agreement applies, agreement-specific occupations, settings, concessions and requirements require specialist review.
How the work permission operates
The Skills in Demand visa is an employer-sponsored temporary work visa. The applicant is nominated for a skilled position and the applicable Core Skills, Specialist Skills or Labour Agreement stream must be established for the case.
A subclass 482 holder generally works only in the nominated occupation and for the sponsoring employer or an associated entity unless an exemption applies. Occupation, salary, skills, experience, English and labour-agreement settings can vary by stream and require case-specific review.
Eligible family members
Eligible family members may be included in a subclass 482 application or may apply separately as subsequent entrants, subject to the applicable requirements for each applicant.
Evidence we organise before the case advances
These are the six currently verified regulatory evidence groups for this pathway.
1
Approved sponsor, nomination and SID stream evidence
Required
2
SID stream, nominated occupation, salary, skills and at least 12 months relevant work experience
Required
3
English language proficiency evidence, unless an exemption applies
Required
4
Health requirement evidence and examinations where required
Required
5
Character requirement and police documents where applicable
Required
6
Identity and passport documents
Required
Government charge
Only the verified government charge is shown here. EYM professional pricing and third-party costs are not displayed on this page.
The standard base main-applicant charge shown above is not universal. From 1 July 2026, a lower visa cost may apply to eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste applicants. Additional applicant charges, concessions, second instalments, sponsorship, nomination and other costs may also apply. Exact government cost requires case-specific review.
Mistakes this assessment avoids
- Selecting subclass 482 because a role appears skilled without first establishing the employer, nomination and SID stream.
- Treating 12 months of experience as if it alone confirms the pathway.
- Treating the displayed standard base charge as the total government cost for every case.
- Assuming family inclusion removes the individual requirements applying to each applicant.
What EYM needs to establish
- Current relationship with the Australian employer.
- Sponsorship and nomination stage.
- Applicable SID stream.
- Occupation, salary, skills and relevant experience.
- English and any applicable exemption.
- Health, character, identity and family documentation where relevant.
Verified official sources
The regulatory foundation remains linked to official Department of Home Affairs sources.
Turn the information into a case plan
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Sponsorship · Nomination · Employer
Need to understand the employer side of a 482 case?
The dedicated guide explains Standard Business Sponsorship, position nomination, labour market testing and the handoff to the worker application. Personal subclass 482 visa requirements remain on this page.
Read the employer sponsorship guide →