Labour Agreement Stream TSS Visa - Requirements As an Employer and Applicant

TSS is one of the most popular visa plans among those skilled foreign workers who want to move to Australia for job opportunities. TSS or Temporary Skilled Shortage is a provisional visa plan that lets an Australian employer sponsor suitable skilled workers from outside the country to fulfil the required job positions. TSS is further divided into several streams and each stream has some unique requirements to meet for both applicants and employers. The article is throwing some light on the Labour Agreement Stream of the TSS visa.

Labour Agreement Stream

The visa is for skilled workers who are nominated by employers who have a Labour Agreement. It allows skilled workers to live and work in Australia for up to 4 years, depending on the terms in the labour agreement. The Labour Agreement is developed and signed between the Australian Government and employers. The processing time of the visa may take up to 8 months.

For Applicants

The visa is not free of cost. As an applicant, you are charged with some certain amount. It is the ministry of Home Affairs Australia responsible to charge applicants. The cost can also revise. Consult your visa consultancy to know the current price of the visa or visit the home affair of Australia website.

The visa processing involves ensuring about your eligibility for the visa, your nomination, applying with all documents, and visa grant.

Eligibility-

You must be nominated by the employer that has signed labour agreement with the Australian government.

You must be nominated to work in a specific occupation under the terms of a labour agreement.

Your work experience plays an important role. You must have at least 2 years of work experience in the relevant field for which you have been nominated.

You must possess relevant skills assessment that is required for your occupation because it is a method to know whether you qualify for the job or not.

• You are not allowed to work outside your sponsor.
• You must meet the English language proficiency.

For Sponsors

For employers, it is must to have a labour agreement. As an employer, you must have to show a shortage of employees in your company that cannot be fulfilled from Australia. The Australian authority will charge a certain amount to nominate a worker or the Skilling Australians Fund will be levied.

Eligibility -

The eligibility for employers is all about qualifying for a labour agreement. It is an agreement to sponsor skilled overseas workers. There are mainly five types of labour agreements-

1. Company Specific Labour Agreements
2. Designated Area Migration Agreements
3. Industry Labour Agreements
4. Project Agreements
5. Global Talent Employer Sponsored Agreements

Each one has unique requirements. As a sponsor, your nomination must last 12 months from the date of approval. You are liable for the visa holder until he/she has got a new approved nomination. You are required to inform the Australian authority if you are terminating the employer, changing the duty hours or the visa of the visa holder is expiring.

These are some requirements that need to be fulfilled by both employers and employees of the TSS visa under labour agreement stream.

Employers can consult a visa consultancy company that offers B2B support. These agencies are expert in handling a labour agreement which is a formal agreement negotiated with the Australian government to bring eligible candidates from abroad for a temporary period. Such agencies ensure a hassle-free process to a labour agreement considering your business and needs in mind. A labour agreement submission and approval requires strong evidence. Since each agreement is unique, get ready to discuss your case with an expert visa consultancy. Employers and applicants can consult visa agencies that offer B2C or B2B services. Applicants can clear their doubts related to the visa process and how they can be nominated through the agency's expert. Visa agencies help applicants to process the visa and keep an eye on the entire process to avoid the chance of visa rejection. Consult a registered visa agency of Australia to get the best visa support.