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This timeline and info thread is for those who have lodged their applications post 1st July,2012, under the new skillselect scheme. The Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) is for skilled workers from outside Australia or skilled temporary residents who currently live and work in Australia. It is part of the permanent Employer Sponsored visa program. To apply for this visa, you must: be nominated by an approved employer be younger than 50 years of age meet the skills and qualifications requirements meet English language requirements. If you are nominated to apply for this visa, you must lodge your application online within six months of the date the nomination was approved. When you apply, you must select one of the visa’s three streams. Choose the Temporary Residence Transition stream if you are a subclass 457 visa holder who has worked for your employer for two years in the nominated occupation and your employer wants to offer you a permanent position in that occupation. Choose the Direct Entry stream if you have never, or only briefly, worked in the Australian labour market and have not held a subclass 457 visa for the last two years, or if you are applying directly from outside Australia. Choose the Agreement stream if you are being sponsored by an employer through a tailored and negotiated labour agreement or regional migration agreement.

Hello I've had my 186 visa for just over six months now and have just accepted another job. Do I have to let the dept of immigration know and if so how do I go about this? Thanks, Nick

Just starting a new thread for this occupation, here is my timeline: Nom lodged on Jan 18, 2016, approves on Dec 5, 2016 Visa lodged offshore on Dec 8, 2016, no news since then, still waiting for the grant 186 DE HR country NSW Pese If anyone on the same boat, please update me with the status.

Hi All, New guy here, been a silent reader for years now. There are several different views on this but I need confirmation from you guys. 1) The labour market test requirement will not apply to the 186 ENS Visa under Direct Entry stream. I cannot seem to connect to the relation of the LMT to the 186 ENS DE Visa. I have read the immigration website, the Migration Act and Regulation (i tried, lol) and I cannot see the connection between the two. When the LMT is mentioned, it always relates to the 482 (formerly 457) Work Visa. However, the problem is, the first migration agent we contacted mentioned the LMT is a requirement of the 186 ENS DE Visa. 2) Can my wife be sponsored by her current employer if she occupies the position that is going to be nominated by her employer? We are currently on a 485 Temp Grad Visa. The occupation is being filled by a temporary resident. Thank you all!

Hi guys, my name is Ekam and I applied 186 nomination visa on June 29 ,2017 as contract administration. I don’t get any response yet. Does anyone get nomination and PR in these months? thanks