Applicants over 44 may qualify for an Age exemption to apply for an Employer Sponsored ENS186 permanent residency visa

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The maximum age limit for an applicant to apply for an ENS186 employer sponsored permanent residency visa is 44 UNLESS the applicant qualifies for an exemption:

For the ENS186 Direct Entry stream, applicants over 44 years of age may be eligible to apply if they fit in one of the following categories:
(a)  academic applicants;
(b)  science applicants;
(c)  Subclass 444/461 workers.

For the ENS186 Temporary Residence Transition stream, applicants over 44 years of age may be eligible to apply if they fit in one of the following categories:
(a)  academic applicants;
(b)  regional medical practitioner applicants;
(c)  science applicants;
(d)  Subclass 457/482 workers; *
(e)  transitional 457 workers under 50.

*If the applicant fits into category (d) Subclass 457/482 workers, the applicant may qualify for the age exemption to apply for the ENS186TRT employer sponsored permanent residency visa if:

  • the applicant’s nominated occupation is on the relevant skilled list of occupations for the ENS186 visa: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019L00275 and
  • the applicant worked for their sponsoring employer for a period of 3 years in the same nominated occupation and
  • At all times during those 3 years the applicant held a 457 or 482 visa and
  • For each of the 3 years the applicant worked, the applicant was paid equal to or greater than the Fair Work high income threshold (FWHIT) which is currently approx. $148,700 (2020)

Read more about employer sponsorship visa options and requirements.

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