Labour Agreement

If you have a demonstrated need of skilled labour for your business but the standard temporary or permanent visa programs are not available, you can rely on labour agreements to sponsor employees to your business from overseas. Labour agreements are developed between the Australian Government and employers. They are generally in effect for five years and provide for visas to be granted under one or more of the following visa programs:

• Skills in Demand (SID) visa (subclass 482)
• Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
• Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494)

There are five types of labour agreements:

• Company Specific labour agreements
• Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMA)
• Global Talent Employer Sponsored (GTES) agreements
• Industry labour agreements
• Project agreements

Our immigration team can advise you on all aspects of labour agreements and visa applications pursued under the labour agreements.