Processing priorities for skilled temporary visa applications.
An accredited sponsor receives priority for Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) (TSS) or Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494) (SESR) nominations and visa applications.
Accredited Sponsor nomination applications are processed in line with current Ministerial Directions.
If you were granted accredited status after 1 July 2016, certain low risk TSS or SESR nomination applications will receive streamlined processing.
Priority will be given to applications made by passport holders who are onshore.
1: Nominated occupations specified in the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL)
2: Nominations lodged in relation to a Global Talent Employer Sponsored Agreement
3: Nominations lodged in relation to an Agricultural Sector Occupation.
4: Nominations lodged for an occupation in a Critical Sector not mentioned in (1)
5: Occupations in regional Australia, where applicants are nominated under a Designated Area Migration Agreement
6: applicants who are nominated by approved sponsors with Accredited Status
7: sponsors with Accredited Status not mentioned in priority (1) or (2) above
8: Nominations lodged by a Party to a Labour Agreement not mentioned in priority (1-5) above
9: All other nominations lodged under the Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa program, including Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visa applications.