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2024/2025 Skills in Demand Visa

The 2024/2025 Skills in Demand Visa has replaced the Temporary Skill Shortage (Subclass 482) Visa, offering a simplified, three-tiered structure that supports Australian employers in addressing labour shortages. The visa provides faster processing, more worker mobility, and clearer pathways to permanent residency in Australia.



What Is the Skills in Demand Visa?

The Skills in Demand Visa is part of the Australian Government’s Migration Strategy to modernise skilled migration. It introduces a three-tier system based on guaranteed annual earnings instead of fixed occupation lists. This model supports skills shortage solutions, while improving protections for both workers and employers.

Tier 1 – Specialist Skills Pathway: 

  • No occupation list applicable. 
  • Minimum annual earnings $135,000 (indexed annually). 
  • Fast-tracked: 7-day median visa processing

Tier 2 – Core Skills Pathway

  • Also without a fixed occupation list
  • Same salary threshold and processing time
  • Open to broader industries with essential skill gaps
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For detailed eligibility and exemptions:

Tier 3 – Essential Skills Pathway

(In development)

  • No occupation list applicable. 

  • For occupations earning under $70,000 per year

  • May focus on critical care sectors like aged care and disability services

  • Could involve union oversight or quotas

No specific occupation list applies across any tier, giving employers greater flexibility.

Benefits & Exclusions

Benefits

  • Faster visa processing.
  • Enhanced worker mobility.
  • Clear pathways to permanent residency.
  • Independent verification of skill shortages.
  • Greater confidence in long-term hiring decisions.

Exclusions

  • Trades workers, machinery operators, drivers, and laborers are excluded from Tier 1 – Specialist Skills Pathway.
  • Tier 3 – Essential Skills Pathway details are still under development and may include limits based on sector and union input

 

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Level 1

Initial Consultation

$ 150
  • 30 minutes
  • Phone , Video call or Face to Face
  • For new clients only.

Level 2

Consultation

$ 150
  • 30 minutes
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  • For existing clients only

Level 3

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$ 350
  • 45 minutes
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  • For existing and new clients

Level 4

Complex Case Matter

$ 200
  • 30 minutes
  • Phone or video call
  • For new or existing clients

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