In order to be eligible for a Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS)(subclass 482) Australian work visa, it is necessary to meet the work experience criteria which requires the visa applicant to work in their nominated (or closely related) occupation for a minimum of two years prior to lodging their visa application.
Policy regarding this criteria previously stated that the work experience was required to have taken place in the last five years before lodging the visa application. However, the Australian Government recently broadened the work experience criteria and removed the requirement that work experience occurred in the previous five years.
This provides greater flexibility to visa applicants for the TSS subclass 482 visa applicants, enabling applicants to provide evidence of work experience in an extended timeframe.
In addition, the Australian Government also made the work experience criteria more flexible as policy for the TSS subclass 482 visa work experience criteria previously stated that casual employment would not count towards meeting the work experience criteria. However, the newly amended policy removes this stipulation and enables visa applicants to count work in their nominated (or closely related) occupation on a casual basis without the requirement for work to be continuous and full-time.
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