Australia Employer Nomination Scheme ENS

Overview

Australia Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) is not points based system. ENS scheme allows Australian employers to sponsor employees who are overseas nationals for a permanent visa to work in Australia.

This visa is for skilled professional from outside Australia or skilled temporary residents who live and work in Australia.

ENS requires completes assessment of occupation and skills nominated by DIBP.

Requirements

Foreign nationals can apply for the ENS if:

  • They have been nominated by an approved Australian employer
  • There age is less than 50 years
  • They meet the skills, qualifications and English language requirements

Abroad professionals can lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI) through Skill Select if they don’t have a nomination from an employer.

Employers and state and territory governments can view the filled details in EOI and decide whether to nominate you for skilled migration.

Australian Government may deny the visa if you owe money to the Australian Government. Arrangements to pay the same can change the decision.

Note: Along with IELTS, Department of Immigration would accept TOEFL iBT and PTE Academic tests from applicants from November 2014

Types of Employer Nomination Scheme

There are 3 streams of ENS:

The Temporary Residence Transition stream is for subclass 457 visa holders who have worked for two years and their employer wants to offer them a permanent position.

The Direct Entry stream is for people who have never, or only briefly, worked in the Australian labour market.

The Agreement stream is for people sponsored by an employer through a labour or regional migration agreement.

What does ENS let you do?

ENS allows the main applicant and dependent family members to live in Australia as Permanent Residents(PR). (Name of dependent family members should be in visa applicant)

Australian PR allows to:

  • Reside and work in Australia on a permanent basis
  • Study in any Australian educational institution
  • Entitles you for subsidised healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
  • Access to certain social security payments (subjected to waiting periods)

Visa Fee

Visa application Charge for Main Applicant: $3600

Additional Applicant Charge 18 and over: $1800

Additional Applicant Charge under 18: $900

Disclaimer: Visa fees are subjected to change without prior notice. All charges shown above are in AUD.

Opulentus Fees, Costs & Refund Policy

Our Service fee is Competitive & among the best in the industry. At any given time, our state-of-the-art Processing Centre, processes over 5000 active cases from across the world. Your visa application is processed by the one of the best and experienced immigration consultants.

The Prices are standard across all our offices. We guarantee the lowest and most reasonable price for our services.

You may have to pay other costs, such as the costs of health assessments, English language tests, skill assessments and police certificates, if required.

Opulentus Services

Opulentus offers advice and guidance for best possible documentation. We assist and guide you at each step till you get your visa.

  • Expert advice on complete process stage wise
  • Visa documentation*
  • Provide you the document checklist stage-wise and assisting you with the requisites and the alternatives upon receiving the signed service agreement copy
  • Provide documents samples and assist you with inputs wherever necessary
  • Corresponding with the department, on your behalf, if required
  • Post landing, traveling and settling assistance

*Documentation service differs from country to country. Please refer your Service Agreement for further details.

Post Landing Services

  • Details on local Indian communities
  • Guidance on local transports and other settlement related advices

Country Profile

Australia is a relatively "young" country - special, unique, beautiful & is often referred to as the land of opportunities.

In addition to a developed economy & highly competitive workforce, the country is rich in mineral resources.

People migrate to Australia for:

  • Diverse career opportunities with higher pay packages
  • High class & balanced lifestyle
  • Great place to raise a family
  • Excellent weather
  • Friendly people
  • Excellent schools & universities
  • Peaceful multicultural society
  • Technological & sporting achievements

Requirements

Foreign nationals can apply for the ENS if:

  • They have been nominated by an approved Australian employer
  • There age is less than 50 years
  • They meet the skills, qualifications and English language requirements

Abroad professionals can lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI) through Skill Select if they don’t have a nomination from an employer.

Employers and state and territory governments can view the filled details in EOI and decide whether to nominate you for skilled migration.

Australian Government may deny the visa if you owe money to the Australian Government. Arrangements to pay the same can change the decision.

Note: Along with IELTS; TOEFL iBT and PTE Academic tests would be accepted from applicants from November 2014.

Types of Employer Nomination Scheme

There are 3 streams of ENS:

The Temporary Residence Transition stream is for subclass 457 visa holders who have worked for two years and their employer wants to offer them a permanent position.

The Direct Entry stream is for people who have never, or only briefly, worked in the Australian labour market.

The Agreement stream is for people sponsored by an employer through a labour or regional migration agreement.

What does ENS let you do?

ENS allows the main applicant and dependent family members to live in Australia as Permanent Residents(PR). (Name of dependent family members should be in visa applicant)

Australian PR allows to:

  • Reside and work in Australia on a permanent basis
  • Study in any Australian educational institution
  • Entitles you for subsidised healthcare through Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
  • Access to certain social security payments (subjected to waiting periods)

Visa Fee

Visa application Charge for Main Applicant: $3520

Additional Applicant Charge 18 and over: $1760

Additional Applicant Charge under 18: $880

Disclaimer: Visa fees are subjected to change without prior notice. All charges shown above are in AUD.

Opulentus Fees, Costs & Refund Policy

Our Service fee is Competitive & among the best in the industry. At any given time, our state-of-the-art Processing Centre, processes over 5000 active cases from across the world. Your visa application is processed by the one of the best and experienced immigration consultants.

The Prices are standard across all our offices. We guarantee the lowest and most reasonable price for our services.

You may have to pay other costs, such as the costs of health assessments, English language tests, skill assessments and police certificates, if required.

Opulentus Services

Opulentus offers advice and guidance for best possible documentation. We assist and guide you at each step till you get your visa.

  • Expert advice on complete process stage wise
  • Visa documentation*
  • Provide you the document checklist stage-wise and assisting you with the requisites and the alternatives upon receiving the signed service agreement copy
  • Provide documents samples and assist you with inputs wherever necessary
  • Corresponding with the department, on your behalf, if required
  • Post landing, traveling and settling assistance

*Documentation service differs from country to country. Please refer your Service Agreement for further details.

Post Landing Services

  • Details on local Indian communities
  • Guidance on local transports and other settlement related advices

Country Profile

Australia is a relatively "young" country - special, unique, beautiful & is often referred to as the land of opportunities.

In addition to a developed economy & highly competitive workforce, the country is rich in mineral resources.

People migrate to Australia for:

  • Diverse career opportunities with higher pay packages
  • High class & balanced lifestyle
  • Great place to raise a family
  • Excellent weather
  • Friendly people
  • Excellent schools & universities
  • Peaceful multicultural society
  • Technological & sporting achievements

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