TSS Processing Update
Applications for a TSS visa will be processed in the following order of priority:
- Applications lodged by an accredited sponsor
- Applications lodged for positions in regional Australia
- Applications lodged under the Labour Agreement Stream
- All other applications
As from September 5 2018 there priority processing requests for the TSS or the 457 visa subclasses will no longer be accepted.
You can find the current processing times for this subclass and other visa subclasses here.
From the 9th of August 2018 sponsors as well as visa holders will get automatic reminders if a sponsorship is about to expire (for the sponsor) or the sponsor has notified the Department that they the person has ceased employment, giving the person 60 or 90 days to find another sponsor or depart Australia.
Skilling Australians Fund
Who pays the SAF?
Employers are responsible for contributing into the Skilling Australians Fund. If the applicant pays for the SAF, they might be breaching the payment for visa sponsorship legislation.
How much SAF does the employer pay?
The SAF is only paid for the amount of time the person will be employed, e.g. if the person will be employed for one year only, then the SAF payment will only be for that one year.
Find more information on Labour Agreements and Transitional Arrangements here.