MIGRATION & EDUCATION GUIDANCE
186 Employer Nomination Scheme visa overview
The Employer Nomination Scheme visa subclass 186 involves an employer nomination and an individual visa application. These are connected but distinct matters, and neither an employment relationship nor a nomination establishes the result for a person’s circumstances.
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Identify the proposed subclass 186 stream
The subclass 186 is a permanent visa pathway with different stream contexts. The employer nomination and the individual visa application still involve separate responsibilities and evidence, even where a person is considering the pathway after other employment or visa arrangements.
Reviewing employer and applicant records
KITES can help organise the current stream information and evidence questions for the employer nomination and applicant. The scope of any service must be confirmed for the matter and cannot promise that a temporary arrangement leads to a subclass 186 application.
Sequence a permanent pathway review
Identify the proposed stream, clarify the employer and applicant circumstances, and separate the nomination record from the visa record. The current Home Affairs Employer Nomination Scheme information should then guide which questions require individual review.
Do not assume a transition
This is general information and does not establish eligibility, nomination acceptance or a visa outcome. The employer controls its own decisions and obligations, while Home Affairs makes the visa decision.