Employer Sponsored Work Visa

Yes. Following massive structural reforms implemented in 2024, **all** Subclass 482 visa holders (including those on the Short-Term STSOL list) now have a definitive pathway to Employer Nominated Permanent Residency (Subclass 186 ENS) after working for their sponsor for explicitly 2 years.

If you leave your sponsor, you legally only have **60 days** (expanded to 180 days in recent legislative bills) to either find a new sponsor to subsume your 482 visa, or depart Australia. Failing to secure a new sponsor renders your visa liable for cancellation.

Yes, absolutely. Secondary applicants (spouses and partners) attached to a TSS 482 visa receive completely unrestricted working rights across Australia.