Academic Position for Permanent Residency

Academic appointments at Universities are highly competitive, and presume a very high level of competence. But if an individual who does obtain such an academic position has an advantage – they can be immediately sponsored for permanent residency.

Foreign Individuals with Academic positions is Australia can be sponsored immediately under the employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) (subclass 186) Visa.
This comprises both a Nomination from the Employer (the University or institution), and the Individual’s Visa Application.

There are two main stream for ENS 186 Visa.

1 – The Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) Stream – This is for individuals who have worked 3 years in an area that is under the Temporary Skills Shortage.
2 – Direst Entry (DE) Stream – This is for individuals who have a skill assessment and 3 years of more relevant work experience.

An Academic Applicant may be exempt from the 3 years experience and skills assessment is they are nominated by an Australian University and are undertaking either lecturer or post- doctoral research positions.

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