Visa 482 Australia is an independent guide to the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) for workers and sponsoring employers, and every fee, threshold and time limit on it comes from a government instrument or Home Affairs page, dated, with all figures last checked on 24 September 2026. It is not a law firm, a migration practice or a government agency, it has no connection with the Department of Home Affairs, and it carries no advertising and no affiliate links. The registered law firm behind the guide is Australian Legal Partnership Pty Ltd (ACN 656 815 539), trading as Australian Migration Lawyers. The enquiry form passes a reader’s question to that firm; the form is at the end of every page.
| Guide information | Details |
|---|---|
| Sources | Legislation on the Federal Register of Legislation; Department of Home Affairs pages and notices; the Administrative Review Tribunal; the Australian Taxation Office; the Fair Work Ombudsman; Jobs and Skills Australia; the Australian Bureau of Statistics; state and territory education departments |
| Dating | Every figure shows its start date, and every page shows the date it was last checked |
| One register | Each fee, threshold and time limit is held once and used by every page |
| Scheduled updates | The first week of July for indexation; within 48 hours of a new Ministerial Direction, or a new occupation-list, DAMA or labour agreement instrument |
| Re-check | Every page is re-verified against its sources at least every six months |
| Status | General information, not immigration assistance |
Who runs this guide, and what it earns from
Visa 482 Australia publishes information about the 482 visa, with two operating principles:
- No advertising. The site carries no advertising, no affiliate links and no paid listings.
- One law firm. Enquiries go to Australian Migration Lawyers, and the site publishes no job listings or sponsor lists.
How every page is sourced
Every page follows the same order of sources and the same rules for citing them:
- The law first. The Migration Act 1958, the Migration Regulations 1994 and the legislative instruments made under them, read on the Federal Register of Legislation.
- Then the Department. The Department of Home Affairs pages and news items that apply the law.
- Then the other agencies, each on its own subject. The Australian Taxation Office on tax and super, the Fair Work Ombudsman on pay and workplace rights, the Administrative Review Tribunal on review, and other government bodies where they are the source.
- Citations inside the sentence. Each rule names its source where it is stated, not in a list at the end of the page.
- Government and education links only. External links go only to government and education websites. Other bodies, such as assessing authorities, English test providers and designated area representatives, are named without links.
- The law over the web page, and no estimates. Where a government page and the law differ, the page follows the law and says so. Where a figure is not published, the page says “not published” rather than estimating it.
How figures are dated and updated
- Every figure lives in one register with its value, its start date and its source, so a change is made once and appears on every page that uses it.
- The income thresholds are indexed each 1 July. The register is updated in the first week of July, and each threshold and fee page is then re-checked.
- A new Ministerial Direction, occupation-list instrument, DAMA or labour agreement is added within 48 hours, with a dated entry in the log of 482 changes.
- Every page is re-verified against its sources at least every six months, and the date shown at the top of each page is the date it was last checked.
All figures on the site were last checked against government sources on 24 September 2026.
What this guide is not
Five things this guide is not:
- Not a law firm. The registered law firm is Australian Legal Partnership Pty Ltd (ACN 656 815 539), trading as Australian Migration Lawyers.
- Not a migration practice.
- Not a government agency, and not connected with the Department of Home Affairs.
- Not immigration assistance. Section 276 of the Migration Act 1958 defines immigration assistance, and section 280 makes it an offence for an unregistered agent to give it; an Australian legal practitioner may give it in connection with legal practice, and a few exempt people, such as close family members and sponsors, may help without charging.
- Not a job board, sponsor list or directory.
Advice on a particular case should come from an Australian migration lawyer, because a 482 case turns on facts a general guide cannot see: the lodgement dates, the visa held today and the terms of the nomination. A lawyer who reads those facts makes a successful nomination and visa more likely.
Who receives enquiries
An enquiry goes to an Australian migration lawyer who handles employer-sponsored visas: a lawyer with a practising certificate, who may give immigration assistance in connection with legal practice (Migration Act 1958, s 280(3)).
Any fee is agreed directly with the practitioner, and sending an enquiry creates no client relationship. What to include, and what happens next, is explained on the page for asking about your 482 case.
Privacy and terms
What the enquiry form collects, who receives it and how long it is kept are set out in the privacy policy. The general-information basis of the site is set out in the terms of use. Every guide on the site starts from the home page of Visa 482 Australia.
Questions people ask
Who is behind Visa 482 Australia?
Visa 482 Australia is an information guide for workers and sponsoring employers. It is not a government website or a law firm. The registered law firm behind it is Australian Legal Partnership Pty Ltd (ACN 656 815 539), trading as Australian Migration Lawyers.
Is Visa 482 Australia a government website?
No. It has no connection with the Department of Home Affairs, and it links to the government sources behind every figure.
How are the figures kept current?
Each figure is held once with its start date and source. The register is updated in the first week of July and within 48 hours of a new Ministerial Direction or instrument, and every page is re-checked at least every six months.
Who answers the enquiry form?
An Australian migration lawyer. Any fee is agreed directly with them.
Which law firm answers enquiries?
Australian Legal Partnership Pty Ltd (ACN 656 815 539), trading as Australian Migration Lawyers, the registered law firm for this site. Any fee is agreed directly with the firm.