Skills in Demand Visa (Subclass 482) Document Checklist: Complete 2026 Guide

📋 Quick Overview

• 💰 Visa application charges: Check the Home Affairs Visa Pricing Estimator for the worker and any included family members.
• 💼 Visa Type: Skills in Demand Visa (Subclass 482)
• ⏱️ Processing times: Check the current information on the Home Affairs Skills in Demand visa page.

• ✅ABN (Australian Business Number) registration
• ✅Certificate of incorporation or business registration
• ✅Evidence of active and lawful business operations (financial statements, BAS, tax returns)
• ✅Evidence of compliance with Australian workplace laws (no adverse findings, Fair Work compliance)
• ✅Organisational chart showing where the nominated position fits

• ✅Position description and employment terms that accurately explain the duties, hours, occupation and required qualifications or licences.
• ✅Recruitment records meeting the labour market testing requirements for the pathway, including advertising content, duration, timing and results, unless an exemption applies.
• ✅Evidence addressing the annual market salary rate and the income threshold applicable to the stream and nomination date. Check the current Home Affairs salary requirements before setting the nominated salary.
• ✅Organisational chart showing reporting lines and the position’s place in the business
• ✅Employment contract offered to the nominee, reflecting the nominated position and salary
• ✅Business turnover and proposed employment period for the applicable Skilling Australians Fund levy.
• ✅Evidence of genuine need — business growth records, contracts, or operational requirements demonstrating the need for the role

• ✅Job description duties not matching the ANZSCO code
• ✅Salary set just to meet the threshold with weak market salary justification
• ✅Unclear or missing organisational chart
• ✅Recruitment evidence that does not meet the pathway’s advertising content, method, duration or timing requirements.

• ✅Current valid passport (biographical page)
• ✅Birth certificate
• ✅National identity card (if applicable)
• ✅Passport-sized photographs

• ✅Skills assessment from the relevant assessing authority
• ✅Employment evidence addressing the experience requirement for your stream; identify the occupation, duties, dates and hours worked.
• ✅Not all occupations require a formal skills assessment — check the specific requirements for your occupation

• ✅Degree certificates and academic transcripts
• ✅Trade certificates or vocational qualifications
• ✅Professional registrations or licences relevant to the nominated occupation
• ✅English translations together with the original non-English documents, prepared according to Home Affairs translation instructions.

• ✅Detailed employment reference letters for each relevant role — on company letterhead, with job title, specific duties, dates (day/month/year), hours per week, and confirmation of full-time or part-time status
• ✅Payslips supporting the employment periods claimed, checked against tax, bank and employer records.
• ✅Tax records or payment summaries
• ✅Bank statements showing salary deposits
• ✅Employment contracts

• ✅English test results meeting the requirements that apply to the primary applicant’s stream and test date, or evidence of an applicable exemption.
• ✅Check the current Home Affairs 482 English requirements before booking a test or relying on previous results.

• ✅Health examination via a panel-approved physician (generate HAP ID in ImmiAccount)
• ✅Evidence of adequate health cover for you and included family members for your intended stay in Australia, taking account of any applicable reciprocal healthcare arrangements. Check the Home Affairs health insurance requirements and your visa conditions.

• ✅Police clearance certificates from every country where you lived 12+ months in the past 10 years since turning 16
• ✅AFP check (for time in Australia)
• ✅Military service records (if applicable)

• ✅Passports and birth certificates for all included family members
• ✅Marriage certificate or de facto relationship evidence
• ✅Health and character documents for all family members

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Disclaimer: This blog post provides general information only and does not constitute migration advice. Visa requirements are subject to change. Always verify the latest requirements on the Department of Home Affairs website or consult a MARA-registered migration agent.