482 Visa Conditions: Skills in Demand Visa Work Rights

Holders work in their nominated occupation, for the business that nominated them. Check a worker's visa conditions before they start.

Nominated job, sponsor onlyWork Rights
482Subclass
31 October 2026Information Checked

Overview

Why 482 Visa Conditions: Skills in Demand Visa Work Rights?

Information checked 31 October 2026.

The Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) lets an employer sponsor a skilled worker for a position it cannot fill with a suitably skilled Australian. It replaced the Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) visa on 7 December 2024. Under condition 8607, the holder must only work in their nominated occupation, for the business that nominated them, unless an exemption applies.

Work rights and key limits

  • The holder must have an approved sponsor and be nominated for the visa.
  • Condition 8607: work only in the occupation nominated in the most recently granted 482 visa, and only for the business that nominated them, unless they have an exemption.
  • For some streams, the holder can also work for an associated entity of their sponsor.
  • To change employer, the new employer must get a nomination approved before the worker starts with them.
  • The holder must hold any licence, registration or membership that is mandatory for the job, and comply with it.

What to check before they start

  1. If you are not the sponsor, confirm your nomination for the worker is approved before they start.
  2. Check the occupation you are hiring for matches the nominated occupation, and that any mandatory licence or registration is current.
  3. With the worker's consent, check their visa and its conditions through VEVO before they start, and keep the result on file.
  4. It is against the law to hire a non-citizen who does not hold a valid visa, or to have them do work that goes against their visa conditions.

RefChecks runs a Right to Work check through VEVO: the worker gives consent and their details, and you get their visa, its conditions and expiry in their report. Related: condition 8607, condition 8107.

Official sources

General information only, not migration advice. For advice about a specific visa, speak to a registered migration agent.

What's Included

482 Visa Conditions: Skills in Demand Visa Work Rights Features

Subclass 482 confirmed

The Right to Work check confirms the worker holds a subclass 482 visa, with its conditions and expiry.

A record for your files

The VEVO result is saved in the worker's report, so you can show you checked their work rights before they started.

Expiry on the result

Temporary visas end. The result shows the expiry date, so you can see when the right to work ends.

Process

How It Works

1

Send the request

Order a Right to Work check from Background Checks. The worker gets a secure link.

2

Worker gives consent and details

They confirm consent and enter their passport and visa details.

3

VEVO result in their report

We check VEVO and save the visa, its conditions and expiry in the worker's report.

Turnaround & Pricing

What to Expect

Turnaround Time

Within 24 hours

Price per check

$10

Priced per check, separately from your plan. Available on every plan, including Free.

FAQ

482 Visa Conditions: Skills in Demand Visa Work Rights FAQ

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