The eligibility for the Direct Entry Scheme includes:

• Your occupation of work is included on the occupation list.
• You have been employed in the nominated occasion for at least 3 years.
• You must receive a positive skills assessment for the nominated occupation.
• You receive a nomination from a sponsor in Australia.
• You are 45 years of age or younger.

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• You must submit a skill assessment report to participate inthe Direct Entry Scheme.
• When you apply, your skills must be valid. The assessment isvalid for 3 years after the date of issue if an expiration date has not beenspecified by the relevant authority.
• The skills evaluation must demonstrate that your skills were determined appropriate by the relevant assessing authority no later than the day the visa application was made.
• Skills evaluations may be submitted after a visa application has been made, but the results of the evaluation must be obtained before the application deadline for the visa.

If you meet the following criteria, you are exempt from the age restriction, skill evaluation, and job experience requirements:

• You were nominated for a scientist, researcher, or technical specialist position by a scientific government organisation in Australia.
• A university in Australia nominated you for an academic position, such as a university lecturer or faculty head atAcademic Level A, B, C, D, or E.

The nominator must also fulfil certain prerequisites to qualify for the Visa 186 Direct Admission Stream:

• The nominator must not have any unfavourable circumstances or cases connected to their enterprise.
• Their business must be legitimately established and pending tax obligations must be completed.
• The sponsoring company must offer a full-time role that will last for at least 2 years (the contract must not limit the position to only 2years).
• The sponsoring company must demonstrate that they truly need to hire the applicant. When they submit their nomination application, they must pay the skilling Australian fund charge.

The different employer sponsored visas for Australia is outlined below: 

• Temporary Skilled Shortage (Subclass 482): Ideal to sponsor employees for 2 to 4 years.
• Employer Nominator Scheme (Subclass 186): Pathway for 482 visa holders to transition to permeant residency and visa applicants with at least 3 years experience to obtain direct permanent residency.
• Temporary Work (Subclass 400): Ideal for visa applicants seeking a visa for 3 months.
• Training (Subclass 407): Ideal for visa applicants that require on the job training.
• Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional Visa (subclass 494): Allows regional employers to sponsor applicants inregional areas of Australia.

There are a number of different occupations list for the sponsored visa as outlined below.

• Subclass 482: The list of occupations for the the Medium and Long-term strategic skills list of short term skilled list include: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2020C01118
• Subclass 186: The list of occupations for the ENS visa include the following: 
  https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2021C00335
• Subclass 400: There is no list for the 400 visa.
• Subclass 407: The lost of occupations for the training visa include the following: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2020C01141
• The occupation lists are regularly changing based on the skilled demands for Australia.

The requirements for the business depends on the visa; the general requirements are below: 

• The business that is sponsoring the applicant should be actively operating in Australia.
• The business should have strong financials and or assets.
• The business should have the funds to be able to pay the visa applicant.
• The business should have a genuine need for the employee. The type of role being sponsored should align to the business and the size of the business. For example;
  - Accountant sponsorship - The role should not be book-keeping activities.
  - Chef: The business should not be a production kitchen.
  - Marketing: The position salary should be at least the caveat requirements.

There are a number of benefits for the employer and employee as outlined below:

• Benefit for the employer
  - Allows the sponsor to secure employees and manage their workforce.
  - Allows the sponsor to employ overseas talent based on their business requirements; the employer can sponsor an employee for 3 months and upto 4 years.
  - Allows the sponsor to assist employees to obtain permanent residency that may not have achieved permanent residency without sponsorship.
• Benefit for the employee
  - Allows the employee to secure employment in Australia
  - Provides the employee a number of pathways to permanent residency.