Labour Market Testing

As part of the LMT requirement, sponsors are required to demonstrate that there is no suitably qualified and experienced Australian citizen or permanent resident, or eligible temporary visa holder who is readily available to fill the nominated position.

Sponsors must have tested the local labour market:

• Within the 4 month period which ends on the day on which the nomination application is lodged; or
• Since any redundancies or retrenchments have occurred - if any Australian workers have been made redundant or retrenched from the same or similar occupations in the business of the sponsor (or an associated entity) in the 4 months prior to lodgement of the application.

Evidence of LMT:

The LMT requirement can be satisfied if:

• The nominated position has been advertised in Australia;
• The position was advertised in at least two places through national media (national job website, national print media or national radio), or if the sponsor is accredited - on its public website. This can be the same medium on two separate occasions, different medium simultaneously or on two separate occasions;
• The advertisement was in English;
• Applications or expressions of interests for the position must be accepted for at least 4 weeks; and the advertisement contained the title or description of the position, the skills or experience required for the position, the name of sponsor or recruitment agency, and the annual earnings (unless those intended earnings are greater than $96,400).