Apply Temporary Skill Shortage visa while applying for permanent resident visa to Australia

Question

I am holding a Business Visitor (subclass 600) with me now for Australia. I have planned to apply for permanent residency.

If my employer ask me to apply for a Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) visa while I have applied for my PR visa, what would happen? Can I apply for another type of Visa while a Visa is in progress.

Also could I still use my visitor visa to travel when the PR or TSS visa applied and in progress?

Answer 1

Since you are not yet employed in Australia, I presume you are applying for permanent residence via the Skilled Independent (subclass 189) visa. If so, the answer is easy: you can apply for a 189 visa at any time, whether or not you are in Australia. You can also travel to/from Australia while a 189 or TSS/482 visa application is pending.

Location

You can be in or outside Australia when you submit your EOI.

A couple of catches:

• You can't apply for a 189 directly, you can only submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) that the government may or may not get back to you about. Waiting up to a year for them to do so is normal.
• If you apply for any Australian visa (including TSS/482) and are refused, you may be disqualified from applying for a 189.