Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) for Brazilian citizens

Eligibility for the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) is set by Department of Home Affairs. Brazilian applicants must meet the general route criteria plus any nationality- or location-specific intake requirements described in the current corridor guidance above.

a Commonwealth of Australia consulate or visa application centre in your country of residence. Specific intake (online portal, biometrics centre, or in-country lodgement) is determined by Department of Home Affairs — confirm the current intake channel on the primary source linked above before filing.

Tourist-entry rules for Brazilian nationals change periodically and are separate from the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482). Check the destination government's current entry guidance before travel.

The stored worked example (Single applicant, applicant visa charge only) totals about A$4,015. Add AUD 4,015 per adult additional applicant and AUD 1,005 per child additional applicant. A AUD 700 subsequent temporary application charge may apply by applicant history. It may combine government charges with other stated route costs. Source: Home Affairs - current visa pricing table, verified 1 July 2026. Treat it as indicative and confirm the current official schedule before budgeting.

The Core Skills Income Threshold (CSIT, formerly TSMIT) floor is A$79,423/yr, effective 1 July 2026 (Home Affairs - salary requirements). Your occupation's published going rate may bind higher — whichever is greater applies.

Home Affairs — Global visa processing times does not publish one fixed, route-wide end-to-end processing time that can be stated responsibly for this application route. Use the current Home Affairs — Global visa processing times service for the responsible mission, service centre, authority or live processing-time tool before applying. Brazilian applicants usually file via a Commonwealth of Australia consulate or visa application centre in your country of residence, and appointment or post-specific backlogs can add to the wait. Source: Home Affairs — Global visa processing times, verified 10 September 2026.

Arrival on 482 → 186 ENS after 2 years (Specialist Skills Pathway) or 3-4 years (Core Skills) → PR → citizenship after 4 years from arrival (minimum 12 months as PR). The route leads to Permanent Resident, then Australian citizenship. See Home Affairs — Australian citizenship for the qualifying-residence rules.

The subclass number (482) is the same but the visa was renamed and restructured on 7 December 2024. Streams, thresholds, and pathway-to-PR rules changed. Treat pre-December-2024 guidance with care.

The current streams are Specialist Skills, Core Skills, and Labour Agreement. Specialist Skills uses the higher Specialist Skills Income Threshold and is limited by ANZSCO major-group exclusions. Core Skills uses the Core Skills Occupation List and the Core Skills Income Threshold. Labour Agreement cases depend on the negotiated agreement terms.

It can lead to subclass 186 permanent residence, but the transition is not automatic. TRT requires two years of eligible sponsored employment in the three years before application, qualifying visa status and nomination by the last 457/482 sponsor. Eligible employment can span sponsored visas and employers; it is not a blanket two-year requirement with one employer. Direct Entry has separate occupation, experience and skills-assessment conditions.

Check the Home Affairs processing-time tool for subclass 482 and your actual stream. It describes recently decided visa applications, not a guaranteed date for your case or a complete recruitment-to-arrival schedule. Track employer sponsorship, nomination, your visa application and any required skills assessment separately. Ask which employer steps are already complete before planning; do not add generic stage estimates to create an arrival date.

Yes. Your partner (spouse or de facto) and dependent children can apply as secondary applicants. Family members pay separate visa application charges. Check the current Home Affairs stream page for any conditions that apply to your sponsor, occupation or agreement.

For nominations lodged from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, the Core Skills Income Threshold is AUD 79,423 and the Specialist Skills Income Threshold is AUD 146,576. The salary must also meet the Annual Market Salary Rate; clearing the threshold alone is not enough if the market rate for the role is higher.

Home Affairs lists the main applicant visa application charge at AUD 4,015 from 1 July 2026, with AUD 4,015 per adult dependant and AUD 1,005 per child. Employer-side costs include the AUD 420 sponsor application if the employer is not already approved, the AUD 330 nomination fee, and the Skilling Australians Fund levy. Home Affairs says sponsor, nomination and SAF costs cannot be transferred to the worker or family.