Many overseas applicants’ first reaction when hearing about Australian employer sponsorship is: “If a company is willing to sponsor me, isn’t the visa basically guaranteed?” “Isn’t Marketing Specialist no longer approvable?”The answer is: absolutely not.

I. What Is a Nomination?

In one sentence: An employer uses its sponsorship approval to nominate a specific position and designates a specific person to fill that position to the Department of Home Affairs.Pay close attention to the key points:

• It is not a general or vague application
• It is a position + person combination

 This is a position-level assessment, not a visa approval

2. Why Do So Many Applications Get Stuck at the Nomination Stage?Because this stage is examined in great detail by the Department of Home Affairs. What they care about is not whether you want to stay in Australia, but whether:

(1) Does This Position Genuinely Exist?

• Is the business genuinely operating?
• Does the business truly need this position?
• Was the role artificially created purely for migration purposes?

The genuineness of the position is the first threshold.

(2) Do the Job Duties Match the ANZSCO Occupation?

• The job title is not important
• What matters is what you actually do on a daily basis

The Department will assess your duties line by line against ANZSCO to determine whether you are performing what this occupation is supposed to do

(3) Is the Role Sufficiently “Skilled”?

• Is the role primarily based on professional skills?
• Does it involve a large amount of general or low-level tasks?
• Does it align with how this occupation is normally positioned in Australia?

It’s not about simply having a job, but about having the right job.

(4) Is the Salary Compliant and Reasonable?

• Does it meet the minimum salary threshold for the visa?
• Is it aligned with market rates?
• Is it noticeably low (which often raises concerns about genuineness)?

3. What Does It Mean When a Nomination Is Approved?

This does not mean the visa has been granted.It means:

The Department has accepted that this position + this person can proceed to the visa stage.Only after the Nomination is approved does the 482 visa application truly enter substantive assessment.

IV. Real Marketing Specialist Case Timeline (for Reference)

30 July Nomination application (Marketing Specialist) formally lodged

 20 December

Nomination approval notice received Simultaneously received a request for police clearance for the 482 visa

This indicates that:

• The position has been recognised by the Department
• The employer sponsorship logic has been accepted
• The visa has moved into the next stage of assessment

These are the core factors that determine whether a 482 pathway can move forward.

Final ReminderIf you are considering:

• 澳洲雇主担保
• A 482 or 186 pathway
• Or you already have an employer but are unclear about the process

You must design and structure the Nomination stage properly first. Otherwise, the faster you move later on, the greater the risk you carry.