Duration of LMT
  • Minimum of 4 weeks / 28 days – must be consecutive
  • The Department will not accept evidence of non-consecutive advertising
  • For example, an advertisement is posted on a recruitment platform from 1 November 2023 to 20 November 2023 (20 days). A duplicate advertisement is run on the same platform from 20 November to 4 December 2023 (13 days). This example would comply with LMT requirements as the overlapping
    advertisements have been posted for a continuing period of at least four weeks. The day which overlaps may only be counted once
Period of LMT
  • Four months immediately prior to nomination lodgment
  • Four months since redundancies for the role
Method of advertising
  • Two advertisements required in total
  • Advertisement can be on:
    • Recruitment websites with national reach
      • Examples include Seek, Indeed, Adzuna, Linkedln (Recruitment platform), Gumtree (Jobs portal)
    • ONLY for accredited sponsors – your business website
Information required
in the advertisement
  • Position title / description
  • Salary / salary range (if guaranteed earnings is lower than AU$96,400)
    • Guaranteed earnings does not include superannuation.
  • Company / recruitment agency (company name does not need to be disclosed if
    using a recruitment agency)
  • Skills or experience requirements
  • Must be in English
Evidence
requirements
  • Copy of advertisements (please send us links, if possible)
  • For positions subject to alternative requirements – a submission explaining why an Australian worker is not available
Positions which allow
alternative methods of
evidence (note to be
assessed on a case by case
basis)
  • Intra-corporate transferees (where employed by an offshore entity associated to the Australian sponsor
  • Where nominee is an existing visa holder needing a nomination due to a change
    in business structure or pay
  • Internationally recognised record of exceptional achievement in a profession or
    field, e.g. sport, academia and research, top talent chef
  • Positions with annual earnings of AU$250,000 or more
  • Some medical occupations
Exemption to LMT
requirement
  • Exemption where international trade obligation applies – we will advise further