The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has clarified that
employers who lodge a nomination transfer for an existing 457/482
visa holder will only be liable to pay one year of the
Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) Levy. This is regardless of how
long the employee has left on their 457/482 visa.
Why was there confusion previously?
In September 2018 the DHA advised that employers who transfer
existing 457/482 holders onto their sponsorship will only be liable
to pay one year of the Skilling Australian Fund (SAF) Levy.
In contradiction to this, DHA officers have been advising
457/482 visa holders that they would be in breach of their visa
conditions if they worked for their new employer for longer than
the SAF Levy was paid for.
