The purpose of this visa is to allow people to travel to Australia for short-term, highly specialised, non-ongoing work. The minimum requirements for this visa stream are set out below:
 

HIGHLY SPECIALISED WORK STREAM

For skilled overseas workers undertaking highly specialised, short-term work in Australia 

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Work in Australia

The work that you are to undertake in Australia must be:

• short-term and non-ongoing

• highly specialised. In general, this means work that:

• is classified as a skill level 1–3 occupation in the Australia & New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) OR

• requires skills or knowledge that are specific to an international company, such as installing imported equipment, after sales service or emergency repairs
   

NOTE: The work must NOT involve the performance of generic skilled tasks that can be undertaken by similarly qualified and skilled Australian workers.
 

Visa Applicant

As the visa applicant, you must:

• have the specialised skills, knowledge or experience that is required to perform the work referred to above, and which:

• can assist Australian business AND

• cannot reasonably be found in the Australian market

• genuinely intend to stay in Australia temporarily in order to carry out the relevant work

• have access to sufficient funds to support yourself whilst you are in Australia