Specialist mobilisation
Getting a specialist on site, against your date
Specialist mobilisation visas for shutdowns, breakdowns and commissioning. Start with the event you’re planning for.
Mobilisation
The mobilisation events we handle
Short Stay Specialist visa (subclass 400)
The subclass 400 (Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist)) visa is for short-term, highly specialised work in Australia where the skills aren’t readily available locally.
Shutdowns & Turnarounds
Bringing overseas specialists in for a plant shutdown or turnaround. What the Subclass 400 covers, how far ahead to start, and what happens when the date moves.
Unplanned Breakdowns
Production stopped and the specialist is overseas. What to have to hand when you call, and which work visa fits an emergency repair.
Commissioning & SAT
Bringing a vendor or OEM engineer to Australia for commissioning or acceptance testing. Which visa applies and what the application must prove.
FIFO & DIDO rosters
Bringing overseas workers onto a FIFO or DIDO roster. How rosters interact with visa conditions, what counts toward cumulative stay, and which instrument fits.
How long on a Short Stay Specialist visa (subclass 400)
Normally up to three months in any 12-month period, counting every 400 stay with any employer. Up to six months only in exceptional circumstances, on strong evidence. A specialist who has already spent time in Australia on a 400 in the last 12 months may be granted only the balance, so offshore and FIFO rosters that add up to more than three months a year need a different visa.
Who we are
Migration advice with a finance background
Resource Visa is a Perth migration practice for resources employers. Immigration assistance is provided by a Registered Migration Agent (MARN 1686595), and your briefing is with a registered agent, not an intake team. Our principal came to migration from corporate finance, so the commercial case behind a mobilisation doesn’t have to be explained to us.
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Related pages
Short Stay Specialist visa (subclass 400) vs Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482)
The difference between the Subclass 400 and the Subclass 482 for Australian employers: sponsorship, duration, obligations and process, compared.
Why Short Stay Specialist visa (subclass 400) applications get refused
The reasons Subclass 400 applications fail. A refusal doesn’t disappear: it becomes part of the specialist’s history on later applications, and the Department looks at how a business uses the 400 over time.
Mobilisation timeline planner
Work backwards from your mobilisation date. What has to happen when, what runs in parallel, and what we can and can’t commit to.
Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482)
Sponsoring an ongoing role under the Subclass 482 Skills in Demand visa. The three streams, what your business must do, and the obligations that follow.
Book a 20-minute mobilisation briefing
Twenty minutes. No obligation. Direct with a Registered Migration Agent. Tell us the role, the site and the date.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm AWST