Resource Visa mobilises specialist trades and engineering personnel into Australian resources and energy projects, the roles where the skill is certified, scarce, and frequently not available in the Australian labour market at the moment it is needed. Each page below covers which visa typically applies to that role, what the application has to evidence, and what usually goes wrong.
Every engagement starts with an employer. We don’t take on individuals seeking a visa on their own. If you need help with your own visa, you can search the Register of Migration Agents at mara.gov.au.
Before you start
Two things are true of almost every role on this list. The visa is rarely the only clock running, certification recognition, licensing and site inductions have lead times of their own, and they are frequently discovered late. And the strength of the application usually turns on documenting why this person, which for certified trades means the certification regime itself is the evidence.
Roles
Employer guides by role
Commissioning & SAT
Bringing vendor and OEM commissioning engineers into Australia. Which visa applies and what the application must prove.
Rotating Equipment & Turbine Specialists
Mobilising OEM turbine, compressor and rotating equipment specialists into Australian sites. What the OEM letter needs to say, and why it matters.
HV Electrical Technicians
Bringing high voltage electrical specialists into Australian sites. Why electrical licensing is often the constraint, not the visa.
Crane & Heavy Lift Specialists
Bringing heavy lift engineers, lift supervisors and specialist crane operators into Australia. Why licensing, not the visa, is often the constraint.
NDT Inspectors
Bringing overseas NDT inspectors in for shutdown inspection campaigns. Which visa applies, and the certification recognition issue that trips employers up.
Instrumentation & Controls Technicians
Bringing DCS, SCADA and PLC platform specialists to Australian sites. Why platform-specific expertise is usually the core of the case.
Coded Welders & Boilermakers
Bringing coded welders and pressure boilermakers into shutdowns. Why the welding procedure qualification is the core of the case, and the requalification trap.
Rope Access Technicians
Bringing IRATA or SPRAT certified rope access technicians onto Australian resources projects. Which visa applies, what to evidence, and the ticket trap.
Process Safety Engineers
Bringing HAZOP facilitators, SIL and QRA specialists to Australia. Which visa applies, and why the regulatory regime is part of the evidence.
Where the need is ongoing rather than short-term, see Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) & Sponsor Compliance and DAMA for WA Resources Employers.
Other roles
Don’t see the role?
This list covers the roles where specialist mobilisation turns on certification, licensing or OEM authority, not the limit of what we do. If it is a specialist skill that is not readily available in the Australian labour market, the framework is the same. Tell us the job and we’ll give you an honest read on whether it fits.
Keep reading
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.
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.
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