Sponsorship · ANZSCO 332211 · Home Affairs list read 5 September 2026
Painting Trades Worker: how sponsorship actually works
Short answer: an approved Australian sponsor can nominate a Painting Trades Worker (ANZSCO 332211) on: 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional; 407 Training. Below: the sequence, the employer's real costs, the skills assessment, current processing times — and the honest part about finding the employer in the first place.
By Keshab Chapagain, registered migration agent (MARN 1576536) since 2015 · WIDEN, Sydney · Reviewed September 2026
Keshab Chapagain · MARN 1576536 · Registered since 2015 - ANZSCO 2022 / 2013
- — / 332211
- Employer sponsored
- 494 · 407
- Lists
- MLTSSL
- Assessing authority
- TRA
- Nomination fee
- A$330
The sequence, in order
Sponsorship is three sequential government approvals — skipping ahead is how applications die:
- Sponsorship. The business becomes an approved Standard Business Sponsor (or already is one). New sponsors budget weeks for this step.
- Nomination. The sponsor nominates the specific Painting Trades Worker position — genuine need, salary settings, and labour-market evidence where required. Home Affairs (04 September 2026): 50% within 57 days, 90% within 9 months.
- Visa. The worker applies against the approved nomination, with the skills assessment (Trades Recognition Australia (TRA)) where required by passport and occupation. 482 Core Skills visas: 4 months / 9 months.
Occupation eligibility read 5 September 2026 from the Home Affairs skilled occupation list.
What it costs the employer
| Government charge | Amount |
|---|---|
| Nomination application | A$330 |
| Skilling Australians Fund levy (per nomination year) | A$1,200 (turnover < A$10M) · A$1,800 (≥ A$10M) |
| 494 visa application — primary applicant | A$6,140 |
Charges read August 2026 from the Home Affairs pricing service — all visa fees. The SAF levy and visa charges are forfeited on refusal, which is why the nomination evidence is where the money is protected. Professional fees are separate, fixed and quoted in writing before any work.
No employer yet? The honest part
No agent can conjure the employer, and paying for advice before one exists is usually money wasted. What works:
- A complete, specific candidate profile at SponsorTalent — free, searched directly by employers approved to sponsor.
- Applications aimed at businesses that already sponsor — their careers pages and job ads say so.
- The skills assessment (Trades Recognition Australia (TRA): A$795, checked August 2026) started in parallel, so an offer converts to a lodgement fast.
Experience but no qualification? RPL for Painting Trades Worker
Genuine work experience can be assessed by a Registered Training Organisation toward the Australian qualification — worth doing only when it connects to the skills assessment and visa above. Free honest check first; fee only where the pathway is real, refunded if no qualification issues.
RPL for painters and decorators (Certificate III) → · 30-second checker
Regional and DAMA options
Painting Trades Worker is available on the 494 regional stream, and regional employers can also access Designated Area Migration Agreements — 12 regions with negotiated occupation lists and concessions (age, English, salary) the standard program does not offer. Whether a DAMA region lists Painting Trades Worker on current settings is confirmed with the region's DAR. How DAMAs work · Is my city regional?
Sponsoring a Painting Trades Worker? Get a written first read.
Tell us the role and the business. You get a straight answer on the pathway, the caveats that apply, the documents and the timing — and a fixed-fee quote if you want the nomination prepared.
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Keshab Chapagain, MARN 1576536. General information only, not migration advice. Lists, thresholds, charges and processing times are set by the Department of Home Affairs and change; each figure above states the date it was read and is refreshed monthly.
Questions we get asked first
Can a Painting Trades Worker be sponsored for an Australian work visa?
Yes — on the Home Affairs skilled occupation list (read 5 September 2026), Painting Trades Worker (ANZSCO 332211) is available for: 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional; 407 Training. The employer must be (or become) an approved sponsor and nominate the position.
What does it cost an employer to sponsor a Painting Trades Worker?
Government charges (checked August 2026): nomination fee A$330, 494 visa application A$6,140 — plus the Skilling Australians Fund levy, legislated at A$1,200 per nomination year for businesses under A$10M turnover and A$1,800 per year at or above it. Professional fees are separate and quoted in writing.
How long does sponsoring a Painting Trades Worker take right now?
Home Affairs (04 September 2026): 482 nominations — 50% within 57 days, 90% within 9 months; 482 Core Skills visas 4 months / 9 months. A business not yet an approved sponsor adds the sponsorship application ahead of that. Complete, consistent applications sit at the fast end.
I'm a Painting Trades Worker without an Australian employer — what actually works?
The sequence that works: a complete candidate profile on SponsorTalent (free — employers approved to sponsor search it directly), direct applications to businesses that advertise sponsorship, and your skills assessment (Trades Recognition Australia (TRA)) started in parallel so you are lodgement-ready when an offer lands. No agent can conjure the employer — anyone who charges you before one exists is selling the wrong thing.
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