DAMA, the Designated Area Migration Agreement, is a formal agreement between the Australian Government and state or territory authorities. The DAMA agreement is a branch of the Temporary Skills Shortage 482 visa, which falls under the employer-sponsored category.

Employers in the areas designated by the DAMA agreement can guarantee overseas technical professionals to work in Australia through the DAMA framework agreement, thus greatly filling the manpower shortage in related industries. In other words, overseas applicants can also work in Australia through the form of employer sponsorship, and then obtain the opportunity to apply for Australian permanent residence status.

Overseas applicants cannot directly apply for the DAMA agreement. The DAMA program is an agreement between employers with recruitment needs in designated areas and the Australian government. Only after becoming a qualified employer can you recruit the corresponding talents overseas through the DAMA agreement.

If you want to work in Australia under the DAMA agreement and apply for a permanent residence visa in the future, overseas applicants need to agree to work and live in the location of the sponsoring employer for three years.

· Visa holders can travel to and from Australia multiple times

· Can bring an eligible spouse/child to apply at the same time

· No EOI scoring required

· Can apply for many occupations

· Language requirements are not high

· Low annual salary threshold

· Can be transferred to permanent residence

Seven regions can apply for Remote Area Labour agreements

· The Orana region DAMA (NSW)

· The Victoria's Great South Coast DAMA (Victoria)

· The Far North Queensland DAMA (Queensland)

· The Goldfields DAMA (Western Australia)

· The Northern Territory DAMA (Northern Territory)

· The Adelaide City Technology and Innovation Advancement DAMA (Metro) (South Australia - Adelaide)

· The South Australian Regional Workforce DAMA (Regional) · The South Australian Regional Workforce DAMa (Regional)

① Initial assessment of personal situation and customized plan

② sign a contract

③ Australian Remote Area Government approves applications

④ After the application is approved, the employer will receive an approved letter of recommendation, which is equivalent to the employer is eligible for sponsorship

⑤ Employers apply to the DAMA department for a Labour agreement

⑥ After approval, the employer submits a nomination for the visa applicant

⑦ Submit the applicant's visa application after the nomination is approved

⑧ Waiting for visa approval

⑨ Visa approved