Sportsperson
Sports and Recreation
Visa options for Sportsperson are set out below. Sportsperson is not currently listed on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL).
Sportspersons nec is not on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) in LIN 24/089 or LIN 24/093, although the Department's online table shows it, so the Subclass 482 Core Skills stream and the 186 Direct Entry stream are not available for it. It is on the STSOL (LIN 19/051), ROL for the 494 (LIN 19/219), so the 190, 491, 494 are open; the pathways below set out what that supports.
Visa pathways for Sportsperson
- Occupation code
- ANZSCO 452499
- Occupation lists
- STSOL (LIN 19/051), ROL for the 494 (LIN 19/219)
- Assessing authority
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) · assessment fee $1,146 to $1,260.60 AUD (professional), checked September 2026
- Typical qualification
- AQF Certificate IV, or Certificate III with at least two years of on-the-job training (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
Subclass 494
Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)
Sportsperson is on the 494 lists in LIN 19/219 (ROL item 404, "sportspersons (nec)", ANZSCO 452499); a regional employer nominates, and the Subclass 191 permanent visa follows after 3 years without an occupation list of its own.
Subclass 190
Skilled Nominated
Sportsperson is on the STSOL (LIN 19/051, STSOL item 210), so a state or territory can nominate it; each state's own list decides whether it does.
Subclass 491
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional)
State or territory nomination for Sportsperson on the STSOL (LIN 19/051, STSOL item 210); family sponsorship applies to MLTSSL occupations only.
Not available for Sportsperson: 482 Core Skills stream and 186 Direct Entry (not on the CSOL in LIN 24/089 or LIN 24/093); 189 (not on the MLTSSL in LIN 19/051). A 186 Temporary Residence Transition nomination needs a 482 already held as Sportsperson, which off the CSOL means a labour agreement or DAMA rather than the Core Skills stream.
How each visa works: 482, 186, 494, 189, 190, 491, DAMA and skills assessment. Costs: employer sponsorship cost and visa cost estimator. Lists: Department of Home Affairs.
More Sports and Recreation occupations
Skills assessment requirements and visa eligibility are set per occupation, and a neighbouring classification in the Sports and Recreation group can carry a different CSOL status or assessing authority than Sportsperson.
Reviewed by Visa Plan Lawyers · Last updated: April 2026 · Occupation data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) and the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO), and the Department of Home Affairs Core Skills Occupation List, given legal effect through the Subclass 482 instrument (F2024L01620) and the Subclass 186 instrument (F2024L01618). Occupation list status (MLTSSL, STSOL, ROL) from LIN 19/051 (F2026C00265, in force from 28 March 2026) and LIN 19/219 (F2025C00059, in force from 14 December 2024); assessing authorities and caveats as published by the Department of Home Affairs on 2026-09-25. This page provides general information only and does not constitute legal advice. Contact Visa Plan for advice specific to your situation.