• Mark

    Administrator - Located in Australia
    September 22, 2025 at 10:50 pm

    Thanks for sharing your story, Issam. With 16 years in hospitality, you clearly bring a lot of experience. 🙂

    Hospitality in Australia covers many occupations, but not every role is eligible for visa sponsorship. For example, front-of-house roles like telephone operator or receptionist are often difficult to sponsor because employers can sometimes fill these roles locally or manage them remotely. However, other hospitality jobs, such as chefs, cooks, café and restaurant managers, and hotel managers, do appear on the skilled occupation lists, which makes visa sponsorship more realistic.

    Can you tell us a bit more about your specific skills within hospitality? For example, do you have supervisory, managerial, or customer service leadership experience? This could open up more visa options.

    In terms of job hunting, the best place to start is our own site:

    https://482jobs.com — every job here has been verified as offering Australia visa sponsorship. For hospitality roles specifically, you can check here:

    https://482jobs.com/job-category/hospitality-tourism/

    You can also look on Seek (https://seek.com.au) and Indeed (https://indeed.com.au). Just note that most jobs there do not offer sponsorship, so be sure to filter by keywords like “visa sponsorship” or “482 visa.”

    If you’re serious about moving forward, I also recommend preparing your CV in the Australian format:

    https://482jobs.com/australia-resume-tips-craft-winning-resume/

    And you can even upload your resume directly here so Australian employers looking for talent like yours can find you:

    https://482jobs.com/candidates/submit-resume/

    I’d love to hear more about the type of hospitality work you’d ideally like to do in Australia, so I can point you towards the right visa and job opportunities.

    Best of luck as you take the first steps toward your Australian journey.

    Regards

    Mark

    • issamhreira

      Member - Located in Qatar
      September 23, 2025 at 3:20 pm

      Dear Mark,

      Greetings and thank you for your valuable feedback, I highly appreciate it.

      I would love to pursue on this matter and my experience mainly in providing quality customer service and in leadership as well.

      Kindly inform me what I should do best.

      Once again, thank you.

      Regards,

      Issam

  • Mark

    Administrator - Located in Australia
    September 25, 2025 at 10:16 am

    Thanks for the update, Issam. It’s great to hear that you have leadership experience in addition to your customer service skills. That makes a big difference, because leadership roles in hospitality are more likely to be eligible for Australia visa sponsorship compared to entry-level positions.

    For example:

    • A Hotel or Motel Manager (ANZSCO 141311) is listed on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL). This can lead to a Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) and even permanent residency pathways, such as the 186 Employer Nomination Scheme.

    • Café or Restaurant Manager (ANZSCO 141111) is also eligible in many cases, especially in regional Australia.

    • Customer service-focused roles without supervisory responsibility (like telephone operators or receptionists) generally are not sponsored, as Australian employers can usually fill these locally.

    The best next steps for you are:

    1. Identify which ANZSCO code best matches your leadership experience. If you’ve supervised staff, managed operations, or overseen customer service teams, you may fit into a managerial category.

    2. Start applying for Australia visa sponsorship jobs here:
      Hospitality & Tourism jobs: https://482jobs.com/job-category/hospitality-tourism/
      Every role listed is verified for sponsorship.

    3. Prepare your CV in the correct format for Australian employers:
      https://482jobs.com/australia-resume-tips-craft-winning-resume/

    4. Upload your resume here so employers and recruiters can find you:
      https://482jobs.com/candidates/submit-resume/

    If you’d like, I can help you narrow down which ANZSCO code applies best once you share more about the size of teams you’ve managed and the responsibilities you held in your hotel role. That will guide us toward the right visa and job pathway.

    I hope this gives you a clear way forward. You’re on the right track, and your leadership background could be a real advantage.

    All the best

    Mark

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