Surveyors can be found on every built environment across the globe, from mines to homes.Outback business owner Dale Adamson says he has tried to employ international workers to fill surveyor vacancies but his visa applications have been rejected.
But a national skills shortage has exacerbated the struggle to attract surveyors out west, and without a workforce, Mr Adamson's dream will come to a screeching halt. Mr Adamson sought advice from an immigration lawyer to pursue the subclass 400 short stay specialist visa.Supplied: Dale AdamsonThe category grants a visa for up to six months for a worker to complete highly specialised jobs with skills that are not readily available in Australia.
"I'm a professional and trying to get staff over here so I can commit to contracts, I just can't do it," he said. "It's always our preference to train up young surveyors in our own home towns. But sometimes, when the projects are immediate, we need immediate skills," Ms Blicavs said.