Visas

Businesses must meet their obligations under the term of the agreement when applying to become a Standard Business Sponsor (482) or Temporary Activity Sponsor (403, 407, 408).

It is important to ensure that the company maintains its compliance obligations and notifiable updates to the department to ensure that you maintain your Sponsorship status.

It is important to ensure that these notifiable events are provided to the Department promptly and that any potential issues that you face are managed quickly.

Our team can support your business in providing you with a full understanding of the obligations and supporting you with a process to manage your compliance obligations.

Please contact our team today to discuss.

There are two type of sponsorship subject to your business needs that includes:

• Standard Business Sponsorship for subclass 482 or;
• Temporary Activity Sponsorship for subclass 403, 407 and 408

To sponsor a worker the business must:

• be a lawfully operating business
• demonstrate it is financially stable
• have no relevant adverse information against your business
• Australian businesses must also demonstrate their commitment to employing local labour as well as non-discriminatory recruitment practices

For fuller details, please contact one of our team today.

The short stay activity visa allows the visa applicant to enter Australia to:

• Undertake highly specialised work or;
• Participate in an event or events on a non-ongoing basis at the invitation of an Australian organisation

Conditions include:

• The work must be non-ongoing
• The visa is automatically for 3 months stay although a maximum term of 6 months, can be provided if the applicant can demonstrate the need.
• The visa is activated upon arrival in Australia, so it is important that the start date for the project is close to the arrival date

Overseas employers can remain to manage all payroll and business expenses during the short-term assignment.

The Training Visa subclass 407 is for people with at least 12 months’ work experience in the nominated occupation, who are seeking to undertake a structured workplace-based training programme in relation to an occupation specified on the Skilled Occupation List or the Consolidated Skilled Occupation List.​​​There are three types of occupational training (nomination eligibility types) covered by this visa:

• workplace-based training required for registration
• structured workplace-based training to enhance skills in an eligible occupation
• training that promotes capacity building overseas

The visa applicant must be sponsored by an approved Temporary Activities Sponsor or an existing Training and Research Sponsor. The occupational training must be conducted by the sponsor under a structured workplace based training programme, specifically tailored and timed to the training needs of the nominated person.

The Australian Subclass 408 Temporary Activity Visa
(Entertainment Activities Stream) allows performers, production crew, and
support staff to enter Australia for temporary work in film, TV, and live
productions for up to two years, covering actors, musicians, directors, crew,
and more, requiring sponsorship by an Australian entity and adherence to strict
visa conditions. It’s a pathway for specific, temporary entertainment roles,
enabling family inclusion and travel, but mandates working only in the approved
activity. 

Who it’s for:

• Performers: Actors,
  musicians, dancers, models, reality TV participants.
• Production
  & Crew: Directors, producers, technical staff, photographers,
  support crew for film, TV, or tours. 

Key Features:

• Duration: Stay
  for up to 2 years.
• Family: Can
  include family members (family unit) in the application.
• Location: Apply
  from inside or outside Australia

This is the most commonly used employer sponsored visa for skilled employment. The Skills in Demand visa, subclass 482, or also known as the SID Visa allows skilled workers to come to Australia and work for an approved business. The visa applicant must be sponsored by an approved business. A business can sponsor someone for this visa if they cannot find an Australian citizen or permanent resident to do the skilled work. You can be in or outside Australia when you lodge your application which allows you to:

• work in Australia for your sponsored employer
• bring your family to work or study in Australia

There are three streams that includes:

Core Skills Stream:  Occupations for this stream are found under the Consolidated Skills Occupation List (CSOL). It is primarily designed for skilled workers to fill gaps in the labour market. 

Specialist Skills Stream: This stream targets highly skilled migrants with salaries of at least $141,200 per year. It excludes certain professions such as trades, machine operators etc, otherwise, all occupations that are available under ANZSCO 2022 are available to use. 

Essentials Skills Stream: This stream will focus on sponsoring lower-income earners for essential occupations. It is expected to function similarly to the current Labour Agreement Stream, but additional details are yet to be released.

This visa is available for up to 4 years and flexibility has been provided to enable visa holders to move between sponsors and retain the benefit of access to a permanent visa compared to the previous visa program. 

The Employer Nomination Scheme visa subclass 186 is for skilled workers who want to work and reside in Australia on a permanent basis.

The visa has two parts:

• a nomination by an approved Australian employer
• an application completed by the visa applicant

The visa has three streams:

1. The Temporary Residence Transition stream is for subclass 482 visa holders who have worked full time in Australia for 2 years, while holding a subclass 457/482 visa. Visa holders must be sponsored by their most recent 482 sponsor and also in the occupation for their most recent 482 application. 
2. The Direct Entry stream is for people who have been nominated by their employer under the Direct Entry stream:
   
   1. who have never, or only briefly, worked in Australia, or
   2. who are temporary residents that have not worked for their sponsoring employer for more than 3 years 
3. The Agreement stream is for people sponsored by an employer through a labour agreement.

The visa applicant must:

• have been nominated by an approved Australian employer for an occupation, Direct Entry under the CSOL, transitional stream must be available under ANZSCO 2022.
• be within the approved age limit, unless exempt 
• meet the skills, qualifications and English language requirements, unless exempt
• apply under the correct stream – see above

The visa is a permanent visa which then allows the applicant a pathway to citizenship in the future.