In order to sponsor a candidate from overseas, your business must be approved by the Department of Home Affairs as a Standard Business Sponsor (SBS).

 

This is an application we can make on your behalf and once approved is valid for a 5 year period allowing you to sponsor as many overseas workers as you wish on a 482 (TSS) or 494 (Regional Work) visa.

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The requirements for approval as a Standard Business Sponsor are as follows:

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• The business must be lawfully operating

• The business must not have any adverse information recorded against it

• Ability to fill skill shortages within the business with skilled workers who cannot be sourced locally

• Ability to move staff easily between locations for global organisations

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The various types of entities that would generally apply for SBS approval should fall within one of these five groups of ‘persons’. These include:

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• sole traders

• partnerships

• proprietary companies

• public companies

• government departments

• statutory authorities

• not-for-profit-organisations

• educational institutions

 

This is an application we can make on your behalf so contact us for further information. 

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An Accredited sponsor receives priority when the DHA process Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa subclass 482 or Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa subclass 494 and visa applications.

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Most Accredited Sponsor nomination applications and accompanying visa applications are processed in approximately 5 business days.

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For businesses wishing to know how to become an Accredited Sponsor please contact us for an assessment of your business.