A Comprehensive Guide for Employers : Australian Work Visa Sponsorship
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The employer-sponsored visa allows Australian employers to sponsor specific skilled labour to serve their business needs. It also allows skilled labour of a foreign country to explore their employment options with Australian employers, in case they may need their skills.
Australian Employer - Sponsored Visa
The Government is committed to protecting the health of Australians during the global pandemic and carefully calibrating skilled migration to fill critical skills needs that support Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19.
A variety of safeguards exist within employer sponsored visas that are designed to put job opportunities for Australia workers first. These ensure that overseas workers complement, but do not displace Australian workers. These safeguards include:
- requiring market salary rates to be paid to sponsored workers
- mandating a minimum salary of $53,900
- limiting the occupations that are eligible for employer sponsorship to only those determined to be in demand in the Australian labour market by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment
- requiring employers to contribute to the Skilling Australians Fund
- requiring overseas workers to hold relevant Australian registration, licences and certificates
- skills, english language, age, and work experience requirements for overseas workers
For some visa types, you must show us you can't find a suitable Australian worker. For these visas, if you nominate an overseas worker, you will need to test the local labour market. Given the economic impacts of COVID-19, we will be further scrutinising employer sponsored applications to ensure that job opportunities for Australian workers are being prioritised.
There will be more attention given to employer nominations in relation to Australian workers in similar occupations when considering whether there is a genuine need for an overseas worker, including:
- retrenchments in the previous 12 months
- reduction of hours worked during the previous 12 months
- reduction in pay and conditions within the previous 12 months
- employment of a temporary visa holder on conditions less favourable than Australians
- recruitment of temporary visa holders beyond the ordinary scope of the business
Being a sponsor means the skilled worker can work only for you while you sponsor their visa.
When you sponsor a worker you have certain obligations to them. Some of these obligations might continue after they cease working for you.
Who can become a sponsor
Any legally established and operating business can apply to be a sponsor. A business or organisation can be approved for different types of sponsorships – for example, they may hold both a Standard Business Sponsorship as well as a Labour Agreement at the same time.
Visa options for skilled sponsored workers
Visa | Length | Unique features | Skill or qualification requirements |
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Temporary Skill Shortage Visa (subclass 482) | 1-4 years |
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Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) | Permanent |
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Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187) | Permanent |
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Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494) | 5 years |
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Other criteria apply to these visas. Consult the visa specific page for more complete details with No Borders Law Group on the criteria for the grant of each visa type.
If you want sponsor someone to travel to Australia for other short-term work or activities, or for training, learn more about other ways of bringing someone.
Who you can sponsor
You might be able to sponsor a skilled worker to come to Australia if you can't find an Australian citizen or permanent resident with the skills and experience needed for the job.
You can sponsor workers temporarily or permanently.
You can sponsor someone who is a skilled worker:
- living overseas who wishes to travel and work in Australia, or
- already in Australia on another type of visa which does not currently allow them to work, or
- already living and working on another visa in Australia
You can also take over the sponsorship of people holding a Temporary Work skilled visa (subclass 457) Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482).
With limited exceptions, the job you sponsor the overseas worker to do must be on the Skilled Occupations List.
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Source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/employer-nomination-scheme-186
Last updated: 7 February 2022