For Employers

Employer-sponsored migration for Australian businesses

We advise and assist Australian businesses across the full scope of the Standard Business Sponsorship framework — from initial approval through to nomination, visa lodgement and ongoing compliance. Our practice combines migration expertise with deep experience in employer-sponsored international recruitment across the trades, healthcare and technical sectors.

Why It Matters

Sponsorship is a compliance framework, not just a visa

Becoming an approved sponsor creates a set of ongoing legal obligations under the Migration Act 1958. Non-compliance can result in sanctions, cancellation of sponsorship approval, and bar periods affecting your ability to sponsor in future. We ensure your business meets its obligations at every stage — from the moment you apply for sponsorship through to the final day of your sponsored worker’s employment.

Stage One

Before you sponsor

We assess your business’s eligibility, advise on the correct visa pathway for your occupation and circumstances, and prepare a compliant Standard Business Sponsorship application.

Stage Two

While you sponsor

We manage nomination and visa applications for each worker, advise on changes in circumstances, and keep your compliance position current as legislation and policy evolve.

Stage Three

After grant

We brief your team on sponsor obligations, monitor key dates and conditions, and assist with any variations, transfers or extensions that arise during the visa period.

Our Services

End-to-end sponsorship services

Sponsorship Approval

Sponsorship & Compliance

Preparation and lodgement of Standard Business Sponsorship applications, ongoing sponsor obligation advisory, and compliance management for approved sponsors.

Subclass 482

Temporary Work Visas

Nomination and visa preparation for employer-sponsored workers entering Australia on a temporary basis across eligible occupations.

Subclass 186

Employer Nomination Scheme

Permanent employer nomination through the Direct Entry and Temporary Residence Transition streams.

Subclass 494

Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional

Nomination and visa for employers operating in regional Australia requiring sponsored workers.

Subclass 407

Training Visa

Sponsor overseas nationals for structured workplace-based training programs.

Subclass 400

Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist)

Short-term engagements for highly specialised workers where no other visa pathway applies.

Sponsor Obligations

What it means to be an approved sponsor

Approved sponsors under the Migration Act carry a suite of obligations that remain in force for the duration of the sponsorship approval.

Paying sponsored workers at no less than the market salary rate for the occupation and location

Keeping prescribed records relating to sponsored workers and making them available for inspection

Cooperating with inspectors conducting monitoring activities

Notifying the Department of Home Affairs of certain changes in circumstances within prescribed timeframes

Not recovering, transferring or charging certain costs to sponsored workers

Meeting any undertakings made in the sponsorship application

Failure to meet these obligations can result in formal warnings, infringement notices, civil penalties and cancellation of sponsorship status. We provide ongoing advisory support to ensure your business remains compliant.

Industries We Serve

Sector experience across skilled and trade occupations

Our practice has developed particular depth in industries where employer sponsorship is the primary solution to workforce shortages.

Established Practice

Automotive & Trades

Our most established practice area. We have extensive experience placing and sponsoring vehicle painters, panel beaters, mechanics and automotive technicians under the Skills in Demand framework. We understand the occupational classifications, the relevant skills assessing bodies and the employment structures common in this sector.

Expanding Focus

Healthcare

An expanding focus area. We assist healthcare businesses in sponsoring registered and enrolled nurses, allied health professionals and support workers navigating the employer-sponsored and direct entry permanent pathways.

Developing Practice

Civil, Technical & Environmental

A developing practice area. We are building capability around draftspersons, engineering technicians, specialist technical roles and environmental occupations — sectors increasingly reliant on sponsored overseas talent to address domestic skill shortages.

Broad Coverage

Hospitality & General Trades

We assist hospitality businesses and broader trades employers in assessing sponsorship viability, identifying eligible occupations and managing the end-to-end sponsorship process.

Corporate enquiries

We work with Australian businesses of all sizes — from small independent operators sponsoring their first overseas worker to established businesses with ongoing international workforce programs. Enquiries by email or WhatsApp.