Accredited Sponsorship

The application for Accredited Sponsorship can be lodged online, similar to renewing a standard business sponsorship. There are 4 categories of sponsors that are eligible to apply for Accredited Sponsorship, with requirements as follows:

To qualify for accreditation, the sponsor must meet the requirements outlined for at least one of the four categories outlined below:

1.Commonwealth, state, or territory government agency: Australian workers must comprise at least 75% of their workforce in Australia.

2. Trusted traders:

• Australian workers comprise at least 75% of their workforce in Australia;

• All 457 and/or 482 holders are engaged as employees under a written contract that meets National Employment Standards (NES) where they apply; and

• All employees are paid in accordance with an Enterprise Agreement or an internal salary table that reflects the current market salary rates.

3. Low-risk sponsor (low volume usage and high % of Australian workers):

• Australian workers comprise at least 85% of their workforce in Australia;

• Cannot be a sole trader or partnership;

• Annual turnover of at least 4 million in the past two years;

• Has been a standard business sponsor for at least one year;

• No adverse monitoring outcomes unless reasonable to disregard (this information will be available on Departmental systems);

• Nominations have been approved for at least one primary 457/482 visa holder in the last two years;

• Has nomination non-approval rate of less than 3% for the last year;

• All 457 and/or 482 holders are engaged as employees under a written contract that meets National Employment Standards (NES) where they apply; and

• All employees are paid in accordance with an Enterprise Agreement or an internal salary table that reflects the current market salary rates.

4. Low-risk sponsor (high volume usage and medium % of Australian workers):

• Australian workers comprise at least 75% of the workforce in Australia;

• Cannot be a sole trader or partnership;

• Annual turnover of at least 4 million in the past two years;

• Has been a standard business sponsor for at least two year;

• No adverse monitoring outcomes unless reasonable to disregard (this information will be available on Departmental systems);

• Nominations have been approved for at least ten primary 457/482 visa holder in the last two years;

• Has nomination non-approval rate of less than 3% for the last two year;

• All 457 and/or 482 holders are engaged as employees under a written contract that meets National Employment Standards (NES) where they apply; and

• All employees are paid in accordance with an Enterprise Agreement or an internal salary table that reflects the current market salary rates.

As above, there are several attractive features and benefits of being an Accredited Sponsor, such as:

• Streamlined nominations will be auto approved within minutes with no manual intervention. 

• Labour Market Testing can be simply met by providing evidence of advertising for the sponsored role on their website. 

• Visa applicants will not be required to obtain an overseas police clearance provided their sponsoring employer is able to issue a reference letter to confirm good character and no prior conviction. 

• Processing times of approximately two business days in most cases and up to 5 days. 

• The auto-approval and shorter processing times is extremely beneficial; potentially allowing you to bring an overseas worker to work for your business within one (1) week. 

What Questions Do Migration Agents Ask Our Accredited Specialists

1. Under what business structure, can a job placement company, apply to be a sponsor with the sole purpose of charging a fee to visa applicants? And is there a method which would allow the sponsor to place the visa applicant with another unrelated business?

2. How can employers charge a payment to the visa applicants in exchange to sponsor, without being caught under the immigration offence ‘cash for visa’?

3. How many types of visas (including streams), can a Temporary Activities Sponsor benefit from, in sponsoring more candidates? And are there any difference in the sponsorship obligation?

4. Can a visa applicant pay for costs related to the visa applicant? or must the Sponsor pay for all costs? How do I explain & educate my client, a large company who does not wish to pay for any costs for the sponsorship because the Director feels that the visa applicant has more to benefit than the company.

5. In what circumstances will a visa applicant lose their right to appeal a refusal?

Why are there different prices for the same service?

We have a variety of legal professionals, allowing you the freedom to choose according to lawyer’s fees, speed, experience and most importantly a personality that matches yours. This way, our clients get the best of shopping around different law firms while eliminating the need to re-tell the story again and transferring of supporting documents. Naturally, junior lawyers charge lower fees and the more years of experience our lawyers gain, the higher their fees. However, it is not all always about profiting, some of our lawyers are open to pro-bono cases (free legal advice).

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