Book Now Standard Business Sponsorship
To be granted a standard business sponsorship for e.g the TSS Subclass 482 visa program, an organisation must satisfy the following criteria:
- Be lawfully operating a business in Australia;
- Attest to having a strong record of, or a demonstrated commitment to, employing local labour, and declare that they will not engage in discriminatory recruitment practices; and
- Have no adverse information in relation to the operation of the organisation known to the Department of Home Affairs or FairWork Australia (or it is reasonable for the Department of Home Affairs to disregard such information).
Eligible Organisations
The following types of business entities are eligible to be granted approval to become standard business sponsors
- Sole traders;
• Partnerships;
• Proprietary companies;
• Public companies;
• Government departments;
• Statutory authorities;
• Not for profit organisations; and
• Educational institutions.
Providing that an organisation can evidence that it is lawfully operating and can satisfy the financial requirements, there are no restrictions on the size that an organisation must be to become an approved sponsor.
If approved, the sponsorship will be valid for a period of 5 years, during which time the organisation will have the ability to sponsor multiple expatriate workers for TSS Subclass 482 visas and Subclass 494 Regional Skilled Visas, amongst others.
Sponsorship Obligations
Once an organisation is an approved sponsor, they will be bound by their Sponsorship Obligations.
These include:
- Keep and maintain certain records and information;
- Provide information to the Department of Home Affairs when certain events occur;
- Not to engage in discriminatory recruitment practices;
- Not to recover certain costs from a sponsored employee; and
- If requested, pay travel costs to enable a sponsored employee to leave Australia.
Further information regarding sponsorship obligations can be found on our recent blog post:
Know your sponsorship obligations and how to remain compliant.
Overseas Business Sponsorship
If an organisation is lawfully operating a business outside of Australia and does not lawfully operate a business in Australia, it may be eligible to be granted an Overseas Business Sponsorship to allow it to send expatriate workers to Australia to:
- Establish, or assist in establishing a business operation in Australia with overseas connection; or
• Fulfil, or assist in fulfilling, a contractual obligation to provide goods and/ or services to an Australian business.
Have a look at our helpful Guide to Sponsorship, just click the link below:
