How to become an approved sponsor for small and medium businesses in Australia

Small and medium businesses, including newly formed start ups, can become an approved sponsor to hire employees from overseas under the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) scheme or the subclass 186 visa (Employer Nomination Scheme).

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From the perspective of a business already operating in Australia, here are some of the key pros and cons of each visa option when compared with each other.

Sponsoring as an approved sponsor on a Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482)

The pros and cons for an approved sponsor:

• No geographical restrictions on where the job must be located in Australia
• Skills assessment only required for limited occupations
• Faster processing time

Become a sponsor for the Skills in Demand visa

The Skills in Demand visa (Subclass 482)  has different streams, read more about the visa

Skills in Demand visa (Subclass 482)

Sponsoring on a subclass 186 visa (Employer Nomination Scheme)

The pros and cons for an approved sponsor:

• Permanent visa offering your workers access to Medicare
• No geographical restrictions on where the job must be located in Australia
• Skills assessment generally required under direct entry stream
• Slower processing time
• There are three streams under this visa:
  1. Temporary Residence Transition for certain sc 482 visa holders
  2. Direct Entry for people who have never worked in Australia
  3. Agreement stream for workers sponsored under a labour agreement.

Sponsoring employees as an approved sponsor

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Review migration case studies and business solutions from other small and medium business who became an approved sponsor.Case Studies

Becoming an approved business sponsor

Watch our webinar on "Tips on Sponsoring Employees" which was held in conjunction with the NSW Chamber of Commerce.