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Standard & Accredited

Business 

Sponsorship​

When you become a Standard Business Sponsor, you can sponsor someone to work for you on:

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  • Skills in Demand Visa - Subclass 482

  • Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) Visa - Subclass 494

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Sponsorship Duration

  • 5 years

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Standard Requirements

  • Have a legally established and currently operating business in or outside Australia

  • Have no adverse information regarding your business

  • Have a strong record of, or a demonstrated commitment to, employing local labour

  • Not engage in discriminatory recruitment practices

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Receive priority for associated visa applications if you are an Accredited Business Sponsor.

When you become a Temporary Activities Sponsor, you can sponsor someone to work for you on:

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  • Temporary Activity Visa - Subclass 408

  • Temporary Work (International Relations) Visa - Subclass 403 (PALM scheme)

  • Training Visa - Subclass 407

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Sponsorship Duration

  • 5 years

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Requirements

  • Be one of the kind of approved organizations

  • Have no adverse information regarding your business

  • Have a good business record

  • Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) must approve you as a PALM Scheme employer for you to sponsor workers under the PALM scheme (Subclass 403)

  • Directly provide training, unless you are a national Australian Commonwealth Government agency or have an exemption (Subclass 407)

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Temporary Activities Sponsorship

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Labour Agreement

Labour Agreements enable approved businesses to sponsor skilled overseas workers when there is a demonstrated need that cannot be met in the Australian labour market and where standard temporary or permanent visa programs are not available. 

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They are generally in effect for 5 years and provide for visas to be granted under one or more of the following visa programs: 

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  • Skills in Demand Visa - Subclass 482

  • Employer Nomination Scheme Visa - Subclass 186 

  • Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) Visa - Subclass 494

 

There are 5 primary types of labour agreements, each designed for different business needs:

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  • Company Specific Labour Agreements: This agreement is for an employer where a genuine skills need is not already covered by an industry labour agreement; a Designated Area Migration Agreement or project agreement is not in place​; or the occupation(s) in shortage are not already available under the standard skilled visa programs (on the combined list of eligible skilled occupations)

  • Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMA): This is a formal agreement between the Australian Government and a state or territory government or regional authority. It provides access to more overseas workers than the standard skilled migration program. DAMAs operate under an agreement-based framework, providing flexibility for regions to respond to their unique economic and labour market conditions.

  • Global Talent Employer Sponsored (GTES) Agreements: This agreement allows employers to sponsor overseas workers for highly-skilled niche positions that cannot be filled by Australian workers and through other standard visa programs - in particular, the Skills in Demand (SID) visa.

  • Industry Labour Agreements: These agreements are for a specific industry with fixed terms and conditions. Your industry must show ongoing labour shortages and extensive consultation within the industry.​

  • Project Agreements: This agreement is for project companies with genuine skills shortages during the construction phase of resource or infrastructure projects.​

Synergy Migration Services conducts comprehensive immigration audits to ensure employers are complying with immigration laws and to minimise regulatory or reputational risk. We can assist you by providing compliance advice regarding:

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  • Keep your business in line with the latest immigration regulations, minimising legal risks and ensuring continuous adherence to government standards

  • Navigate government contracts, specifically, those with migrant worker clauses, visa status and work rights ensuring your full comprehension of obligations to avoid legal complications

  • Migration worker engagement laws and employer requirements

  • Ongoing obligation requirements for the Department of Immigration

  • Structuring your business systems and processes to ensure compliance

  • RIsk assessment of your business processes for Immigration purposes

  • Responding to Immigration notices regarding your sponsorship or nomination

  • Strategic advice to manage organisation’s ongoing foreign workforce

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