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Employer Sponsored Visas

Employer sponsored visas allow Australian businesses to sponsor skilled overseas workers to fill positions they can't find a suitably qualified Australian to fill, offering both temporary and permanent pathways.

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Who is this visa for?

  • Skilled workers who have (or can secure) a genuine job offer from an approved Australian sponsor
  • Employees already in Australia on another visa who wish to transition to a sponsored pathway
  • Employers looking to sponsor overseas talent for hard-to-fill roles

Key requirements

Approved sponsor

The employer must be an approved or approvable business sponsor

The role must align with the applicant's skills and an eligible occupation

Sponsored workers must be paid at or above the relevant government-set income threshold and the market rate for the role, both of which are indexed and updated periodically

In most cases, employers must show a genuine attempt to recruit locally first

Relevant experience and, in many cases, a positive skills assessment

Health and character requirements

Main pathways

Temporary skilled sponsorship

for employers filling a skills gap on a temporary basis

for longer-term positions, offering a direct path to permanent residency

for employers and workers in designated regional areas, often with more flexible criteria

Why work with us?

Sponsorship rules, salary thresholds, and occupation lists are reviewed and updated regularly, and compliance obligations fall on both employer and employee.
We help you:

  • Determine the right visa pathway for your situation
  • Prepare sponsorship, nomination, and visa applications in parallel
  • Ensure salary and labour market testing requirements are met
  • Support the transition from temporary to permanent status where eligible

This information is general in nature. Visa requirements and financial benchmarks are set by the Department of Home Affairs and are subject to change. For advice tailored to your circumstances, please contact us for a consultation.