Standard Business Sponsorship Approval

Standard Business Sponsorship for the TSS Visa

In order to sponsor employees for Skills in Demand (482) visas, most businesses need to be approved as a Standard Business Sponsor.
STANDARD BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP REQUIREMENTS	To obtain this approval, there are a number of important hurdles which must be met: There is a properly established business structure – such as a company, trust, partnership or registered business name; and The business must be in a sound financial position Business be lawfully operating
SPONSORSHIP PERIOD OF VALIDITY	Once obtained Sponsorship approval is generally valid for 5 years. However, there are a number of exceptions to this: Recently Established Businesses: if a business has been established for less than 12 months, then the business sponsorship approval, as well as any 482 visas granted, will be valid for a maximum of 18 months. Accredited Sponsors: high volume sponsors can apply to become accredited sponsors. In this case, the sponsorship is valid for a period of 6 years
APPLICATION FEE	The Standard Business Sponsorship application fee is $420.
YOUR OBLIGATIONS AS A SPONSOR	Once approved, you must meet ongoing sponsorship obligations, including paying sponsored workers no less than Australian workers in the same role, keeping records and notifying the Department of Home Affairs of certain changes. Skills in Demand visa holders can now change employers more easily. If their employment ends, they generally have up to 180 days at a time (365 days in total over the visa) to find a new sponsor, apply for another visa or leave Australia.

Employer sponsored visa guides

Am I eligible for a TSS visa?

Business outside Australia

For an Overseas Business Sponsorship (OBS), must be seeking to employ a skilled worker to either:

establish, or help establish, a business operation in Australia
fulfil obligations for a contract in Australia.

When nominating a worker, sponsors must also pay the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) levy: $1,200 per year of the visa for businesses with annual turnover under $10 million, or $1,800 per year for larger businesses.

How long the sponsorship lasts

Sponsorships can be valid for:

Australian businesses
Sponsorship for start-up businesses	Accredited sponsorships	Standard business sponsorships	Labour agreement
18 months	6 years	5 years	the length of the labour agreement