TSS 482 visa self sponsorship

The subclass 482 TSS Visa program is designed to enable employers to address labour shortages by bringing in genuinely skilled workers in circumstances where they cannot source an appropriately skilled Australian to fill the position. As a result, it should not be used by businesses primarily to “create a position” – for example, in order to facilitate the entry, or stay, of the nominee and/or a family member to Australia rather than using more appropriate visa pathways where available.

Eight examples of factors that might indicate that facilitating the entry or stay of the nominee is the primary objective of the application are:

• The nominee is a relative or personal associate of an officer of the sponsoring business.
• The nominee is a director or owner of the sponsoring business.
• The nominee is currently in Australia and already working for the sponsor and the nominee’s immigration history in Australia suggests that their primary motive is to stay in Australia on any type of visa.
• The business has been in existence for a very short period of time (for example, the business was created in the last 3-6 months and appears to have been “created” for the purpose of migration).
• The proposed salary is significantly lower than industry standards, or is above AUD250,000 and this does not appear to be consistent with labour market conditions.
• The business has a relatively small turnover that could indicate that, at the nominated salary provided, it would be difficult to support the number of proposed employees at the business.
• The business does not employ any, or employs very few, Australian workers.
• There is evidence that the business may have received, or will receive, payment from the nominee for lodging the nomination.