Sponsor skilled talent, and rise to trusted status.
To hire skilled workers from overseas, your business must first become an approved sponsor. We secure your Standard Business Sponsorship — and, when you qualify, the premium Accredited Sponsor status that puts your nominations at the front of the queue.
Sponsorship is the licence to hire globally.
No Australian business can sponsor a skilled worker without first holding sponsor approval. Standard sponsorship opens the door; accredited status — the premium tier — keeps it open wider, with priority processing that turns months into weeks. For businesses competing for global talent, the difference is decisive.
From approved sponsor to trusted partner.
Australian employer sponsorship works in two tiers. Every sponsor starts at the first; eligible businesses rise to the second, where the real speed advantage lives.
Standard Business Sponsor
The mandatory first step. Once approved, your business can nominate skilled workers for the relevant employer-sponsored visas — and the approval stands for years, not a single hire.
- →Lawfully operating in Australia
- →A genuine need for the role
- →Commitment to employing local labour
- →A clean compliance record
Accredited Sponsor
A trusted-partner status for sponsors who meet stricter criteria. Nominations and visas are prioritised — cutting processing from months toward weeks — and lower-risk applications are streamlined.
- ★Priority processing of nominations & visas
- ★Streamlined handling of low-risk cases
- ★Use of your own website for advertising
- ★Enhanced standing with Home Affairs
How businesses qualify for accredited status.
Accreditation isn't a fixed waiting period — it opens once your business meets one of several qualifying categories, backed by a track record of compliance as a standard sponsor. The common routes:
Government agencies
Commonwealth, state and territory government bodies qualify directly under their own category.
Low-volume, high local workforce
Lower-volume users of the program where Australian workers make up a high share of the workforce — broadly at least 85%.
High-volume, strong local workforce
Higher-volume sponsors with a solid majority of Australian workers — broadly at least 75% — and a strong nomination-approval record.
Trusted Traders & major investors
Accredited Australian Trusted Traders, and businesses that have made a major investment in Australia, qualify on that basis.
Exact thresholds and evidence vary — and Home Affairs retains discretion. We assess which route fits your business.
Sponsor, nominate, hire.
Australian sponsorship runs in three stages. Sponsorship approval comes first; we manage the full sequence so each hire moves without delay.
Sponsorship
Your business is approved as a sponsor — standard, or accredited where you qualify. The foundation for every hire that follows.
Nomination
You nominate the specific role and worker — occupation, salary and conditions — for the chosen visa. Each nomination is its own approval.
Visa
With the nomination approved, your worker applies for the visa. We support them through to grant — faster, if you're accredited.
Your sponsorship, handled.
Approved as a sponsor, cleanly
We prepare a well-evidenced Standard Business Sponsorship — lawful operation, genuine need, local-labour commitment — so your approval comes through without avoidable queries.
Accredited where you qualify
We assess your workforce mix, volume and record against the accreditation categories, and make the case for trusted status — and the priority processing that comes with it.
Nominations that hold up
Each nomination — occupation, salary, market-salary-rate and conditions — prepared to meet the test the first time, so your hire isn't delayed by a fixable error.
Obligations kept, status protected
Sponsorship carries continuing obligations and monitoring. We keep you compliant — protecting your accredited standing and your ability to keep hiring.
For accredited sponsors, processing moves from months toward weeks — and the right hire arrives when you need them.
Common questions.
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Put your hiring on the fast track.
Talk to a senior adviser about sponsorship — approved cleanly, accredited where you qualify, and the whole nomination process run for you.
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