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What sanctions can apply to Standard Business Sponsors and Temporary Activities Sponsors? australian resident visaComplianceImmigration

What sanctions can apply to Standard Business Sponsors and Temporary Activities Sponsors?

If your business holds, or has held within the last 5 years, a valid Standard Business Sponsorship or Temporary Activities Sponsorship, you must comply with all the sponsorship obligations and all relevant Australian immigration and workplace laws. A failure to do so can result in serious consequences for both your business and the people you sponsor. How compliance is monitored The…
Alyse Lee
23 April, 2025
Which entity should a SID 482 visa holder work for? business482ComplianceEmployer SponsoredSkills in DemandSponsorship

Which entity should a SID 482 visa holder work for?

Skills in Demand (SID) Subclass 482 visa holders are subject to condition 8607, which amongst other things requires them to work only for their sponsoring employer or an "associated entity" of the sponsor. The only exemption to this is if the SID 482 visa has nominated one of several exempt occupations. Employers who have applied for a "standard business sponsorship" to…
Jordan Tew
3 March, 2025
Can you change employers while holding a Skills in Demand (Subclass 482) (SID) visa? (Updated on: 29 January 2025) 482ComplianceSkills in Demand

Can you change employers while holding a Skills in Demand (Subclass 482) (SID) visa? (Updated on: 29 January 2025)

There are many reasons why you may want to change your employers. Changing employers while holding an employer sponsored Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) or Skills in Demand (SID) Subclass 482 visa is possible, but there are specific conditions and procedures that must be complied with. A summary of the process to change employers while on a 482 visa is set…
Jordan Tew
29 January, 2025
Who is responsible for paying for the costs associated with employer sponsored visa applications? (Updated on: 11 December 2024) ComplianceSponsorship obligations

Who is responsible for paying for the costs associated with employer sponsored visa applications? (Updated on: 11 December 2024)

Businesses may be able to sponsor foreign workers to Australia through the employer sponsored visa program (which includes the Skills in Demand (Subclass 482) (SID) visa and the Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 186) (ENS) visa). This article explains whether fees in relation to these applications can be passed onto applicants, including examples provided by the Department of Home Affairs (Department). What is…
Lucinda Lim
11 December, 2024
Visa Exclusion Periods (Public Interest Criteria 4020) australian resident visaCompliance

Visa Exclusion Periods (Public Interest Criteria 4020)

The Department of Home Affairs (Department) have various measures to ensure the integrity of its immigration program, and to deter those who have done the wrong thing for the purposes of trying to secure a visa. This article addresses what happens when the Department believe that a person has provided a bogus document, or information that is false or misleading…
Jordan Tew
1 August, 2024