Standard Business Sponsorship (SBS)

A Standard Business Sponsorship belongs to a business which has been approved by the Department of Home Affairs to sponsor employees on a Skills in Demand visa (Subclass 482).

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Sponsoring your employees on a Standard Business Sponsorship

There are three key stages to sponsoring an employee on a Skills in Demand visa with a Standard Business Sponsorship:

• Standard Business Sponsorship approval: The business / employer (which can be a sole trader, partnership, company, unincorporated association etc.) applies for approval to become a standard business sponsor.

• Nomination approval: The business / employer applies for approval to nominate an occupation to be filled by a Skills in Demand visa holder.

• Skills in Demand visa approval: The employee applies for approval of their Skills in Demand visa.

The requirements for labour agreements are slightly different and specific advice should be sought.

What are the requirements to apply for a Standard Business Sponsorship?

The following are the key requirements which must be satisfied in order for a business to be approved as a standard business sponsor under the Skills in Demand visa scheme. There are other requirements depending on individual circumstances however these are the key relevant requirements for most businesses:

1. The business must be lawfully operating.

2. If the business is lawfully operating a business in Australia, the business satisfies prescribed training benchmarks.

3. The business must make certain declarations in the application form.

What are the requirements for a Skills in Demand visa nomination application?

The following are the key requirements which must be satisfied in order for a business to nominate an occupation for the purposes of a Skills in Demand visa. There are other requirements depending on individual circumstances however these are the key relevant requirements for most businesses:

• The business must be an approved standard business sponsor or a party to a labour agreement.

• The occupation must be on the Core Skills Occupations List (CSOL).

• The terms and conditions of employment for the proposed Skills in Demand visa holder must be no less favourable than the terms and conditions which are provided, or which would be provided, to Australian citizens and permanent residents for performing the same work at the same location (which includes paying market salary rate salary).

• The market salary rate must be greater than the temporary skilled migration income threshold (TSMIT).

• The position associated with the nominated occupation must be “genuine”.

• A signed employment contract should be provided.

Skills in Demand visa

The Skills in Demand visa (Subclass 482) has different streams, read more about the visa:

Skills in Demand visa

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