Accredited Sponsorship is a five-year visa sponsorship arrangement that grants access to priority processing for Subclass 482 Visa (TSS Visa) and Nomination applications. In some cases, processing times for Subclass 482 visas and nominations can be reduced from months to weeks or even days.

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This allows your business to meet its skill needs quickly, minimising the impact on operations. If your business currently holds a Standard Business Sponsorship arrangement and actively sponsors visa holders, you may be interested in upgrading to become an Accredited Sponsor.

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Requirements:

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To qualify for Accredited Sponsorship, your business must:

• Be a Standard Business Sponsor.

• Meet specific criteria for your category.

  • You should meet the additional characteristics of one of the following five categories at the time of application:
     

Category 1: Commonwealth, State, and Territory Government Agencies
 

• Be an Australian government department or agency.

• Ensure Australian workers make up at least 75% of your workforce in Australia.
   

Category 2: Australian Trusted Traders
 

• Be a current Australian Trusted Trader.

• Ensure Australian workers make up at least 75% of your workforce in Australia.

• Have written contracts of employment for all TSS and/or 457 visa holders that meet the National Employment Standards (unless exempt).

• Pay all Australian employees according to an Enterprise Agreement or an internal salary table reflecting current market salary rates for all occupations in your business.
   

Category 3: Low Volume Usage and High Percentage of Australian Workers (at least 85%)
 

• Ensure Australian workers make up at least 85% of your workforce in Australia.

• Not be a sole trader or a partnership (exceptions for large partnerships in specific industries).

• Have an annual turnover of at least AUD 4M for the last two years.

• Have been a standard business sponsor for at least one year.

• Have nominations approved for at least one primary TSS or Subclass 457 visa holder in the last year.

• Maintain a nomination non-approval rate of less than 3% for the last year.

• Have no adverse monitoring outcomes.

• Pay all Australian employees according to an Enterprise Agreement or an internal salary table reflecting current market salary rates.

• Engage all TSS and/or Subclass 457 visa holders as employees under written contracts that meet National Employment Standards.
   

Category 4: High Volume Usage and Medium Percentage of Australian Workers (at least 75%)
 

• Ensure Australian workers make up at least 75% of your workforce in Australia.

• Not be a sole trader or a partnership (exceptions for large partnerships in specific industries).

• Have an annual turnover of at least AUD 4M for the last two years.

• Have been a standard business sponsor for at least two years.

• Have nominations approved for at least ten TSS and/or Subclass 457 visa holders in the last two years.

• Maintain a nomination non-approval rate of less than 3% for the last two years.

• Have no adverse monitoring outcomes.

• Pay all Australian employees according to an Enterprise Agreement or an internal salary table reflecting current market salary rates.

• Engage all TSS and/or Subclass 457 visa holders as employees under written contracts that meet National Employment Standards.
   

Category 5: Major Investment in Australia
 

• Have made a major investment in Australia (at least AUD 50M) which has directly generated Australian employment.

• Not be a sole trader or a partnership (exceptions for large partnerships in specific industries).

• Have been a standard business sponsor for at least one year.

• Have nominations approved for at least one primary TSS or Subclass 457 visa holder in the last year.

• Maintain a nomination non-approval rate of more than 97% in the last year.

• Have no adverse monitoring outcomes.

• Pay all employees according to an Enterprise Agreement or an internal salary table reflecting current market salary rates.

• Engage all TSS and/or Subclass 457 visa holders as employees under written contracts that meet National Employment Standards.