Sponsorship Compliance Checklist 2025: Avoiding Common Pitfalls
Sponsoring workers in 2025? Here’s a simple compliance checklist for employers to avoid penalties and stay audit-ready.
October 23, 2025
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186 Visa in 2025: Permanent Pathway for...
The 186 Employer Nomination Scheme visa offers permanent residency to skilled workers. Here’s what employers need to know in 2025.
Regional Sponsorship Benefits: Why More...
The 494 visa supports regional employers in 2025. Learn how sponsorship helps businesses outside the major cities find and retain skilled workers.
Labour Market Testing in 2025: Updated...
Labour Market Testing (LMT) is required for many employer-sponsored visas in 2025. Here’s what businesses need to know about advertising rules and...
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Step-by-Step Guide: How to Sponsor a...
To sponsor a worker under the 482 visa in 2025, employers must:
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English Test Changes for Sponsored...
From 7 August 2025, only in-person English tests at secure centres are accepted for sponsored visas. From 13 September 2025, extra changes apply to...
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Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL)...
The Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), introduced in December 2024, replaced the old MLTSSL, STSOL and ROL lists. It currently includes 456 eligible...
Sponsorship and Salary: What the July...
From 1 July 2025, employers must pay sponsored workers a base of at least:
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How to prepare for a sponsorship...
When your business sponsors overseas workers, you have legal obligations. The Department of Home Affairs can audit your company to make sure you’re...
482, 186 or 494: which visa is right...
Hiring overseas workers can be a great solution when you can’t find local staff. But choosing the wrong visa can cost your business time, money, and...
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