Employer Eligibility – Subclass 482 Temporary Skill Shortage

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The 482 visa allows businesses to sponsor skilled overseas workers when suitable local talent cannot be found.
VBI Workforce Solutions helps employers meet the requirements and manage the entire process from start to finish.

To sponsor under the 482 visa, your business must:

• Hold a valid ABN or ACN
• Be actively trading
• Show genuine, ongoing business operations
• Have the financial capacity to employ and pay a skilled worker
• Maintain proper HR and payroll systems
• VBI can confirm your eligibility with a quick business assessment.

Before sponsoring a worker, an employer must be approved as a Standard Business Sponsor.

This requires:

• Evidence of lawful, active business operations
• A commitment to training Australians (no longer measured through the old training benchmark, but via general compliance history)
• No adverse information (immigration breaches, Fair Work violations, sanctions)
• Agreement to meet sponsorship obligations

VBI prepares your SBS application and compliance documents.

To be eligible, the role must be:

• A genuine, full-time, ongoing position
• Essential to your business operations
• Matched to an occupation on Australia’s Skilled Occupation Lists (STSOL / MLTSSL / ROL)
• Supported by evidence showing the need for the role

Common examples for 482 include:
Chefs, Cooks, Carpenters, Aged Care Managers, Customer Service Managers, ICT roles, Accountants, Auto Mechanics, Marketing Specialists, etc.

Most 482 visas require employers to prove they attempted to hire locally.

This means:

• Advertising the job in Australia for 4 weeks
• Using approved platforms (e.g., Workforce Australia + 2 major job boards)
• Keeping evidence of job ads and responses

Employers must offer a salary that is:

• At or above the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT): $73,150
• Equal to what an equivalent Australian employee would earn
• Compliant with all Fair Work requirements

VBI provides salary benchmarking and contract templates.

Employers must not have:

• Ongoing Fair Work investigations
• Underpayment issues
• Immigration sanctions
• A history of violating sponsorship obligations

Minor issues can often be managed — VBI reviews compliance history before proceeding.

As a 482 sponsor, the employer must:

• Keep accurate HR, payroll, and employment records
• Not engage in discriminatory recruitment
• Pay return travel costs if required
• Ensure equivalent pay and conditions to Australians
• Notify Home Affairs of key changes (position, duties, location)
• Not charge the worker any visa or sponsorship fees

VBI provides a full Sponsorship Obligations Guide for your team.

The employer must show:

• A safe, lawful workplace
• Capacity to supervise the worker
• Proper tools, equipment, and systems
• Adequate onboarding and ongoing support

VBI assists with workplace evidence and onboarding frameworks.