To be approved as a Standard Business Sponsor, a business must satisfy the Department of Home Affairs that it is lawfully operating in Australia, financially
The government application fee for a Standard Business Sponsorship is AUD $420 as of 2026. This is a one-off fee payable at the time of
A Standard Business Sponsorship is approved for a period of five years from the date of grant. During this period, the business can nominate multiple
Standard Business Sponsorship (SBS) is the formal government approval that allows an Australian business to sponsor skilled overseas workers under employer-sponsored visa programmes. Without an
A 186 nomination is how an Australian employer nominates a skilled worker for permanent residency under the Employer Nomination Scheme, using one of three streams
A 186 nomination is how an Australian employer nominates a skilled worker for permanent residency under the Employer Nomination Scheme, using one of three streams