Need skilled people you can’t hire locally?
We’ll manage the visa.
When the right person for a role is overseas, employer-sponsored migration is how you bring them in — but the sponsorship process is detailed, heavily regulated, and the rules change often. Get it wrong and you face delays, refusals, or compliance risk down the track.
Accelerate Workforce Solutions manages the whole thing. From becoming an approved sponsor to lodging nominations and visa applications, our in-house Registered Migration Agent handles the process end-to-end — so you get the skilled worker you need without the paperwork, the guesswork, or the risk.
And because we’re a workforce business first, we do something most migration providers can’t: connect your sponsored migration to how you actually engage and manage that worker once they’re here.
Led by a Registered Migration Agent
Immigration assistance in Australia is regulated — and Accelerate’s migration practice is led in-house by a Registered Migration Agent, so your sponsorship is handled by a qualified specialist, not outsourced or guessed at.
Virginia Bennett — Head of Migration, Registered Migration Agent (MARN 2217993)
Employer-sponsored migration, in plain terms
If you can’t fill a skilled role with a local worker, employer sponsorship lets you bring in someone from overseas. The main pathway is the Skills in Demand (SID) visa, subclass 482 — the visa that replaced the former Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa. It runs across three streams (Specialist Skills, Core Skills, and Labour Agreement), each suited to different roles and salary levels.
There’s a clear sequence to it: your business becomes an approved sponsor, you nominate the role, and the worker applies for their visa. For many sponsored workers, it also opens a pathway to permanent residence over time through the Employer Nomination Scheme.
The detail — which stream, which occupation list, which thresholds — changes regularly and is where the risk sits. That’s the part we take off your plate.
How Accelerate helps
We manage the full employer-sponsored migration process, and we tailor it to your business:
Employer Migration Solutions
Sponsorship, nomination and visa management for businesses hiring skilled workers from overseas.
SID 482 & On-Hire Labour Agreement
Skills in Demand 482 visa sponsorship, including on-hire labour agreements (more below).
Employee Migration Services
Support for the sponsored workers themselves — guiding them through the visa application and requirements.
Visa Assessment
A clear read on eligibility and the right pathway before you commit.
The on-hire advantage
Here’s where being a workforce company matters. An on-hire labour agreement lets a business sponsor overseas workers and place them with host organisations — bridging migration and contingent workforce in a way a standard migration agency simply isn’t built to do.
Accelerate does both. We can sponsor skilled overseas workers and manage them as part of your contingent workforce — onboarding, payroll, compliance, the lot. One partner, one relationship, from visa to placement to ongoing management. If you engage on-hire or contract talent and need to reach overseas to find it, this is a genuinely rare combination.
Why work with us
A Registered Migration Agent in-house.
Your sponsorship is handled by a qualified specialist who keeps pace with a system that changes constantly.
Workforce and migration under one roof.
Most providers stop at the visa grant. We can carry straight on into payroll, compliance and management of the worker — especially valuable for on-hire and contingent arrangements.
Sponsor compliance managed.
Becoming a sponsor brings ongoing obligations, and getting them wrong can put your sponsorship at risk. We help you meet and maintain them.
Who we help
Our employer-sponsored migration support suits:
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- Employers and HR teams who’ve found the right candidate overseas and need the sponsorship handled properly.
- Talent acquisition teams building pipelines in shortage occupations.
- Growing businesses sponsoring for the first time, who need guidance through Standard Business Sponsorship.
- On-hire and labour-hire providers who want to source overseas talent and place it compliantly.
- Industries facing persistent skill shortages.
How the process works
We keep it structured and visible:
- Assess — we confirm eligibility, the right visa stream and the best pathway before you commit.
- Sponsor — we guide your business through Standard Business Sponsorship approval.
- Nominate & apply — we prepare and lodge the nomination and visa application.
- Manage — we support ongoing sponsor compliance, and where relevant, manage the worker as part of your workforce.
Frequently asked questions
Is the 482 visa still available?
Yes — the subclass 482 still exists, but it’s now the Skills in Demand (SID) 482 visa, which replaced the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa. The subclass number stayed the same; the framework and streams changed.
Do we need to be an approved sponsor before we can hire someone from overseas?
Generally, yes. Most employer-sponsored visas require your business to hold Standard Business Sponsorship before a nomination and visa application can proceed. We manage that step for you.
What’s an on-hire labour agreement, and why does it matter?
It’s an arrangement that lets a business sponsor overseas workers and place them with host organisations. It’s particularly relevant if you engage on-hire or contingent talent — and it’s an area where Accelerate’s combined migration and workforce capability is a real advantage.
Can you help both the employer and the worker?
Yes. We support employers through sponsorship and nomination, and we can support the sponsored worker through their visa application and beyond.
Does an employer-sponsored visa lead to permanent residence?
It can. Many sponsored workers have a pathway to permanent residence over time through the Employer Nomination Scheme, depending on their circumstances. We’ll map the pathway as part of the assessment.
Are you qualified to give migration advice?
Yes. Our migration practice is led in-house by a Registered Migration Agent (MARN 2217993), so your matter is handled by a qualified, regulated specialist.
Let's talk about your hiring need
If you’ve found the right person overseas, or you’re weighing up sponsorship and want to know where you stand, that’s a conversation worth having. Tell us about the role and we’ll show you the pathway.