To be eligible to sponsor a qualified skilled worker, you must have an approved Standard Business Sponsorship (SBS). Have a legally established and currently operating business. Have no adverse information regarding your business. Have a strong record of, or a demonstrated commitment to, employing local labour. Must declare you will not engage in discriminatory recruitment practices.

Yes, your employer can sponsor you for a visa while you are overseas, provided you have at least 1 year of relevant work experience within the last 5 years and meet the visa eligibility requirements.

Yes, you can include immediate family members in your visa application.

If you stop working with your sponsoring employer, you will have a time to find a new sponsor, apply for a different visa or arrange to depart Australia. You will have up to: 180 days at a time, or a maximum of 365 days in total across the entire visa grant period.

Your employer can sponsor you for up to 4 years.