Your Overseas Hire. A Clear Sponsorship Plan.

Start with the business and role. Understand the pathway before the paperwork.

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Registered Migration Agent support for subclass 482, 186 and 494 employer-sponsored applications, with published professional fees and clearly defined package inclusions.

MARA Registered (MARN: 2016128) Business, role and candidate assessed Scope agreed in writing

A Hiring Plan Needs More Than a Visa Name.

The business, the position and the candidate each bring their own questions. Starting the paperwork before those questions are understood can leave you with gaps in evidence, unclear costs and a hiring timetable built on assumptions.

Know the Scope Before You Start.

We help you assess the proposed hire and organise the employer and applicant work into clearly defined stages.

Assess the business, role and candidate together

Identify evidence gaps and issues to resolve

Separate employer work from the worker’s visa application

Agree responsibilities, professional fees and next steps

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SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES

Choose Your Employer-Sponsored Package

Subclass 482, 186 and 494 packages for new sponsors, existing sponsors and permanent residence. All professional fees are in AUD and include GST. Government and third-party charges are additional.

No outcome guarantees. Scope, deliverables and timing are confirmed in writing before engagement.

Subclass 482 Packages

Skills in Demand

Published packages for new and existing Standard Business Sponsors.

New Sponsor Package

Subclass 482

$6,600 incl. GST

SBS + Nomination + Visa

The complete solution for an employer sponsoring their first worker. Save $550 compared with engaging SBS, nomination and visa separately.

  • Standard Business Sponsorship application
  • Subclass 482 nomination
  • Genuine-position and salary reports, plus LMT reports where applicable
  • Subclass 482 visa application
  • Eligible dependants included in the same visa application
  • Standard Department correspondence until decision
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482 checklist

Existing Sponsor Package

Subclass 482

$5,500 incl. GST

Nomination + Visa

For employers that already hold an approved Standard Business Sponsorship.

  • Subclass 482 nomination
  • Genuine-position and salary reports, plus LMT reports where applicable
  • Subclass 482 visa application
  • Eligible dependants included in the same visa application
  • Standard Department correspondence until decision
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Who pays for 482 visa costs?

Employer Nomination Scheme

Subclass 186

Published Temporary Residence Transition and Direct Entry packages.

Employer Nomination Scheme

Subclass 186 TRT

$5,500 incl. GST

Nomination + Visa Application

Temporary Residence Transition stream for 482 holders moving to permanent residence.

  • Subclass 186 nomination
  • Genuine-position and salary reports, plus LMT reports where applicable
  • Subclass 186 visa application
  • Eligible dependants included in the same visa application
  • Standard Department correspondence until decision
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186 checklist

Employer Nomination Scheme

Subclass 186 Direct Entry

$6,600 incl. GST

Skills Assessment + Nomination + Visa

Direct Entry package including our professional assistance with one standard skills assessment for the primary applicant.

  • Preparation and lodgement assistance for one standard skills assessment for the primary applicant
  • Subclass 186 nomination
  • Genuine-position and salary reports, plus LMT reports where applicable
  • Subclass 186 visa application
  • Eligible dependants included in the same visa application
  • Standard Department correspondence until decision
Usable assessment held: nomination + visa

$5,500 incl. GST

No new skills assessment assistance included.

Assessing-authority fees are additional; complex assessments including CDR preparation are separately quoted.

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186 checklist

Regional Employer Sponsorship

Subclass 494

Published nomination and visa package, with a new-sponsor option.

Regional Employer Sponsorship

Subclass 494

$5,500 incl. GST

Nomination + Visa Application

Nomination and visa for a regional worker with an approved sponsor.

  • Subclass 494 nomination
  • Subclass 494 visa application
  • Standard Department correspondence until decision
New sponsor: SBS + nomination + visa

$6,600 incl. GST

Includes Standard Business Sponsorship application, 494 nomination and visa. Assessment assistance is separately quoted.

RCB, SAF, government and third-party charges are additional. Skills assessment assistance is separately quoted where required.

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494 checklist

What sits outside this service?

Government application charges, the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) levy, assessing-authority fees, recruitment advertising and placement charges, and other third-party costs are additional. Complex skills assessments, including CDR preparation, are separately quoted. For subclass 494, RCB requirements and applicable skills assessments remain separate; skills assessment assistance is separately quoted. Separate applications, complex health or character matters, refusals, cancellations and tribunal matters require a separate scope. Recruitment, an unlimited retainer, ongoing sponsor-compliance management and employment-law advice are outside these application packages.

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Home Affairs: How to sponsor a worker

A Practical Sequence for Your Business

Step 1

Share the hiring brief

Tell us about the business, sponsorship status, role, location, salary, candidate and target start date.

Step 2

Assess and scope

We assess the proposed pathway, identify missing information and confirm the deliverables, responsibilities and quote.

Step 3

Prepare agreed stages

Once engaged, supply the business and candidate evidence. We prepare and lodge only the applications included in the agreed scope.

Step 4

Manage the matter

We handle standard Department correspondence for the engaged stages. Further hires or additional work are scoped separately.

Frequently Asked Questions

Published package fees, inclusions and additional costs for employer-sponsored applications.

Can you help a business that has never sponsored before?
Yes. Start by sharing your business background and proposed role. We assess the relevant pathway and whether sponsorship approval or nomination work is required. We do not assume every business or candidate is eligible.
Which employer-sponsored pathways can we discuss?
We can assess potential subclass 482, 186 and 494 matters within an agreed scope. The appropriate pathway depends on the business, position, candidate and applicable requirements. Labour agreements and DAMA matters require separate scoping.
Are sponsorship, nomination and visa work the same thing?
No. They are distinct steps where applicable: employer sponsorship or nomination relates to the business and position, while the worker makes the visa application. The required stages depend on the chosen pathway. See the linked Home Affairs guide for an overview.
What are the package fees?
All fees are AUD and include GST. Subclass 482: $6,600 for the New Sponsor Package (SBS + nomination + visa), or $5,500 for the Existing Sponsor Package (nomination + visa). Subclass 186 TRT: $5,500 for nomination + visa. Subclass 186 Direct Entry: $6,600 including assistance with one standard skills assessment for the primary applicant, nomination + visa; $5,500 for nomination + visa if a usable assessment is held. Subclass 494: $5,500 for nomination + visa with an approved sponsor, or $6,600 for new-sponsor SBS + nomination + visa. These are professional fees; government and third-party costs are additional.
Are government fees and other costs included?
No. Government charges, the SAF levy, assessing-authority fees, recruitment advertising and placement charges, and other third-party costs are additional. Complex assessments, including CDR preparation, are separately quoted. For subclass 494, RCB requirements and applicable skills assessments remain separate.
Are skills assessments and family members included?
The 186 Direct Entry $6,600 package includes professional assistance with one standard skills assessment for the primary applicant, but not the assessing authority’s fee. The $5,500 usable-assessment option does not include new assessment assistance. Eligible dependants in the same 482 or 186 visa application are included; separate applications are separately quoted. The 494 package does not promise assessment assistance or dependant inclusions; 494 scope is confirmed before engagement.
Can you manage multiple hires or ongoing obligations?
We can discuss several hires and quote the work for the identified matters. This offer is not an unlimited retainer or an ongoing compliance-management service. Tell us if you need additional work so it can be scoped separately.
Can you guarantee approval or a start date?
No. We confirm our own work schedule after scope review, but do not guarantee sponsorship approval, nomination approval, a visa grant or Department processing time. Tell us about hiring deadlines early so we can assess the plan.
Atul Pandey

MEET YOUR MIGRATION EXPERT

Atul Pandey

MARA Registered Migration Agent

Before I became a migration agent, I spent years working in tech and building my own business. That background shapes everything about how I work with my clients. I understand regulatory complexity, I'm comfortable with ambiguity, and I know what it's like to make high-stakes decisions without a clear roadmap. For the last 6 years I have been running a boutique migration practice focused on exceptional individuals and businesses across a wide range of subclasses - national innovation (858), employer-sponsored pathways (482, 494), regional visa streams (491), and permanent residence routes (189, 190, 186, 191). I'm particularly drawn to working with founders, engineers, researchers, and technologists pursuing Australia's talent-based pathways. Unconventional careers, non-linear work histories, entrepreneurial track records - this is territory I understand well, and I know how to present it compellingly to decision-makers. You'll work directly with me throughout your case. No handoffs, no junior staff managing your file while I'm elsewhere. If your path doesn't fit neatly into a box, that's fine - most of the interesting ones don't.

MARA Registered (MARN: 2016128) 6+ Years Experience 100+ Successful Clients
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Build Your Hiring Plan on a Clear Scope.

Share the business, role and candidate details. We will confirm the applicable 482, 186 or 494 package and any work outside its published standard scope.

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General information only. Advice depends on your circumstances. An enquiry does not begin representation.