Migration & Visas
Employer-sponsored visas
Employer-sponsored visas let a business fill a skilled role with a worker from overseas when it can’t find a suitable person in Australia. Red Earth Migration helps the business become a sponsor, nominate the role and lodge the worker’s visa application.
Delivered by
Red Earth Migration
Visa and migration services by Registered Migration Agents
With help from Talent Connect 360
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Who it’s for
Employers with skill shortages
Businesses that need a skilled worker they can’t find locally.
Workers with a job offer
Skilled workers whose employer is willing to sponsor them.
Sponsored workers planning to stay
People on an employer-sponsored visa who want to move to permanent residence.
What’s included
Sponsorship
Applying for the business to become an approved sponsor.
Nomination
Nominating the position, including the occupation, pay and duties.
Visa application
The worker’s Skills in Demand visa (482) or Employer Nomination Scheme visa (186).
Sponsor obligations
Explaining what the business must do while it sponsors a worker.
How it works
Review
A Registered Migration Agent checks the role, the business and the worker’s eligibility.
Sponsorship and nomination
The business applies to be a sponsor and nominates the position.
Visa application
The worker’s visa application is prepared and lodged.
After the decision
Red Earth Migration explains the next steps, including any path to permanent residence.
Good to know
Only registered agents can help with visas
Immigration assistance must come from a registered migration agent or an Australian lawyer. Talent Connect 360 can help find candidates, but visa work is done by Red Earth Migration.
Older visas
The Skills in Demand visa (482) replaced the Temporary Skill Shortage visa. The Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa (187) is closed to new applications, except a transition stream for some existing 457 and 482 visa holders.
Questions
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Reviewed by a Registered Migration Agent at Red Earth Migration · Last updated 6 October 2026
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Important information
General information only: it does not take your personal circumstances into account.
Services described here may be subject to eligibility, professional registration or licensing requirements. Confirm the relevant scope and documents directly with Red Earth Migration, Talent Connect 360 before proceeding.
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