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发表于 2012-3-13 18:37:56
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Temporary Business (Long Stay) - Standard Business Sponsorship (Subclass 457)
Sponsorship Accreditation Eligibility
Accreditation recognises that many Australian businesses have a long history of good dealings with the department including lodging a high volume of good quality, decision-ready applications and an excellent record of compliance with relevant laws.
Employers may now apply for accredited status which will qualify them for priority processing for all subclass 457 nominations and visa applications.
How to apply for sponsorship accreditation
To qualify for Accredited Status, sponsors will have to demonstrate several characteristics in addition to the standard sponsorship requirements at the time of application.
Accredited status can be applied for by either submitting a new sponsorship application or applying for a variation of a current sponsorship agreement.
Sponsors can apply for accredited status by the same methods as applying to become a standard business sponsor that is by using eVisa or paper form 1196s.
If the employer does not meet the characteristics for accredited status, the application for standard business sponsorship will still proceed and be assessed in the usual way.
If a sponsor does not maintain these characteristics, Accredited Status can be revoked which means priority processing will be retracted. The validity length of the sponsorship cannot be changed, and will remain at six years.
Characteristics that must be met
Sponsors who want to be approved for Accredited Status must meet all of the following characteristics:
?be a government agency, a publicly-listed company, or a private company, with a minimum of $4 million turnover per year for the last three years
?have been an active subclass 457 visa sponsor for the past three years (with a break of no more than six months, not due to any sanction)
?have no adverse information known about them based on Department of Immigration and Citizenship and Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relation monitoring, including formal warnings and sanctions
?have had at least 30 primary subclass 457 visa holders granted in the previous 12 months
?have lodged a high level of decision-ready applications over the previous two years
?have a non-approval rate of less than three per cent for the previous three years
?have Australian workers comprising at least 75 per cent of their workforce in Australia and a commitment to maintain this level. |
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