International Recruitment Experts

With over 15 years combined experience, our recruitment team will source the best employees for your business or workshop.

If you are not an employer, navigate to our applicant section for information about applying as a skilled worker

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Why settle for the best available, when you can have the best in the world?

Our Services

Interviewing & Selection

Our specialist international recruitment team will interview dozens of applicants before making a short list for employers to choose from.

Trade Testing

Employers have the option to trade test any applicants interviewed for their vacant position.

Sponsorship

Our registered migration agents will process all sponsorship, nomination and visa applications in a timely and professional matter.

Continuous Support

Once your candidates arrive onshore, our expert team can organise everything from Tax File Numbers to Trade Licensing.

Why us?

Highly Qualified

With more than 15 years recruitment experience, our thorough screening process ensures that all applicants are shortlisted to YOUR specifications. We guarantee high quality staff because we have access to an international labour pool. We select only the most skilled tradesmen in their fields.

Extensive Selection

When businesses advertise, all are hoping to find great employees but most often just settle for what’s available in a small labour pool. We offer a customised recruitment service to find you exactly the skills and attitude you need. Don’t just settle.

Professional Support

Our experienced team of Registered Migration Agents will provide ongoing support throughout your migration journey. They will give you personalised advice and information based on the most current legislation and policy requirements.

International Recruitment

Australian Skilled Migration offers an integrated recruitment and migration service. We will work with your company to determine your exact needs before sourcing, screening and shortlisting a number of suitable candidates to better your organisation.

We understand that high quality employees are the best resource any business can have and that your company needs to be sure that it is hiring the most talented and suitable individual for the position.

Our Registered Migration Agents collect and lodge all sponsorship, visa, nomination and country of departure documents.

We have successfully managed the overseas recruitment for a large number of Australian businesses, across dozens of industries.

Recruitment Service
Australian Skilled Migration source and screen the most highly qualified professionals and trades people from around the world. Our specialist recruitment team are experienced in prequalifying applicants to meet your organisations specific needs
Migration Service
We specialise in Employer Sponsored and Employer Nominated Visas. Our in-house registered migration agents process the entire application for you, making your experience as simple as possible.
Settlement Assistance
Australian Skilled Migration offer ongoing support to you and your new employees. Our team will organise private health insurance, medicare, tax file numbers and airfares before you new staff arrive. We can also assist with everything from trade licensing to setting up bank accounts.

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Recruiting overseas workers for your business

2018 Changes Recruitment Process Becoming a Sponsor Submit Enquiry

IMPORTANT CHANGES COMING IN MARCH 2018

If you are planning to sponsor overseas workers after March 2018, these changes will effect your business.

SPONSORING TEMPORARY WORKERS

In March 2018, The 457 Temporary Work Visa will be replaced by the TSS Visa (Temporary Skill Shortage).

Employers will be required to make a contribution to the Skilling Australians Fund to sponsor workers on a TSS Visa.

$1,200 per year for occupations on the short term skilled list
$1,800 per year for occupations on the long term skilled list

This amount as payable upfront at the time of nomination. (Eg. If you nominate your worker for 4 years and your business turnover is more than $10 million, your upfront payment will be $7,200)

Read more about the TSS Visa requirements here

SPONSORING PERMANENT WORKERS (ENS 186 & RSMS 187)

In March 2018, Employers will be required to make a contribution to the Skilling Australians Fund to Sponsor workers on a Permanent 186 or 187 Visa.

$3,000 for small businesses (Turnover less than $10 million)
$5,000 for other businesses (Turnover more than $10 million)

This amount as payable upfront at the time of nomination.

Employers will be required to pay TSMIT (Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold) Currently $53,900 per annum.

Recruitment Process

SELECTION PROCESS

Our experienced recruitment team will work with you to determine your businesses exact needs and customise your recruitment plan. We will then source, screen and shortlist applicants to your specific needs, prior to conducting interviews. Applicant interviews can be arranged face to face or via the internet, depending on your preference. You have the option to trade test applicants to your exact requirements, ensuring only the most skilled are selected.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Once your have selected your preferred applicant(s), our migration team collect and extensively check candidates requirements and company documents, ensuring they meet migration criteria. We compile and arrange all visa, sponsorship, nomination , skills assessment and country of origin departure documents.

PREPARING FOR ARRIVAL

Upon approval of your applicants visas, our office organises international and domestic flights.

Prior to your candidates arrival in Australia, our team has already arranged private health insurance, tax file numbers and can also facilitate trade licensing.

AFTER ARRIVAL

Australian Skilled Migration offers continued support to both you and your new employee.

Our team can assist your new employees to bring their family to Australia, apply for permanent residency and Citizenship

Becoming a Business Sponsor

In order to sponsor 457 Visa holders, you must become an Approved Business Sponsor. (You don’t need a Business Sponsorship to sponsor 186 and 187 visa holders, but there are a number of similar requirements the business must meet)

Australian Businesses must meet the following requirements before becoming a Standard Business Sponsor:

be a lawfully operating business
have no relevant adverse information against your business
meet training requirements
demonstrate your commitment to employing local labour
not engage in discriminatory recruitment practices.

Duration of Sponsorship

Once approved, your Standard Business Sponsorship will be valid for 5 years unless:

Your business had been established for less than 12 months at the time of application.
Your business becomes an accredited sponsor.

Australian Skilled Migration

Our migration experts have a 100% approval rate for Standard Business Sponsorship applications and offer a No Visa, No Fee Guarantee for Employer Sponsored Visas.

Australian Skilled Migration have been assisting businesses all over Australia to obtain business sponsorships and recruit skilled overseas staff.

Call us on 1300 633 484 to ask how we can assist you with becoming an approved Standard Business Sponsor.

What our clients say

We have never looked back after 2 years of having 457 sponsored workers. The attention to detail and positive attitude that my sponsored workers have is amazing and has spread through to our other employees.

Adam BennettTotal Fleet Imaging