WORK PERMITS/ EMPLOYER SPONSORED VISAS  |  Info Pack

EMPLOYERS

Our Vision

To be the market leader and most trusted supplier of immigration services.

Our Services

We provide a single point of contact backed by the entire Four Corners team, ensuring ongoing and effective communication. This includes:

• Providing initial consultation including assessment of eligibility
• Continually notifying all relevant parties of progress or issues that arise (we’ll inform the candidate to leave you free to pursue other business)
• Proving regular updates on any relevant legislation changes
• The provision of ongoing support for candidates with any VISA issues e.g. permanent residence
• Access to a world of professionals with a range of skills and experience

Four Corners prides itself on the provision of efficient and timely services. This can include:

• the development of a customised plan
• the provision of a comprehensive checklist and easy to use instructions as well as progress reports and status changes
• the provision of training for staff members as and when required
• continual availability to deal with any queries or issues, allow for prompt and effective action
• We act as a liaison with relevant authorities, including DIAC and others.

We can also provide a number of add-on services such as relocation, sourcing candidates etc.

What We Can Do for You

Our understanding of your current needs	Four Corners can help
To ensure your candidates are ready to legally work as soon as possible	Provide the smoothest, fastest service to deal with any VISA issues so that you don’t have to   Always be available to deal with any queries and act upon them in a timely and efficient manner
To offer your candidates the best relationship possible	Provide ongoing support of candidates with any VISA issues e.g. permanent residence
To know what’s happening with the application/s	Keep you and the candidate in the loop with regular reports on progress and scheduled summaries of status of all current applications
To know if rules or legislation change that affect candidates or clients	Appraise you regularly of legislation changes that may affect your clients
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS	Ensure all members of your staff have access to the relevant information and training in whatever format you require Provide access to a world of professionals with a range of skills and experience

Read these and other complete testimonials (PDF):

• Postilion
• MACS Engineering
• Capral Aluminium
• Aristotle
• gen-i
• Costa Group

VISA OPTIONS

Temporary Residence Visas

These include Subclass 457; Business Short Stay Visas (subclass 456); Occupational Training Visas and those for Working Holidays and Sports/Entertainment purposes.

Temporary Business Visas – subclass 457.

A program for employers to sponsor approved skilled workers to work in Australia on a temporary visa. Employers can nominate a number of positions for different occupations under the same sponsorship application. The visa is valid for 3 months to 4 years depending on the length of the employment contract. Application for this is a 3 step process with the first 2 steps involving the employer more than the candidate. Firstly, the employer becomes a sponsor and then nominates the candidate for a position. The final step is for the candidate to apply for their visa.

With a significant number of our clients applying for 457 visas, we have a depth of experience in the application procedures and processes. You can download the attached document to give you a more detailed overview or contact us for more information.

Business Short Stay Visas – subclass 456.

For short stays in Australia of up to 3 months for business reasons.

Occupational Training Visas

A 12 month visa which allows students/recent graduates to work in Australia to finalise their training.

Sports and Entertainment Visa

A visa specific to sportspeople, artists, and musicians.

Working Holiday Visas – Working Holiday and Work & Holiday Programmes

This provides opportunities for people aged between 18 and 30 (from Belgium, Canada, Republic of Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan and United Kingdom) to holiday in Australia and to supplement their travel funds through incidental employment. The recipient can:

• stay up to 12 months
• leave and re-enter Australia any number of times while the visa is valid
• work in Australia for up to 6 months with each employer
• study or train for up to 4 months

Permanent Residence Visas

These include the Employer Nomination Scheme; Regional Sponsorship Migration Scheme; General Skilled Migration, General Business Skilled Migration, Family Migration, Student Visas, Resident Return Visas and Australian Citizenship.

Employer Nomination Scheme

Allows lawfully operating Australian employers to recruit workers on permanent visas to fill full-time highly skilled positions that cannot be filled from the Australian labour market.

Regional Sponsorship Migration Scheme

For employers in regional Australia to employ skilled people in positions unable to be filled from the local labour market.

Other categories include: General Skilled Migration, General Business Skilled Migration, Family Migration, Student Visas, Resident Return Visas and Australian Citizenship. General Skilled Migration is a common visa application for permanent residence allowing migration to Australia if the applicant is under 45 years of age, has good English language skills, and skills and qualifications in an occupation required in Australia. This visa uses a points test to select applicants with characteristics needed in the Australian labour market with the applicant required to meet the applicable passmark for a visa to be granted. Sponsorship is not required.

EMPLOYEES

What We Can Do for You

We provide a single point of contact backed by the entire Four Corners team, ensuring ongoing and effective communication. This includes:

• Providing initial consultation including assessment of eligibility
• Continually notifying all relevant parties of progress or issues that arise
• Proving regular updates on any relevant legislation changes
• The provision of ongoing support with any VISA issues e.g. permanent residence
• Access to a world of professionals with a range of skills and experience

Four Corners prides itself on the provision of efficient and timely services. This can include:

• the development of a customised plan
• the provision of a comprehensive checklist and easy to use instructions as well as progress reports and status changes
• continual availability to deal with any queries or issues, allow for prompt and effective action

We act as a liaison with relevant authorities, including DIAC and others. We can also provide a number of add-on services such as relocation and removals, financial advice and foreign exchange.

Please read our subclass 457 FAQs for information on this visa subclass.