Sponsor Eligibility
Sponsors must meet the following eligibility requirements.
Sponsorship is required if you are staying in Australia for more than three (3) months. To be eligible for approval as an temporary resident sponsor, the organisation must:
- be a lawfully established and actively operating organisation in Australia
- make, and have the capacity to comply with, sponsorship undertakings
- have a satisfactory record of compliance with the immigration laws of Australia.
Who can be a sponsor
The sponsoring organisation must be one of the following:
- an Australian tertiary education institution
- an Australian research institution
- an Australian school or an Australian technical college that is not a tertiary institution.
Labour market testing
Labour Market Testing is required, except where the:
- stay is for less than three (3) months
- position is for senior academic/research staff
- position forms part of a labour agreement.
Supporting documentation
The sponsor must provide:
- a letter of appointment from the administrative office/Registrar's office of the organisation offering the appointment. The letter should confirm:
- the appointment is full-time
- the position is that of an academic, librarian, technician, laboratory demonstrator, graduate or post-doctoral reseacher or teacher
- duration of the appointment
- proposed number of hours a week to be worked (for positions other than a senior academic or scientific research)
- job title and duties
- proposed salary and other remuneration
- if the position is to undertake research, the academic level at which the research will be undertaken.
- evidence that the position meets labour market testing requirements
See: Labour Market Testing - labour agreement (if relevant)
- evidence of sponsor's professional standing within the relevant industry in Australia.
- financial information from the sponsor's accountant, bank or auditor to confirm their financial capacity to support you.