Sponsorship and salary F2019L01451
Sponsorship applications and nominations: forms and fees (LIN 19/215)
LIN 19/215 specifies the approved forms and fees for standard business and temporary activities sponsorship applications and for subclass 407, 457, 482 and 494 nominations, and the manual way of lodging them when the Department’s online systems fail.
The Migration (LIN 19/215: Sponsorship Applications and Nominations for Subclass 407, 457, 482 and 494 Visas) Instrument 2019 (LIN 19/215) was signed on 8 November 2019 by the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs under provisions of regulations 2.61, 2.66, 2.73, 2.73A and 2.73B of the Migration Regulations 1994 (section 3). It commenced on 16 November 2019, at the same time as Schedule 2 to the Migration Amendment (New Skilled Regional Visas) Regulations 2019 (section 2). It repealed IMMI 18/038 (Schedule 1) and has not been amended.
The explanatory statement states that it gives effect to new subregulations 2.73B(4), (5), (7) and (14) by specifying the forms and fees for sponsorship applications and nominations under the new Subclass 494 visa
, and that the fees were calculated on a cost recovery basis.
Forms and fees
| Application or nomination | Approved form | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Standard business sponsor approval, applicant already a standard business sponsor (other than an overseas business sponsor) (item 1) | 482SR (Internet) | $420 |
| Standard business sponsor approval, any other applicant (item 2) | 482S (Internet) | $420 |
| Temporary activities sponsor approval (item 3) | 1478 (Internet) | $420 |
| Variation of a term of a temporary activities sponsor approval (item 4) | 1478 (Internet) | $420 |
| Nomination of an occupation for a subclass 457 or 482 visa (item 5) | 482N (Internet) | $330 |
| Nomination of an occupation for a subclass 494 visa (item 6) | 494N (Internet) | Nil |
| Nomination of a program of occupational training for a subclass 407 visa (s 8) | 1479N (Internet) | $170 |
Manual lodgement when online systems fail
Section 7 allows a sponsorship application or nomination to be emailed instead of lodged online where a departmental email authorises it after the Department has identified a problem with its Internet application systems. Under section 7(3), the problem must be one that cannot be rectified, or one unlikely to be rectified that day where an affected visa applicant would become an unlawful non-citizen by the next business day. The departmental email must come from the address in the section 7(6) table, attach the approved form and name the sender and position number.
The completed form must be emailed back to the sending address by the end of that day, by legal time in the Australian Capital Territory, with a copy of the departmental email (section 7(4)). The section 7(6) table names e482.Manual.Lodgement@homeaffairs.gov.au for standard business sponsorship (482S) and subclass 482 nominations (482N), and e494.Manual.Lodgement@homeaffairs.gov.au for subclass 494 nominations (494N). The note to section 7(6) states that the section 6 fee applies to a manual lodgement. Section 8 makes similar provision for subclass 407 training nominations, which may also be made at an Australian diplomatic, consular or migration office by an applicant outside Australia (section 8(8)).
Questions and answers
What is the nomination fee for a subclass 482 visa under LIN 19/215?
$330, using approved form 482N (Internet), under item 5 of the table in section 6.
Is there a fee for a subclass 494 nomination?
Item 6 of the table in section 6 specifies the fee as nil, with approved form 494N (Internet).
Can a nomination be lodged by email?
Only in the circumstances in section 7: a departmental email must authorise it after a problem with the Department’s online systems, and the form must be returned to the sending address by the end of that day.
Sources
- Migration (LIN 19/215: Sponsorship Applications and Nominations for Subclass 407, 457, 482 and 494 Visas) Instrument 2019, F2019L01451, Federal Register of Legislation
- Explanatory statement to LIN 19/215, F2019L01451
- Migration (IMMI 18/038: Sponsorship Applications and Nominations for Subclasses 407, 457 and 482 visas) Instrument 2018, F2018L00290 (repealed)
Instruments are amended and replaced. The version that applies to an application is usually the one in force on a particular date, which may not be the current one.
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