Industry guides

Industry hiring guides

How to hire visa-friendly workers across hospitality, agriculture, healthcare, trades and more.

Sponsoring a Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (subclass 494) candidate in agriculture & farming — costs, timeline, common pitfalls

A Coffs Harbour blueberry farm filled 26 of 30 picking roles in eight days using the PALM scheme stream of the 408. Three of…

Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (subclass 494) Agriculture & Farming

Sponsoring a Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (subclass 494) candidate in aged care & disability — costs, timeline, common pitfalls

A Geelong aged-care group needed two registered nurses on 482s before Christmas. They’d never sponsored before. Here’s the day-by-day of their first hire. This…

Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (subclass 494) Aged Care & Disability

Sponsoring a RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) candidate in tourism — costs, timeline, common pitfalls

A Geelong aged-care group needed two registered nurses on 482s before Christmas. They’d never sponsored before. Here’s the day-by-day of their first hire. This…

RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) Tourism

Sponsoring a RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) candidate in retail — costs, timeline, common pitfalls

A Geelong aged-care group needed two registered nurses on 482s before Christmas. They’d never sponsored before. Here’s the day-by-day of their first hire. This…

RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) Retail

Sponsoring a RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) candidate in mining — costs, timeline, common pitfalls

A Geelong aged-care group needed two registered nurses on 482s before Christmas. They’d never sponsored before. Here’s the day-by-day of their first hire. This…

RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) mining

Sponsoring a RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) candidate in manufacturing — costs, timeline, common pitfalls

A Coffs Harbour blueberry farm filled 26 of 30 picking roles in eight days using the PALM scheme stream of the 408. Three of…

RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) Manufacturing

Sponsoring a RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) candidate in information technology — costs, timeline, common pitfalls

A Geelong aged-care group needed two registered nurses on 482s before Christmas. They’d never sponsored before. Here’s the day-by-day of their first hire. This…

RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) Information Technology

Sponsoring a RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) candidate in hospitality — costs, timeline, common pitfalls

A Brisbane bakery on the SID Core stream walks through the six weeks from posting the role to onboarding their new pastry chef —…

RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) Hospitality

Sponsoring a RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) candidate in healthcare — costs, timeline, common pitfalls

A Geelong aged-care group needed two registered nurses on 482s before Christmas. They’d never sponsored before. Here’s the day-by-day of their first hire. This…

RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) Healthcare

Sponsoring a RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) candidate in construction — costs, timeline, common pitfalls

A Brisbane bakery on the SID Core stream walks through the six weeks from posting the role to onboarding their new pastry chef —…

RSMS (subclass 187, legacy) Construction