Temporary Activity Sponsorship Overview

Becoming a Temporary Activity Sponsor (‘TAS’) is the first step required for a business to be able to sponsor staff on a Subclass 407 Training Visa. It can also be used to sponsor workers in some streams of the Subclass 408 and 403 visas. The TAS approval status will remain in place for 5 years from date of approval.

Becoming a TAS comes with as range of obligations placed on the business, with the aim of safeguarding the integrity of the sponsorship system. Some of the obligations involved are:

• Cooperating with inspectors

• Keeping records to show sponsored workers are performing tasks as claimed in the application

• Notifying the Department of Home Affairs when certain events occur. For example, changes to the structure of the business or sponsored workers no longer doing what they were sponsored to do

For businesses interested in becoming a TAS, it is important to first discuss this with a qualified professional to ensure the TAS status will the business to sponsor the type of staff it wants. While becoming a TAS is an essential first step in sponsoring staff on Subclass 407 Training Visas, there are many other requirements that must be met to get to the point of sponsored workers obtaining their visa.

Pricing

Our standard fee for a TAS application is $3300.

Additional fees may apply if your case is complex for reasons such as an adverse history with Immigration or historical findings by courts of breaching employment laws. Quoted fees are inclusive of GST.