Skilled and Employer Sponsored Visas
Avant Law - your trusted advisor in employer-sponsored and skilled visas
Accessing skilled workers in the context of Australia’s highly regulated migration framework requires careful planning and ongoing compliance. Whether you are an employer seeking to engage overseas talent, or a skilled professional navigating migration pathways, it is essential to have clear and strategic guidance to minimise risk and ensure long-term stability.
Our team provides practical and commercially-focused immigration advice across temporary and permanent skilled visa pathways. We work to ensure that applications are properly structured and aligned with business and career objectives.
We provide advice and support in the following areas:
- Employer sponsorship and nomination applications
- Temporary skilled visa options, including Training and Temporary Activity visas
- Permanent employer sponsored residency
- Points-based skilled and state sponsored visa pathways
- Labour agreements and Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMA)
- Health, character and public interest requirements
- Age exemption and health waiver provisions
- Provisions to include dependent family members, including adult children
- Skills assessment applications
- Strategic pathway planning from temporary to permanent settlement, including citizenship
- Resident return visas
- Visa refusal and cancellation matters, and other natural justice procedures
- Sponsor compliance obligations, employer sanctions provisions and monitoring by the Department of Home Affairs
We work closely with organisations to integrate immigration planning into broader workforce and operational strategies. For individual professionals, we provide clear guidance on eligibility, timing and long-term residency options.
Our approach is practical, strategic and focused on delivering sustainable outcomes in a complex and evolving regulatory environment.
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