Employer-Sponsored Visas and DAMA Pathways: What Should WA Businesses Check?

Sponsored migration usually requires separate assessment of the employer, position, occupation, nomination and worker. A Designated Area Migration Agreement is a labour agreement for an approved region; it is not a visa and does not remove the need to satisfy the relevant pathway and individual criteria.

Employer checklist

• Genuine business and operating history
• Work location and designated-area coverage
• Occupation and duties
• Labour-market testing where applicable
• Salary and employment conditions
• Sponsorship, nomination and levy requirements
• Worker skills, English, age, health and character
• Ongoing sponsor compliance DAMA occupations and concessions differ between agreements and can change. Use the current agreement, head agreement and Home Affairs criteria; do not rely on an old occupation list. Book an employer-sponsored migration consultation only after service confirmation.

Sources

• Home Affairs — Employer sponsored visas
• Home Affairs — Designated Area Migration Agreements Conditional draft; verify current law and regional settings before publication.