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Sponsor Licence Setup

Become an approved sponsor, with the compliance systems that keep the licence.

Fixed fee
$2,150
Billing
fixed fee, per employer
Turnaround
15 business days to filing

What it is

Getting a sponsor licence is the easy half. Keeping it is the half that catches employers out, because approval comes with record-keeping and reporting duties that are audited without much notice.

This service takes you through the application and leaves you with a compliance system that survives an inspection: named roles, document retention, right-to-work checks and a reporting calendar.

It is built for companies hiring their first sponsored employee, and for companies who already hold a licence and know their processes would not withstand a visit.

What you receive

  • Pre-application audit of your HR records against the sponsor duties
  • Full licence application prepared and filed
  • Key personnel structure defined, with the right roles assigned to the right people
  • A compliance manual written for your business, not a generic template
  • Right-to-work check procedure and document retention schedule
  • A 60-minute training session for the staff who will run the licence

Timeline estimate

15 business days to filing

  1. D+0You buy the service and send your instructions. A conflict check runs automatically and your matter is opened.
  2. D+1A qualified lawyer is assigned, confirms scope in writing and tells you if anything is missing. The delivery date is fixed at this point.
  3. DeliveryThe work lands on the agreed date, with a call to walk through it. Published turnaround for this service is 15 business days to filing, measured from complete instructions.

The clock starts when we have everything we asked for. If a document is outstanding, your lawyer tells you the same day rather than letting the deadline slide quietly.

Who this is for

This service is a fit if all of the following are true. If one is not, buy a strategy call instead and a lawyer will point you to the right route.

  • You are a legally operating business with a bank account and a physical or registered address
  • You have at least one genuine vacancy suitable for sponsorship
  • No director has an unspent conviction for a relevant offence
  • Your business has not had a sponsor licence revoked in the last twelve months

Questions people ask before buying

How long until we can actually sponsor someone?

Filing takes fifteen business days from complete instructions. Licence decisions typically follow within eight weeks, and faster where priority processing is available.

What happens if we get audited?

Tell us the moment you are notified. Audit support is a separate instruction, but clients who bought this service get priority scheduling and a reduced rate, because we already hold your compliance file.

Do you cover more than one entity?

The fee covers one employing entity. Group structures with multiple employing companies are quoted after a strategy call, since each entity has its own duties.

Can existing employees be switched onto sponsorship?

Often yes, depending on their current status. Your lawyer will assess each individual as part of the pre-application audit and tell you who can switch in-country and who cannot.

What is the most common reason a licence gets refused?

Inadequate HR systems, not ineligibility. Applications fail because the business cannot show it can track absence, retain documents and report changes. That is exactly what the pre-application audit fixes before anything is filed.

06Get started

Buy it now, or ask first.

Add the service to your cart and send your instructions, or book forty-five minutes with a lawyer and get told plainly whether this is the right thing to buy.