Immigration services for the Information Technology (IT) industry in Australia

Immigration Services for the IT Industry

482 visa program

The IT industry is globally competitive. An IT business in North Sydney or Fitzroy is today competing with other businesses in Shanghai, Silicon Valley or Copenhagen. While the Australian IT sector is vibrant and dynamic it remains a small market and access to the best global skills and knowledge is critical.

Hammond Taylor works closely with an innovative mid-sized Australian infrastructure firm. The organisation is based outside the main IT centres of Melbourne and Sydney and are often challenged by skills shortages due to their location and the limited pool of suitable staff in Australia.

Hammond Taylor assisted the business to obtain a Business Sponsorship through the (formerly titled) Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) to source overseas staff on the Temporary Work Subclass 457 visa (now replaced with the TSS 482 visa program). To ensure continued access to the Subclass 457