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For HR and mobility teams

Corporate immigration

For HR, talent and mobility teams who hire from abroad, move people within a group, or need confidence that their foreign workforce is compliant.

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Recruitment

Hire from abroad.

Critical Skills and General Work visas for new recruits. We assess the route before you make the offer, so salary, title and duties support the application.

  • A points check before the offer goes out
  • Offer wording that matches the listed occupation
  • Employer documents gathered once and reused
Work visas explained
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Transfers

Move people within your group.

Intra-company transfer visas for staff moving from a foreign branch, subsidiary or affiliate, and corporate visas for a set number of workers.

  • Intra-company transfer work visas, for up to four years
  • Corporate visas for set workforce numbers
  • Visas for the families of transferees
Compliance

Stay on the right side of the Act.

A review of your foreign employees' visas, conditions and expiry dates, with a renewal calendar your HR team can work from.

01

Workforce review

Every foreign employee's visa, its conditions and its expiry, checked against their actual role.

02

Renewal calendar

Expiry dates and lead times in one calendar, so renewals start early.

03

Record-keeping

The documents you should hold for each employee, organised and kept current.

Trusted Employer Scheme

Offers from Trusted Employers carry 30 points.

Employers accepted into the Department of Home Affairs' Trusted Employer Scheme add 30 points to a General Work Visa applicant's score and may benefit from waivers.

Phase II, gazetted in July 2026 with expressions of interest from 20 July, extended the scheme to strategic infrastructure projects, regional and global headquarters, and qualifying entities in the financial sector.

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Source: Department of Home Affairs, Trusted Employer Scheme Phase II.

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Working with your team

One process for every hire.

  1. Scoping call

    Your hiring plan, locations and timelines.

    A route per role

  2. Set-up

    Employer documents gathered once and reused.

    Shared checklist

  3. Applications

    Each employee's file prepared and lodged.

    Status updates

  4. Ongoing

    Renewals, family members and compliance checks.

    Renewal calendar

Hiring someone from abroad?

Assess the route before you make the offer. It saves time, money and disappointment.

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