ARC Staff Increases Its 482 Visa Sponsorship Capacity
ARC Staff has increased its Skills in Demand (subclass 482) visa nomination ceiling after the Department of Home Affairs approved a Deed of Variation to our On-Hire Labour Agreement (OHLA). The approval gives ARC Staff extra sponsorship spots for the remainder of the year, meaning more capacity to place skilled overseas workers with Australian employers, and more pathways for skilled candidates seeking a sponsored role.
What actually happened
Home Affairs approved ARC Staff’s Deed of Variation this week, lifting the number of workers we’re permitted to nominate under our On-Hire Labour Agreement for the current program year. In practical terms, that’s extra room on our sponsorship ceiling, on top of what we already had approved.
What is the 482 visa, and what’s a Deed of Variation?
The Subclass 482 Skills in Demand (SID) visa lets Australian employers sponsor overseas workers to fill genuine, ongoing skill shortages. Under an On-Hire Labour Agreement, ARC Staff holds the sponsorship arrangement directly with Home Affairs and places sponsored workers with client businesses, rather than each employer needing to become a sponsor themselves.
A Deed of Variation is a formal amendment to that agreement. In our case, it increases the annual ceiling, the maximum number of workers we can nominate for sponsorship under the SID 482 pathway.
What this means for employers
If a skills gap has been sitting on your desk because visa sponsorship felt like a headache, the timing works in your favour. Extra sponsorship spots mean ARC Staff can bring skilled overseas workers into your business, faster than before, without you lodging a single form.
Here’s how it works, start to finish:
- Tell us what you need. Share the role, the skills, and your timeframe. We scope the right solution, no obligation.
- We source and vet. We identify qualified overseas professionals and pre-vet them against your requirements.
- We sponsor and lodge. Under our OHLA, we sponsor the worker and lodge the visa, accurate and compliant.
- They arrive job-ready. We coordinate onboarding and relocation so your new team member is on-site and ready to work.
- We handle the rest. Payroll, super, WorkCover, and ongoing support, under one invoice.
These extra spots won’t stay open indefinitely. Once they’re filled, they’re filled.
What this means for candidates
If you’re a skilled worker looking to move to Australia, this increase means ARC Staff has more room to sponsor your visa through our On-Hire Labour Agreement. We handle the sponsorship, the visa lodgement, and the relocation coordination, so you can focus on the job, not the paperwork.
Download our one-page guide to see exactly how sponsorship works, from your first application through to arriving job-ready in Australia.
