Australia updates addresses for sponsorship notifications

IMPACT – MEDIUM

What is the change? Australia has provided a centralised email address for visa sponsors to use when sending notifications required under their sponsorship obligations.

What does the change mean? Beginning 1 January, all notifications sent by email must be sent to sponsor.notifications@border.gov.au. Notifications sent by registered mail can be sent to one of the eight physical addresses listed below.

• Implementation time frame: 1 January 2016.

• Who is affected: Anyone sponsoring a foreign national on an Australian visa.

Background: Notifications can be sent to the centralised email address or by registered mail to one of these addresses:  

Notification must be provided when an event specified in subregulation 2.84(3) occurs. Such events include, but are not limited to, the cessation or expected cessation of the visa holder’s employment; a change in the visa holder’s work duties; a change in the visa holder’s address or contact information; and certain high-level personnel changes at a sponsoring company.

BAL Analysis: Sponsors should take note of the change and make sure that beginning 1 January they send notifications to the appropriate email or physical address. 

This alert has been provided by BAL Australia. For additional information, please contact australia@bal.com.

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