Hire a Cook in Australia: 23 candidates ready to sponsor

Employers sponsor people who are already here. SponsorTalent holds 23 Cook candidates in Australia with work rights today, 2 with a detailed profile and documents. Counts update as candidates register.

A few of them

The visa pathway, in three lines

• 482 Skills in Demand: the usual first visa. Your business becomes a sponsor once (A$420), nominates the role (A$330), the candidate applies. Typically six to twelve months end to end; onshore candidates keep working on a bridging visa while it is decided.
• 494 regional: for businesses outside Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane; five years with permanent residence after three.
• 186 permanent: after two years with you on the 482, or directly with three years of experience and a skills assessment (Trades Recognition Australia (TRA)).
• English: IELTS 5.0 overall (Functional / Vocational) for 482 SID.

What it costs the employer

Government charges from 1 July 2026, for a business with turnover under A$10m:

• Standard Business Sponsorship: A$420, once, covers five years.
• 482 nomination: A$330 per role, plus the Skilling Australians Fund levy of A$1,200 per year of the visa (A$1,800 for larger businesses).
• 482 visa application: A$4,015, usually paid by the candidate.
• Salary at least the market rate and the Core Skills Income Threshold of A$79,423.
• 186 later: nomination A$540, levy A$3,000 once, visa A$6,140.

The nomination charge and the levy are the employer's by law and cannot be recovered from the worker. Figures indexed each 1 July; verify at immi.homeaffairs.gov.au. Full breakdowns: cost to sponsor a worker, nomination fee and levy, labour market testing, 186 costs. Need the visa side handled? WIDEN Migration Experts (Keshab Chapagain, MARN 1576536) prepares sponsorship and nominations.

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