Accredited Employer Work Visa

If you want to hire migrants on an Accredited Employer Work Visa, you need to be accredited and complete a Job Check.

What an employer needs to do

Apply for employer accreditation

Check your business meets our rules to be accredited and make sure you have all the information and documents you need to apply.

Check what you need and apply

Advertise the role

Before you can apply for a Job Check gather the information and documents about the job. Unless your role is exempt, you will need to advertise the job within 90 days of your Job Check application. You may also need to engage with Work and Income.

Advertise a job and engage with Work and Income

Apply for a Job Check

Once you have accreditation you must apply for a Job Check.

You need to include:

  • a job description
  • an employment agreement
  • the results of any advertising you had to do.

Job Checks are valid for 6 months or until you no longer have accreditation.

How to apply for a Job Check

Ask the migrant to apply

Once the Job Check is approved, you can ask the migrant to apply for their visa.

After your Job Check is approved

If their visa is approved the migrant can work in the job under the terms of their visa.

Accredited Employer Work Visa

Learn more about the accreditation process on our website.

The accreditation process