Industries · Construction and building
Construction and building sponsorship visas
Construction is the industry where sponsorship most often stalls on paperwork, not people. The worker is good; the nomination describes a role that doesn’t match the occupation, or the business structure confuses the Department. We fix that before lodgement.
Where it goes wrong
The sponsor problems we see most in construction and building.
Labourer or tradesperson?
A worker doing skilled work but employed and described as a labourer can’t be nominated as a tradesperson. Duties, pay and supervision have to line up with the occupation from day one.
Sub-contracting and ABNs
Sponsorship needs an employment relationship with the sponsor. Workers engaged through their own ABN, labour hire or a chain of sub-contractors need the arrangement restructured, carefully, before nomination.
Business turnover and group structures
Builders often run several entities. The Department has to be shown that the nominating entity is the real employer and that the role is genuine within it.
Experience without paperwork
Years on site, no certificate, references from businesses that have since closed. Common, and workable with the right evidence strategy and, where needed, recognition of prior learning.
For employers: If you run a building business and have a worker you want to keep, or one overseas you want to bring in, the first conversation is about your structure and the role, not the worker.
For workers: If a builder has offered to sponsor you, bring your payslips, references and any licences or tickets to the SolvePlan. We work out whether your experience matches a listed occupation.
Google reviews
What clients say about the Solve Migration team.
CJQ ConstructionsGot sponsorship visa granted today, happy the service!
Dhanesh M.I am extremely grateful to Solve Migration for their excellent support throughout my 482 visa application process. … They were always available to answer my questions, provided clear advice, and kept me informed throughout every stage of the process.
Reviews are of Solve Migration, the firm behind Trade Visa, and are shown as written by clients on Google. Rating as at 18 October 2026. Every matter is different and no outcome is guaranteed. Read all reviews on Google.
Workers
A business has offered to sponsor you?
Book a SolvePlan. We check the job against the occupation, your experience and your English, and give you a written plan for a construction and building matter.
Book a SolvePlanEmployers
You need to sponsor someone?
Tell us the role and where you are. Employer Client Services replies the same business day with the steps, the costs and what we handle.
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