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Hospitality Sponsorship Playbook

Sponsoring overseas chefs, cooks and hospitality leadership in Australia. Standard 482, the Hospitality Industry Labour Agreement, the Restaurant (Fine Dining) Labour Agreement, and the 407 training pathway — when each is the right call.

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What's inside

The sector context. Workforce shortages across kitchen and front-of-house, the post-pandemic recovery profile, and how sponsorship sits within a venue's workforce plan.
Standard Subclass 482 for chefs and cooks. Eligible occupations and ANZSCO codes (chef, cook, restaurant manager, café manager where applicable), CSIT/SSIT positioning, and where the standard 482 typically works.
Hospitality Industry Labour Agreement. When the HILA is the right call rather than the standard 482, the eligible occupations and concessions, and the application pathway.
Restaurant (Fine Dining) Labour Agreement. The specific framework for fine-dining venues, the trade-test or equivalent expectations for chefs, and the concessions available.
407 Training Visa pathway. When a structured workplace training program is the right answer (overseas chef who needs Australian-condition training before a 482 is realistic), with cross-links to the 407 resources.
Restaurant Industry Award and workplace law. The award framework that applies to hospitality sponsorship, common award-compliance traps, and how award compliance interacts with the AMSR position at nomination.
Sponsor obligations specific to hospitality. Record-keeping for hourly-paid sponsored staff, equivalent terms and conditions, monitoring, notifications.
Migration Regulation 2.87 — cost recovery. Why training bonds, knife/uniform "deposits" and similar structures put hospitality sponsors at compliance risk.

Who this is for

Owner-operators of restaurants, cafés, hotels and catering businesses considering sponsorship
Group HR and operations staff in larger hospitality groups
Finance staff in hospitality groups accountable for sponsorship costs and the SAF levy

Who this is not for

Substitute for a migration agent on a specific file. Per-nominee work is a separate engagement.
Migration agents. RMAs have direct access to the legislation, instruments and policy direction.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this a substitute for engaging a migration agent on a specific hospitality sponsorship file?

No. The Playbook is general information about the published framework for sponsoring overseas workers in Australian hospitality. Per-nominee work involves individual migration advice and should be done by or with a registered migration agent. The Playbook gives owner-operators and venue managers enough framework to brief well.

Does it cover the Restaurant (Fine Dining) Industry Labour Agreement?

Yes. The Playbook covers the standard 482 pathway, the Hospitality Industry Labour Agreement, and the Restaurant (Fine Dining) Labour Agreement — when each applies, the eligible occupations, and the concessions available. For Labour Agreement matters more generally, see /labour-agreements/.

Are 407 Training Visa arrangements covered for chefs and cooks?

Yes, briefly. The Playbook flags where a 407 Training Visa may be appropriate — for example, an overseas chef who needs structured workplace training in Australian conditions before being eligible for a 482 nomination — and points to the dedicated 407 resources.

When does the first edition ship?

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Digital products are refundable within 14 days of purchase if the file has not yet been downloaded. Once downloaded, refunds are at WIDEN's discretion. Australian Consumer Law rights are unaffected.

This Playbook is general information about the published Department of Home Affairs sponsorship framework, including the Hospitality Industry Labour Agreement and the Restaurant (Fine Dining) Labour Agreement, at the date of publication. It is not migration advice for any specific business or nominee, and purchase does not create a migration agent–client relationship. Outcomes of sponsorship, nomination and visa applications cannot be guaranteed by any registered migration agent (section 15, Migration Agents Code of Conduct 2022). Migration advice on a specific matter is provided by Keshab Chapagain (MARN 1576536) after a paid initial consultation under section 43 of the Code, with a written service agreement issued under section 42. The OMARA Consumer Guide is provided to all clients before the consultation begins. Refunds: digital products are refundable within 14 days of purchase if the file has not yet been downloaded; Australian Consumer Law rights are unaffected. Professional indemnity insurance is held as required under the Migration Agents Regulations 1998.