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To be considered for endorsement through the WA DAMA, nominating businesses must be able to meet the eligibility and criteria conditions. 

The onus and responsibility is on the business to provide all requested supporting evidence to enable Migration Services to assess an Endorsement application.

Download a copy of the WA DAMA Eligibility and Criteria (updated May 2025)(PDF document - opens in a new tab)[PDF 346 KB]

A breakdown of the required information, including examples of supporting evidence, is outlined below.

Business is legally established and currently operating in WA

Business registration details in Australia

Required information and evidence

Registered name of business/organisation.

Trading name (if applicable).

Australian Business Number (ABN) or Australian Company Number (ACN) registration certificate or licence, including details of share of ownership.

If your business is a Company, you can provide either:

an Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) company extract (listing registration details for the Australian Company Number); or

an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listing registration (if applicable).

If your business is a Trust, Joint venture or Franchise, if applicable, please provide the signature page of, and the pages listing the parties to the:

Trust;

Joint venture; or

Francise arrangement. 

If your business is party to a Trust arrangement, you must provide a certified copy of the Trust Deed and you must also ensure you submit your application in the name of the trustee as it appears on the Trust Deed and specify the Trust name and Trust ABN in your application. 

Any additional permits or licences required to operate for certain businesses (i.e. Builder’s Registration for building company)

The business is established in Western Australia

Required information and evidence

Registered business address, including Head office and address of any other operating sites in the State; and

Photographic evidence of business premises; and

Signed commercial tenancy, property lease and property ownership for all relevant properties.

Full legal name and contact details of the nominated business representative

Required information and evidence

Identification such as a Passport or WA Driver’s licence.

Business is actively operating for more than 12 months and is financially viable

Required information and evidence

Letter from a Chartered Accountant, or Certified Practicing Accountant, stating 12 months operation, net assets, profit / loss, and turnover and financial viability for the forward period. 

Full set of audited financial statements for the most recently concluded financial year or business activity statement for each quarter of the current financial year.

Business capability statement / promotional material referencing operations in Western Australia.

Business plans or proposals to confirm ongoing business operations including:

proposed business investment activity in Western Australia;

any contracts or subcontracting arrangement to verify ongoing work in Western Australia; and 

financial investment and viability statement for period the business is seeking to nominate a migrant.

Business has had no previous adverse findings

Adverse findings include investigations, convictions, finding of non-compliance, administrative actions or legal proceedings relating to a Federal, State or Territory law.

Required information and evidence

A statement confirming the business, or any entity the nominated business representative has been associated with, has not been investigated or audited in the past five years on compliance including provisions relating to:

Migration; 

Industrial relations and workplace relations; and

Occupational health and safety. 

A statement disclosing if a current or past business has been investigated or audited during the last five years, including:

details on what transpired and the outcome, and any mitigating circumstances for consideration;

the nature of adverse information, including the key date/s showing when the adverse information arose, including the credibility of the source of adverse information;

in the case of an alleged contravention of a law, whether the allegations have been substantiated or not;

whether your business has taken any steps to ensure the circumstances that led to the adverse information do not reoccur; and

information about findings made by a relevant authority* in relation to the adverse information and the significance attached by the competent authority to the adverse information.

* Relevant authorities include the following:

Department of Home Affairs or another Australian Government agency.

Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman, or former authority with this function, or the relevant State or Territory Government authority in relation to compliance with workplace relations provisions.

Business workforce needs

Business is a verified employer accessing the Skilled Migrant Employment Register

Required information and evidence

Skilled Migrant Employment Register (SMER) unique identifier; and/or

Email communication from Migration Services outlining SMER registration has been verified and approved and includes a SMER unique identifier.  

Genuine need for additional skilled migrants and the need is based on current workforce structure and future economic activity

Required information and evidence

Details of any redundancies (including position/occupation names and locations) undertaken within the last 12 months. 

Details of any previously lodged or approved Endorsement requests.

For Metropolitan based businesses (Category 2, WA DAMA Designated area) the DAR must be satisfied that the requested number of skilled migrants does not exceed the 50% ratio set by Home Affairs. 

The organisation chart (as above) must alsodetail the:

number of Australian citizens or permanent residents currently employed; and

number of skilled migrants currently employed, and/or employed within the last 24 months.

Details of each position being requested for Endorsement

Fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) positions between regions cannot be considered under the WA DAMA. See the Definition of fly-in-fly-out tab, for further information.

Work undertaken at secondary locations outside the region of the primary work location should not exceed 30% of work time.

The nominated occupation must be available on the WA DAMA Occupation list.

Where the relevant occupation is available on a current active regional DAMA in WA, and the nominating business is based in that region, endorsement will need to be sought from the relevant DAMA.

Migration Services cannot endorse a position beyond the term of the WA DAMA.

Required information and evidence

Total number of positions being requested, including breakdown by year (if applicable). Noting Migration Services can not endorse a position beyond the term of the WA DAMA.

Each position being requested must include:

ANZSCO code and occupation title;

Visa subclass;

Concessions being sought by position;

Job description;

Location of position, if applicable [noting, if the position is intended to work alone, in isolation or with only 1 other employee of the business, evidence must be provided to confirm the physical presence of the business in the location specified, such as photos of the business premises, lease agreements];

Term and conditions of employment, including salary and hours;

Detailed business case outlining the reason seeking endorsement, and any related concessions; and

Workforce plan, and/or evidence of pipeline of work, for each position and impact to business should the positions not be filled. 

If the details of the nominee are known

First and last name (as shown on passport);

Nominated occupation;

Country of origin;

Location of employment; and

Skills and qualifications.

Definition of fly-in-fly-out (FIFO)

Fly-in fly-out (FIFO) refers to an employment arrangement where employees are flown to a remote work site for a set period, then flown back to their home location once the work period is completed. This arrangement is common in industries such as mining, oil, gas, and construction where work sites are often in remote areas, and where the place of work is sufficiently isolated from the worker’s place of residence to make any daily commute impractical. It also covers other long distance commuting employment arrangements, such as drive-in drive-out or bus-in bus-out.

Criteria for FIFO 

An employment arrangement is determined to be FIFO in the following circumstances. 

Transportation: The employer typically transports the employee to the work site and back home.

Work period: The employee works for a continuous period (eg, seven days on, seven days off) at the remote site.

Accommodation: The employer typically provides temporary accommodation at the work site.

Terms and conditions of employment for the nominated positions are/will be no less favourable than those provided to an Australian citizen or permanent resident undertaking the same (or similar) position in the same location

Required information and evidence

If the nominee is unknown

Employment contract template (if prospective nominee is unknown) which outlines terms and conditions of employment, including a breakdown of salary, superannuation, and non-monetary components.

Employment must be full-time, in accordance with the relevant Award or Agreement for the industry.

Evidence that the salary of the Skilled Overseas Worker(s) will be no less than the current Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (July 2025: $76,151p.a.). 

If the nominee is already employed in the position

Three recent payslips – if the prospective nominee is already employed in the position. 

and at least one of the following:

Employment contract and three recent payslips for a current Australian or permanent resident employee undertaking the same (or similar) position in the same location; or

Enterprise Agreement specific to the business; or

Advertisements for the last six months for the same (or similar) positions in the same location, including the stated salary for the nominated position; or

Salary reports specific to the Western Australian market (specified location) from a reputable source.

Labour market testing

Labour Market Testing (LMT) is only required if seeking endorsement under a SID or SESR visa pathway.

Advertising (paid or unpaid) must be in English. 

Advertisements in general classifieds or social media will not be accepted. 

LinkedIn online recruitment is acceptable for LMT purposes but job vacancy advertisement cannot be restricted to LinkedIn profile members only. 

Advertising must have been done within the 12 months immediately prior to lodging a nomination visa application with Home Affairs. 

Nominated positions must have been advertised for four weeks (28 consecutive days).

Applications or expressions of interest for the advertised position must have been accepted for at least four weeks (28 days). 

If an Australian citizen or permanent resident worker has been made redundant or retrenched from the nominated position within the four months prior to lodging a visa application with Home Affairs, the advertising must have occurred since the date of the redundancy or retrenchment. 

Required information and evidence

Metropolitan Perth (Category 2, Designated area) Regional Western Australia (Category 3, Designated area)
At least two separate advertisements  

At least two separate advertisements, where;

at least one advertisement has national reach,

the second advertisement is either national, or may be advertised locally (within the designed area only)

 

Advertisements must be on, or in, one of the following:

a prominent or professional recruitment website with national reach that publishes advertisements throughout Australia;

print media with national reach in Australia;

radio with national reach in Australia;

business website if the sponsor is an accredited sponsor; 

industry-specific websites relevant to the occupation that are in significant use by the industry; or

Jobs and Skills Centre Jobs Board. 

Advertisements must include:

title or description of the position;

skills and experience required for the position;

location of the position; 

salary for the position; and 

the name of the nominating business, and/or the name of the recruitment agency being used by the nominated business, including evidence (such as invoices) demonstrating the nominated business has engaged the recruitment agency.

Endorsement validity period

A positive WA DAMA endorsement is valid for 12 months only from the date of issue.

As part of the Labour Agreement application, businesses must submit their positive endorsement to Home Affairs within the validity period. 

Conditions of endorsement

Conditions of endorsement

To access the WA DAMA nominating businesses must meet the following criteria:

1  Provide relevant business details and a declaration the employer has no adverse information relating to employment of workers (detailed in );

2  Register on the Skilled Migrant Employment Register to aid in finding suitable migrants to nominate as part of the WA DAMA (detailed in ); 

3  Commit to allowing migrants to attend employment law information sessions as specified by Migration Services; 

4  Complete an annual report verifying the details of all migrants employed under the agreement; and 

5  Understand and agree to the following:

that by submitting an application for Endorsement you confirm your intent to:

access the WA DAMA occupations and concessions;

apply to enter into a Labour Agreement with Home Affairs;

provide evidence of Labour Market testing conducted in the last 12 months prior to lodging the nomination application as required by the Commonwealth Migration Legislation for the nominated occupation; and

ensure that skilled migrant(s) sponsored through Labour Agreements receive terms and conditions that meet applicable Australian workplace Law and are no less favourable than those provided to Australian workers.

acknowledge that you are aware of, and agree to comply with, all applicable Commonwealth Migration Legislation, including your sponsorship obligations(opens in a new tab).

accept that Migration Services as the DAR for the WA DAMA:

is under no obligation to approve your application or endorse your business for a Labour Agreement;

cannot require Department of Home Affairs to agree to enter into a Labour Agreement with you;

will not be party to any such Labour Agreement; and

confirm any concessions requested will not undermine a nominated skilled migrant’s ability to support themselves or lead to exploitation.

Conditions following a successful endorsement outcome

1  Notify Migration Services of the outcome of any Labour Agreement submission or visa applications related to Endorsement;

2  Provide Migration Services with information when requested, and annual reports for the term of an approved Labour Agreement; 

3  Provide the name and contact details for the nominated skilled migrant(s) at the point of lodging a visa application with Home Affairs;

4  Submit a Data Release form signed by the nominated skilled migrant, giving permission for Migration Services to receive visa status updates from the Department of Home Affairs upon request;

5  Provide the nominated skilled migrant(s) with settlement information, prior to commencing employment, as provided by Migration Services. Information will include:

Where the nominated skilled migrant(s) has been living and working in the designated area for at least 12 months prior to the visa application, only information about workplace rights and entitlements is required to be provided. 

6  Commit to allowing and releasing the nominated skilled migrant(s) to attend employment law information session(s) as specified by Migration Services at no cost to the skilled migrant. (This is in addition to providing settlement information as specified in requirement 5 in this section);

7  Ensure the nominated skilled migrant(s) satisfies the skills, qualification, experience and employment background required under the ; and

8  Ensure the nominated skilled migrant(s) will meet any occupation licensing or registration requirement, as per Migration Regulations and/or Federal, State and Territory Laws.