Irena Tenisova is a professional Ukrainian Paddle Ball player who wishes to come to Australia to play for four weeks in this year's Australian Paddle Ball Open scheduled for October 2023. Irena is a single mother with two dependent children aged four and six. The children always travel with her. Irena's best friend Natalya is also a Paddle Ball player and is keen to enter the same competition in the amateur stream. Irena is offshore and has not been to Australia before. You are working as a Registered Migration Agent (RMA) for ABC Migration and your employer has been engaged by Paddle Ball Australia (PBA). PBA is the peak national body for Paddle Ball in Australia, and being a new organisation is asking what the requirements are for bringing sportspeople to Australia to play in their tournament. PBA advises ABC Migration that Irena will not travel without her children or Natalya and that they will be acting for all parties.

 

Draft a letter of advice for your managing partner. The managing partner has specifically asked you to provide the answers to the following questions in your letter: 

Question 1 What are the requirements for PBA to become an approved sponsor?

Question 2 If PBA does not want to sponsor or nominate Natalya, which visa subclass can Natalya apply for so that she can play amateur Paddle Ball in Australia? Give a reason why you chose this visa subclass, and include a description of the relevant policy to support your answer.

Question 3.  Assuming Irena wants to consider applying for a Temporary Activity (subclass 408) visa, what are the visa application requirements, and the total cost of visa application charges (VACs) for a primary applicant and two dependent children under 18.