"Australian Work Visa"
Business Visa 457

The Australian work visa page provides an overview of the 457 long stay, temporary visa for skilled workers nominated and sponsored by an employer.

Get some hints about the temporary business - standard business sponsorship program. See whether it applies to you and if yes, do more research about it, or get the help of an immigration agent.

Employers can bring overseas workers on a temporary work permit if they need certain skills that are harder to find locally.

This means they could nominate a number of full time positions and look for workers from other countries to apply for those roles. And they would sponsor the workers to whom they offer the jobs.

If you have the right qualifications and experience in your line of work, and an Australian employer believes that your skills bring value to a certain role in their business, they might make the offer to you.

Unlike the Australia business visa for business owners, the 457 temporary business visa - sponsored does not have an age limit.

The 457 work permit can be valid for three months and up to four years.

Australian Work Visa 457
Who Can Apply

• find an approved employer who nominates you and is willing to sponsor you;
• have your skills assessed, so that you can prove that you are suitable for the role. For more about your eligibility get on the department of immigration Australia website and check the details here.
• prove that your English language is good enough for the job, by sitting an IELTS test of the appropriate level. See a number of changes introduced to the English language requirement here.
• do a health check to prove that you meet the health requirements;
• get a police clearance to prove you meet the character requirements.

What You Can Do on
This Permit

• You can work for up to four years, depending on the validity of your work visa;
• You can bring your family with you if they meet the requirements of the visa. They can work or study.
• You can travel, leave and return to Australia whenever you want.

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