Australian Work Visas (Sponsored)
TEMPORARY WORK VISAS
For individuals who wish to come to Australia and work temporarily. There are 5 working visas :
403 visa - Temporary Work (International Relations) Visa - Subclass 403
457 visa - Temporary Work (Skilled) (Class UC) Visa - Subclass 457
Each of the above working visas is broken down into streams.
PERMANENT RESIDENCY WORK VISAS
For individuals who wish to come to Australia and work permanently. There are 2 permanent residency work visas:
The above permanent visas are further broken down into 3 streams each.
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Australian Temporary Work Visas:
482 Visa - Skills in Demand - Subclass 482
This is a temporary work visa that allows employers to sponsor foreign employees to work in Australia.
There are 3 different streams under the Skills in Demand working visa:
Core Skills Stream
Specialist Skills Stream
Labour Agreement Stream
494 Visa - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa - Subclass 494
An Australian Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 494) known as ‘SESR’, enables regional employers to address their current labour shortages within their region by bringing in skilled workers when they cannot source local Australians who are appropriately skilled.
There are 3 streams under the Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa:
Employer Sponsored Stream
Labour AgreementStream
Subsequent Entrant Stream
407 Visa - Training - Subclass 407
This visa is for people who wish to work temporarily in Australia for up to 2 years.
There are 3 streams available for the training in Australia visa:
Occupational training required for registration
Occupational training to improve skills in an eligible occupation
Occupational training for capacity building overseas.
Overseas qualification
Government support
Professional development
408 Visa - Temporary Activity Visa - Subclass 408
This visa allows the any of people from the following 10 streams to come to Australia for temporary activities:
Special Program
Exchange Arrangement
Research activities
Sporting Activities
Religious Work
Entertainment Activities
Social and cultural activity
Australian Government Endorsed Events
Super yacht Crew
Domestic work for executives
The 408 visa generally allows the holder to live in Australia for 2 years.
403 Visa - TEMPORARY WORK (INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) VISA - Subclass 403
The 403 Temporary Work (International Relations) visa – subclass 403 is intended to facilitate the entry of persons to work or undertake an activity in Australia that serves Australia’s international relations interests.
The subclass 403 visa comprises 6 streams.
457 Visa - Temporary Work (Skilled) visa - Subclass 457
The 457 visa is generally used by the employers to sponsor foreign workers to temporarily fill skilled positions in Australia.
As of March 18, 2018, the Department abolished the subclass 457 visa and replaced it with the 482 visa.
Relevant transitional arrangements have also been made for those 457 applications that have not yet been decided.
Meanwhile, certain 457 visa holders will continue to enjoy the benefits of having the pathway to permanent residency under the Employer Nomination Scheme Subclass 186 or RSMS Subclass 187 visas under the old laws.
Australian Permanent Work Visas:
186 Visa - Employer Nomination Scheme - Subclass 186
The 186 visa is a permanent visa that lets skilled workers, who are nominated by their employer, live and work in Australia permanently. With the employer nomination visa, a person can:
stay in Australia indefinitely
work and study in Australia
enrol in Australia’s public health care scheme, Medicare
sponsor eligible relatives to come to Australia
travel to and from Australia for 5 years
apply for Australian citizenship, if eligible
187 Visa - REGIONAL SPONSORED MIGRATION SCHEME- Subclass 187
The subclass 187 regional sponsored visa comprises 3 streams:
Direct Entry Stream - this visa is closed to new applications.
Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) Stream
Labour Agreement Stream