Employment Temporary visas
Temporary work (skilled)(457) visa
There are 2 categories for Temporary work visas
Labour agreements: Work agreements, Regional migration agreements, Enterprise migration agreements
Standard business sponsorship - sponsorship by Australian or overseas business for employment in a skilled position in Australia
Temporary work visa application is a 3 step process:
step 1: sponsorship
• Sponsor must provide attestation that sponsor is committed to employing local workers
• lawfully operate business in Australia
• meet defined training benchmark for training Australians
step 2: nomination
- Labour market testing must be carried out
- Job description should be provided
- Occupation of nominee to be specified on CSOL
- Nominee to have qualification and skills commensurate with job description
- Nominee to be paid at least the ‘Market rate’ (at the moment AUD 53,500)
step 3: visa application
• Applicant should meet all requirements for registration or licensing for the position
• Information required
• Personal documents, e.g. passports, birth/marriage certificates, degree/diploma, etc.
• Resume (skills, qualifications and employment history)
• IELTS test result with a score at least 5 overall with at least 4.5 in each component