Employer Sponsored Workers Visas
Closure of the Subclass 422 – Medical Practitioner (Temporary) Visa
Important information is now available regarding the closure of the Subclass 422 visa program on 1 July 2010.
See: Closure of the Subclass 422 – Medical Practitioner (Temporary) Visa – Effective 1 July 2010
Processing of Employer Sponsored Worker visas is now handled by the department's
Centres of Excellence.
See: Centres of Excellence
Pre-lodgement enquiries
If you have a general pre-lodgement enquiry you can contact the department.
If you are in Australia
Contact our general enquiries line.
See: National Telephone Numbers > General enquiries
If you are outside Australia
Contact your nearest departmental office.
See: Immigration Offices Outside Australia
Check the progress of your online application
If you have lodged an e457 application, use your allocated Transaction Reference Number (TRN) to check the progress of your online application.
See:
Sponsorship or nomination application
e457 visa application
Information on e457 visa application processing is available.
See: Electronic lodged subclass 457 applications – What happens to my visa application? (260KB PDF file)
