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

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)