Employer Sponsored Applications – Visa Application
System Outages and Maintenance
System outages
- Saturday 30 August 2008 from 8.00 am to 2.00 pm AEST (GMT +10)
Applicants are encouraged to lodge all applications prior to this time.
Scheduled maintenance
- Wednesdays from 6.00 am to 8.00 am AEST (GMT + 10)
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
For further detailed information about system outages and maintenance either current or upcoming, please click on the following link.
See: System Outages and Maintenance
For people applying to be sponsored by an Australian business.
Important – Employer Sponsored Workers (e457) form changes - from 9 August 2008
From 9 August 2008 the online application for this visa is changing to include additional questions on Health and Character. This will affect all online applications.
You may be required to complete the new Personal Particulars Form. If so, the form and the request to complete it will be automatically displayed on the page immediately after payment.
You are encouraged to complete your application with as much information as possible at time of lodgement. Applications with missing information may take longer to finalise.
Before you continue you should read all the information about your application.