Employer Sponsored Workers (e457)

About online applications

Online applications can be made using a computer with an Internet connection.

To apply online, your browser must support 128 bit encryption. You can check your browser if you experience problems connecting to these services.
See: Online Services - Browser Requirements

Start an e457 application

For lawfully operating Australian businesses sponsoring temporary overseas employees, and people applying to be sponsored by an Australian business.
See:
Centres of Excellence
Sponsorship Application
Nomination Application
Visa Application
Application for a secondary visa applicant (Family member of a 457 visa holder)

Complete an e457 application

Continue completing an online e457 sponsorship, nomination or visa application and attach documents to your existing application or download related forms.
See:
Continue a saved application
Note: You will need to use your Saved Application ID and password
Lodge and pay for one or more applications
Attaching Documents to a 457 Visa Application
Attaching Documents to a Sponsorship or Nomination Application
Download health forms (If required)
Download dependant authorisation form (125KB PDF file)

Check the progress of an application

Information about what happens to each application after lodgement.
See:
Electronic lodged subclass 457 applications – What happens to my visa application? (260KB PDF file)
Sponsorship or nomination application
e457 visa application
Note: You will need to use your Transaction Reference Number

Help

Please read all available information before commencing the application. If you are experiencing difficulty within the application, most fields have help that can be accessed by clicking on the symbol.

If the help within the application does not meet your needs, please contact the Centre of Excellence in Australia, where your application is being processed.

Note: There is a geographic split with the processing responsibility for these centres of excellence, where your application is being processed will depend on the head office location of the lawfully operating business in Australia.

Processing centre of excellence	Location of sponsoring head office	See:
Sydney – Sydney CBD office	Australian Capital Territory, Queensland	Sydney Centre of Excellence
Sydney – Parramatta office	New South Wales	Sydney Centre of Excellence
Melbourne CBD office	Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria	Melbourne Centre of Excellence
Perth	Western Australia	Perth Centre of Excellence