Sponsorship Applications by Post, Courier or in Person

Application forms

Complete the application form and attach all necessary documentation.
See: Form 1196S – Sponsoring temporary overseas employees to work temporarily in Australia (230KB PDF file)

Important: It is a criminal offence to provide false or misleading information.  Applicants who provide false or misleading information may also have their applications refused.

How and where to lodge sponsorship applications

All Temporary Business (Long Stay) (subclass 457) visa sponsorship applications lodged by Australian businesses are processed by one of three Centres of Excellence.
See: Centres of Excellence

The department recommends Australian businesses use the online electronic lodgement tool for all subclass 457 sponsorship applications.

Alternatively, you can lodge a paper-based application by post, courier or in person directly to the appropriate Centre of Excellence or at any other state or territory office.
Note: If your application is lodged at an office that does not process these applications, it will be receipted and forwarded to the appropriate centre for processing.

If you are an overseas business sponsor, you can lodge your application with an Australia Government Overseas Office responsible for applications in your country, either by post or courier.

See: Immigration Offices outside Australia