Visa Applications by Post, Courier or in Person
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Application forms
Complete the application form and attach all necessary documentation.
See: Form 1066 Application for a Temporary Business (Long Stay) visa (Subclass 457) (423KB PDF file)
Important: Applicants who provide false or misleading information may have their applications refused.
Applications by secondary applicants
Eligible secondary applicants may apply with the employee or separately. A secondary applicant is a member of the family unit of the primary applicant, an interdependent partner or dependent child.
If they apply separately, they must complete a separate application form and pay a separate application charge. Secondary applicants applying separately should also complete Form 1066 when they apply.
How and where to lodge visa applications
All Temporary Business (Long Stay) (subclass 457) visa applications with Australian business sponsors are processed by one of three centres of excellence.
See: Centres of Excellence
The department recommends you use the online electronic lodgement tool for all subclass 457 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.
All applications lodged prior to 1 July 2008 will continue to be processed in the receiving state or territory office.
If you are sponsored by an overseas business, you can lodge your visa application with an Australia Government Overseas Office responsible for applications in your country, either by post or courier.
See: Immigration Offices outside Australia