Employer Sponsored Workers

Temporary Business (Long Stay) - Standard Business Sponsorship (Subclass 457)

  1. About this Visa
  2. How this Visa Works
  3. Eligibility
  4. Obligations
  5. Applying for this Visa

Definitions

Application for a visa
The visa application is made by the employee to allow them to work in Australia.
Note: The visa application must be lodged and granted before the sponsorship and nomination expires, or a new sponsorship and/or nomination will be required.
Eligible Position
An eligible position must meet the following requirements:
  • be full-time
  • be a skilled occupation that is approved for this program
  • meet the minimum salary level
  • meet all relevant Australian laws and award requirements.
Employee
An employee is a foreign national who:
  • has an employer that is willing to sponsor them for this visa
  • has the skills, qualifications and/or work experience to fill the nominated position.
Employer
Employers can be an Australian or overseas business that is approved as a Standard Business Sponsor.
Nomination
The nomination is the application made by the employer to identify the:
  • positions to be filled
  • skills and experience required for the position.
Overseas Business Sponsor
Overseas Business Sponsors are businesses that have no formal operating base or representation in Australia but who want to bring employees to Australia to do one of the following:
  • establish a branch or other business activity such as joint ventures, agency distributorships or subsidiary branches in Australia
  • fulfil obligations for a contract or other business activity in Australia.
Secondary Applicant
A secondary visa applicant may be a:
  • spouse
  • interdependent partner
  • dependent child of the spouse or interdependent partner
  • other relatives.

See: Secondary Applicant Eligibility

Sponsorship
The sponsorship is the application made by the employer to sponsor overseas workers to Australia.
  1. About this Visa
  2. How this Visa Works
  3. Eligibility
  4. Obligations
  5. Applying for this Visa