Overseas Participant Eligibility

Overseas participants are eligible to participate in a professional development program if they:

• are outside Australia
• are employed by an eligible registered business
  or
• are invited or employed by a government agency of a foreign country or a province, territory or state of a foreign country
  or
• are invited or employed by a multilateral agency
  
• have managerial or other professional skills relevant to the professional development program
• have a genuine intention to undertake the professional development program
• have a genuine intention to comply with their visa conditions
• have the financial capacity to pay any costs they are liable to pay under the professional development agreement
• meet health and character requirements.

See:
Health Requirements
Character Requirements

Australian Values Statement

All visa applicants aged 18 years or over, must declare that they will respect Australian values and obey the laws of Australia. For applicants of this visa, the values statement is included in the general declaration section of the application form. By signing the form applicants will also be signing the values statement. Applicants for this visa will not be required to have read the Life in Australia book, but may do so if they wish.

Visa applicants are also encouraged to gain an understanding of Australia, its people and their way of life, before applying for this visa.
See: Australian Values - Overview

Before lodging an application, please read all related eligibility requirements.
See: Other eligibility