The employer-sponsored visa allows Australian employers to sponsor specific skilled labour to serve their business needs. It also allows skilled labour of a foreign country to explore their employment options with Australian employers, in case they may need their skills.

• Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
• Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408)
• Training visa (subclass 407)
• Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa (Subclass 187)
• Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403)
• State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner visa (subclass 892)
• State/Territory Sponsored Investor visa (subclass 893)

Both employers and employees must have a clear understanding of the employer visa laws and regulations to make a successful application. Even the slightest error in the application may result in negative visa outcome causing loss of time and money of both employers and employees.

Both employees and employers must be aware of the visa conditions and obligations after the visa grant. In a way, it will help avoid any breach of visa conditions.

You can apply for this visa at the same time your employer lodges their applications to sponsor and nominate the position.

• Work in Australia for up to four years
• Bring your family to work or study in Australia
• Travel in and out of Australia as often as you want

Since the purpose of this visa is to address the shortage of skilled labor that Australian employers may face in their business operations, its rules and requirements keep changing as per the need of the Australian business and industry.

At Aussizz we keep a close eye on each of this change that is reflected in what is called legislative instruments. It is very important that if you want to apply for this visa, you should those changes, especially the one related to the position applied for.

• The Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List which has the list of occupations which are eligible for visa application under Subclass 457.
• English language tests, scores and exemptions: In this list, you can get the information regarding the tests and scores needed to demonstrate English language proficiency for subclass 457 applicants. It also lists out the occupations and salary levels where you are not expected to show your English language proficiency skills.

These instruments also list out basic requirements for the employers such as training benchmarks, market salary rates etc.

It is for this reason that MARA-registered agents like Aussizz can be of great help.

Get in touch with usand see for yourself how we can help you reach out to your exact desired destination.