Employer Sponsored Workers Category
This category is for lawfully operating Australian and overseas employers to sponsor and employ skilled workers who have recognised qualifications and skills/or experience in particular occupations required in Australia.
Visa Options
These visas are for skilled people to be employed in Australia on a temporary or permanent basis. Applicants for these visas seeking to work for an Australian employer must be sponsored by their employer. There are temporary and permanent visa options available. The most common visa requested in this category is the subclass 457.
Temporary Business Long Stay - Standard Business Sponsorship (subclass 457)
A program for employers to sponsor approved skilled workers to work in Australia on a temporary visa. Employers can nominate a number of positions for different occupations under the same sponsorship application.
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