457 Nomination & Visa Application

The Nomination

An approved Standard Business Sponsor (SBS) can nominate skilled foreign nationals to work in Australia on a temporary basis for up to 4 years.
The nomination criteria are that:

• 1.The nomination is for a position that is on the 457 Occupation List
  457_List_of_occupations_July_2011.pdf (390.23 KB).
• The applicant will be paid the Market Salary Rate for the occupation nominated  which must be equivalent to at  least the  Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) TSMIT_July_2011.pdf (70.05 KB)
• The Terms and Conditions of the employment are no less favourable than for an Australian in an equivalent position in the same location and the salary paid is at least at the Market Rate

How we can help

Above criteria does change from time to time and we are here to best guide you through these changes to ensure nomination compliance and therefore success of the application.  The nominated person must meet ANZSCO (Australian and New Zealand Classification of Occupations) qualification and market salary rate must be equivalent or above the TSMIT rate.  We undertake research into the market salary rate and submission thereof with the nomination.         

The Visa application

A visa application for the nominee needs to be lodged and it is crucial to demonstrate that the nominee:

• Has the required skills to fill the position
• Meets the health requirements for the temporary visa and holds suitable health insurance
• Meets the English Language requirements (IELTS test score – general module of 5 across all 4  test components of  listening, reading, writing, speaking), however some nationals and occupations  are exempt from this requirement. Please contact us  for further information
• Positive Skills assessments by the relevant Assessing Body (only applicable to some passport holders and nominated some occupations) Please contact us for further information

A 457 visa has a term for up to 4 years and another 4 year extension is possible. The nominator determines the length of the visa. The 457 visa holder can only work for the sponsoring employer, unless a different employer lodges a new nomination for the employee.

For more on 457 Visa transfers click here.

The visa can be cancelled if the employee stops employment for more than 28 days. The visa holder must maintain their health insurance cover.

Please click here to download an assessment form to be 457 Visa eligible.

How we can help

The visa applicant and dependent family members are required to provide lengthy and detailed information to DIAC. We liaise directly with the visa holder, provide  a checklist, provide detailed explanation of  what is required and ensure that the information provided to DIAC is correct. The move ahead to Australia presents the 457 visa applicant with significant pressure and stress and dealing with a visa application accentuates the issue. We minimise this by taking them through a step-by-step process and answering their questions. We provide an information sheet on the time-frame and a checklist on visa application requirements.

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Processing time

To reduce processing times for applications for a combined nomination and  457 visa nomination application we only lodge decision ready applications by providing well constructed and complete applications  working of a DIAC’s check-list  and adhere to the DIAC’s preferred method of online-lodgement.  Currently the processing times are indicated between 11 and  22 days from time of lodgement