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Correct as at 17 February 2020 Australian organisations that nominate overseas workers for positions, are required to pay a nomination training contribution charge (often referred…

Changes have been introduced to the period of allowed unemployment for 457 visa holders.

The Government has just announced proposed changes to the Temporary Activity Visa framework, scheduled to come into effect on 19 November 2016.

For Standard Business Sponsors, it is a requirement that the nominated occupation (for the purposes of a 457 nomination application) must be a position within either:

I’ve been working full time while holding a subclass 457 visa  for the last two years but have had more than one sponsoring employer – am I eligible to apply for a 186 or 187 visa in the Temporary Residence Transition Stream?

Within the last year the Department has been closely scrutinising the genuine need for nominated occupations under the subclass 457 scheme. In particular, focus has been on the following occupations: