The standard business sponsorship (subclass 457) is the most commonly used program for employers to sponsor overseas workers to work in Australia on a temporary basis.
Employers can be either Australian businesses or overseas businesses and would like to employ overseas workers to fill a nominated skilled positions in Australia
This visa is for 4 years, however after being working with the sponsor employer for 2 consecutive years you could apply for ENS permanent visa.
The Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) allows Australian employers to sponsor employees who are foreign nationals for a permanent visa to work in Australia.
This visa is for Australian employers who want to sponsor highly skilled workers for a permanent visa to work in their business. The employees can be highly skilled workers from overseas or highly skilled temporary residents currently in Australia.
Visa applicants who are currently living and/or working in Australia on a qualifying visa can apply for the onshore ENS (subclass 856) visa. If you do not hold a qualifying visa, you may still be eligible to apply onshore if you last held a qualifying visa no more than 28 days prior to lodging an application.
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