Skilled overseas workers can be sponsored to temporarily work in Australia by overseas or Australian employers through the 457 visa program. This visa subclass full title is Temporary Business (Subclass 457) Standard Business Sponsorship.
Those with this kind of visa can be employed in Australia between 1 day and 4 years. It also allows them to bring in eligible members of their family which include same sex partners. These people are also given unrestricted study and work rights inside Australia. Holders can come and go as they please because there is no limitation on how many times they can travel in and out of this country.
The Australian government must approve all the eligible employers. When an employee decides to move to another sponsor he or she will have to acquire a new sponsorship and visa. An employee needs to have English skills and minimum qualification levels as well as health and character requirements.
It is possible for an employee to be nominated to fill a certain position by an employer. However, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship must determine if the visa grant criteria have all been met. Holders are also allowed to convert to permanent residency status. They can apply to become permanent residents with a view to settling permanently in Australia as citizens of the country.
The number of permanent residence visas granted has increased recently for people who last held the subclass 457 visas. But in the Australian parliament there have been concerns about some overseas agents who are marketing false permanent Australia residency. Restrictions of these visas include conditions that confine the holders to a nominated occupation and the unemployment period should not exceed 28 days.
Holders are eligible for bank loans and there is no limitation placed on how many times they can travel outside the country. Banks are okay with this because most 457 holders are in the country on long term employment and there are high chances of them becoming permanent residents. The government of Australia has reviewed these visas and made provisions that will speed up the permanent residency transition as from 1st July 2012.
This means from this date onwards non resident workers who hold the 457 visa will have the ability to acquire permanent residency after having worked 2 years with an employer that sponsored them. The employer will also have to provide a full time position in the holders nominated occupation. Because these visas are highly responsive to labor market needs, the government has also recognized that they deserve review priority.
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