This visa enables employers to sponsor a worker for highly specialised work in Australia.
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This subclass 400 Australian Visa enables employers to sponsor a skilled worker with highly specialised work for a period up to 6 months. For a stay period longer than 3 months, a strong business case must be provided with the application. The stay period starts when the visa holder arrives in Australia.
You can apply for the 400 subclass visa if you have specialised skills, knowledge or experience that can assist an Australian business who can not reasonably find the skilled worker to do that task in the Australian labour market. This work must be non-ongoing. Non-ongoing work means work that is likely to be completed within 6 months or less and you are not expected to stay in Australia after this time for any reason related to that particular work. The nominating business in Australia will need to show that they have tried to find Australian workers to the work first, as this can not be granted if it affects employment or training opportunities for Australian citizens or permanent residents.
For 400 visa for Australia there are compelling circumstances that affect Australia’s interests; and require the applicant’s entry to and stay in Australia to participate in an event, work, or activity related to that.
If you have spouse/partner and kids, they can also be included in your Australia visa 400 application before a visa is granted. However family members granted subclass 400 visa are not permitted to work in Australia.
The visa 400 Australia holders will have full work rights in Australia and must continue to work with their nominating employer in a temporary, short-term, highly specialised job.
For Pacific Region Country Passport Holders: Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor‑Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, the Base application charge for subclass 186 visa fees is A$440; Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is at least 18: A$440; Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is less than 18: A$110.
For all other applicants the Base application charge for subclass 186 visa fees is A$535; Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is at least 18: A$535; Additional applicant charge for an applicant who is less than 18: A$135.
400 visa processing time for: 50% of applications in 7 days, 90% of applications in 28 days.
While on subclass 400 visa you can produce, direct, or have any other role in a production that will not be shown in Australia, can come to Australia for promotional activities such as an actor visiting Australia for a red carpet premiere, a rock band in Australia for a promotional tour but no performances.
On this 400 visa you can not perform as an entertainer in Australia or support an entertainer or group of entertainers performing in Australia, produce, direct, or take any other part in a production that will be shown, broadcast or performed in Australia.
The applicant’s engagement in the work as visa 400 holder will be non-ongoing.
The applicant genuinely intends to stay temporarily in Australia on 400 visa for the purpose for which the visa is granted.
The applicant while holding 400 visa does not intend to engage in any course leading to the completion of a primary or secondary educational program; or leading to a degree, diploma, trade certificate or other formal award.
Subclass 400 processing time for: 50% of applications in 7 days, 90% of applications in 28 days.
Subclass 400 visa is an online application.
This subclass 400 Australian Visa enables employers to sponsor a skilled worker with highly specialised work for a period up to 6 months. For a stay period longer than 3 months, a strong business case must be provided with the application.
The applicant can apply for subclass 484 visa. However they can not start work with the business sponsoring for 482 visa untill such time that their application is finalised and visa granted.
Yes, it can be extended.
Yes, you can apply for subclass 600 while being on subclass 400 visa. However your conditions imposed on subclass 400 visa will remain in effect till your application for subclass 600 is finalised and visa granted.
Yes, it can be applied. But the nature of work required to be carried on subclass 400 visa can not be same as that of subclass 482 visa. Subclass 482 visa work is to be of on going nature. Where as nature of work for subclass 400 visa is supposed to be of non on going nature.
Yes, you can.
This subclass 482 visa enables employers to address identified labour shortages in Australia. This visa offers pathway to permanent residence through Subclass 186 visa.
This subclass 494 visa enables regional employers to address identified labour shortages in regional Australia. This visa offers pathway to permanent residence through Subclass 191 visa.
This subclass 186 visa lets skilled workers live and work in Australia permanently.
This subclass 191 visa is Permanent Pathway for Subclass 491 and 494 visa holders.
This subclass 408 visa allows you to come to Australia to do specific types of work on a short-term, temporary basis such as Australian Government endorsed events, religious, social, cultural and/or research activities.
This subclass 403 visa enables employers to sponsor a worker for work that improves Australia's international relations.
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