Work visas enable the Applicant to work on a long term basis or a temporary basis in Australia.

There are various options for obtaining a long term work visa that include but are not limited to the following visa options:

i. Temporary Business Long Stay-Standard Business Sponsorship ( subclass 457 )
This temporary visa allows employers in Australia to sponsor approved skilled workers for the purpose of employment in Australia. The Applicant must have an occupation that is in demand in the Australian labour market and have some vocational experience (generally 3 years). This visa is issued for up to four years and can be renewed. The visa is issued with the condition that the Applicant may not change employment without first receiving the approval of the Department of Immigration.

As of 1st July 2007, an applicant is required to show that he/she is proficient in English. Proof of English proficiency is by means of the submission of the equivalent a score of 5 in each of the four test components in the IELTS test. There are a few exceptions to this rule which include: an employee that will receive a minimum gross salary of $81,040 based on a 38 hour week; an applicant who has completed at least 5 years of continuous study and/or tertiary education at an institution were at least 80% of the instruction was conducted in English; the first language of the applicant is English and he/she is a passport holder from Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom or the USA; or the nominated occupation of the Applicant is within the highly skilled major groups 1-3 of the Australian Standards Classification of Occupations (ASCO) comprising managers, administrators, professionals and associate professionals.

ii. Labour Agreements Visa
Formal arrangements exist whereby an Australian industry group or employer is able to recruit a specified number of skilled workers on a temporary or permanent basis for a number of years.

iii. Invest Australia Supported Skills Program
This is a specific visa designed for applicants who are considered to be the key personnel of an overseas based international firm that intends or is making a significant investment in Australia.

iv. Service Sellers
If you are a representative of an overseas supplier of services that is negotiating, or entering into, an agreement to supply its services in Australia under the General Agreement on Trade and Services then you will be eligible for this visa.

v. Specialised Visas for Medical Practitioners and Educational workers
There are specialised visas for medical practitioners who are registered to work in Australia and for educational workers to be employed on a temporary basis by a sponsoring Australian tertiary education or research institute, school or technical college.

Australia has also created the opportunity for tourists/visitors between the ages of 18-30 to obtain a Holiday Temporary Work Visa in certain circumstances. Working Holiday visas are available to applicants from certain specified countries and are issued for a period of 12 months during which the Applicant is able to remain in Australia and work in various types of employment provided that he/she does not work for the same employer for a period of more than 3 months.