This visa allows you to take part in workplace-based occupational training activities to improve your skills for your job, area of tertiary study, field of expertise or in a professional development training program in Australia.
Overview
This visa allow you to take part in workplace-based training to enhance your skills in your current occupation, area of tertiary study, field of expertise and participate in a professional development training programme in Australia. This visa is not appropriate for persons whose sole intention is to work.
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Requirement
You might be able to get this visa if you:
- are sponsored (by an approved sponsor of a relevant class) to participate in workplace-based occupational training activities or classroom-based professional development activities
- are identified in an approved nomination by an Australian organisation (other than a Commonwealth agency)
- are invited (if the sponsor is a Commonwealth agency)
- meet the requirements of the visa
- have functional English language skills, to do the training and meet occupational health and safety standards
- have a genuine intention to stay temporarily in Australia
- have adequate financial support for yourself and accompanying family members while in Australia
- have adequate arrangements for health insurance while in Australia
- meet health and character requirements
- are at least 18 years of age (except in limited circumstances).
About this visa
The Training visa (subclass 407) is for people who want to come to Australia on a temporary basis to participate in occupational training or professional development.
There are three types of occupational training (nomination eligibility types) covered by this visa:
- workplace-based training required for registration
- structured workplace-based training to enhance skills in an eligible occupation
- training that promotes capacity building overseas.
The visa
If you are outside Australia at time of grant
This visa allows you to:
- travel to and enter Australia after your visa is granted
- remain in Australia during the stay period granted (up to a maximum of 2 years), which begins on the day you first enter Australia, to do the training specified in your visa application
- travel to and from Australia during the stay period granted.
If you are in Australia at time of grant
This visa allows you to:
- remain in Aurelia during the stay period granted, which begins on the date your visa is granted, to do the training specified in your visa application
- travel to and from Australia during the stay period granted.
Family
You can include your partner and your child/step-child or your partner’s child/step-child in your visa application at the time of lodgement.
VISA Aus has significant expertise in Training visa application. One of the main benefits of using VISA Aus to assist with your Training visa application is that we can lodge a "decision-ready" application on your behalf. This will lead to significantly faster processing than lodging directly with the Department.
Please contact us if you need help.