Employing Overseas Workers

The most commonly used program for employers to sponsor overseas workers to work in Australia on a temporary basis is to use the Temporary Business (Long Stay) - Standard Business Sponsorship (Subclass 457) Visa. 

The University will nominate an employee for a 457 visa at the time of appointment.

Human Resources can determine if the employee requires a 457 visa from the appointment documentation/residency status specified on the paperwork submitted.

It would assist Human Resources if the School could ensure they specify on the appointment paperwork if a 457 visa is required and upon receipt of the paperwork Human Resources will initiate the nomination.

Further information on this visa can be found below.

Temporary Business (Long Stay) - Standard Business Sponsorship
(Subclass 457)

Employers can be either:

• Australian businesses

• overseas businesses.

Who is this visa for?

This visa is for employers who would like to employ overseas workers to fill nominated skilled positions in Australia.

What does this visa let me do?

With this visa you can employ overseas workers for a period of between one day and four years.

With this visa those people you employ from overseas can:

• work in Australia for a period of between one day and four (4) years
• bring any eligible secondary applicants with them to Australia – secondary applicants can work and study
• after entering Australia, have no limit on the number of times they travel in and out of Australia.

For this visa you will need to be approved as an eligible sponsor. You will also need:

• an eligible nominated occupation
• an eligible nominated employee.

The process for obtaining a Subclass 457 – Business (Long Stay) visa is summarised in the table below.

Health Insurance Requirements

From 14 September 2009, under visa Condition 8501, all new Subclass 457 visa holders are responsible for all health costs for themselves and their family. They will be required by law to maintain adequate insurance for these health costs for the length of their visa. Applicants for Subclass 457 visas will need to provide evidence that they have obtained adequate insurance before their visa can be granted.

For Subclass 457 visa holders, approved prior to 14 September 2009, the sponsor is still responsible for all medical or hospital expenses arising from treatment administered in a public hospital for the duration of the visa (other than expenses that are met by health insurance or reciprocal health care arrangements).

Refer to Health Insurance Requirements further information.

For further information on this visa visit the Department of Immigration & Citizenship website: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/sbs/.

Alternatively contact the HR Service Centre, telephone: 8313 1111, or email: hrservicecentre@adelaide.edu.au.  

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