| Skilled laborers can easily apply for immigration and | | | | doctors and nurses to work in Australia for as short |
| work in Australia on a temporary or permanent basis. | | | | as 3 months to as long as 4 years. Aside from the |
| All you need to do is look for an Australian employer | | | | cost of the visa, the applicant also needs to shoulder |
| willing to sponsor you. The company must be a | | | | additional costs such as medical examinations, |
| lawfully operating Australian or overseas employer. | | | | translation of documents, providing penal certificates |
| A temporary visa is divided into five subclasses. | | | | for stays of over 12 months. |
| People seeking immigration to Australia on a more | | | | 4. Educational Visa - Subclass 418 allows education |
| permanent basis can use a temporary | | | | workers to stay up to four years at a time. The |
| work-sponsored visa as a stepping stone. | | | | sponsoring company must be an Australian tertiary |
| 1. Business Long Stay Visa - Subclass 457 or the | | | | education or research institution. This is for academics, |
| Standard Business Sponsorship. It can let visa holders | | | | librarians, technicians, lab demostrators, graduate school |
| work in Australia for a period of three months to four | | | | researchers or teachers. |
| years. There is no limit to the number of time the visa | | | | 5. Labour Agreements - Good fro 2 to 3 years, this |
| holder can travel in and out of Australia. | | | | visa allows both temporary and permanent immigration |
| 2. Service Sellers - For representatives of overseas | | | | to Australia for work. These are formal agreements to |
| suppliers of services. The visa holder is allowed to | | | | recruit a set number of overseas skilled workers. |
| work in Australia for six to 12 months. The reason to | | | | The temporary employee-sponsored visa gives |
| stay is for negotiations or to enter into agreements to | | | | holders the best of both worlds: you get to spend time |
| supply services - not products -- in the country. | | | | in Australia while deciding on what you want to do at |
| 3. Medical Practicioner - Subclass 442 allows foreign | | | | the same time, you can earn money. |