Subclass 400 Temporary Work Visa Australia (Short Stay Specialist) and Subclass 408 Temporary Activity Visa
Subclass 400 - general criteria
You
can apply for this visa to do short-term, highly specialised,
non-ongoing work in Australia if you have specialist skills, knowledge
or experience that can assist Australian business and cannot be
reasonably found in the Australian labour market. The visa is not for
short-term employment in an on-going position, nor for undertaking
generic skilled duties that can be done by available Australian skilled
workers with similar experience and qualifications. Highly specialised
work is usually work that is done by people who can nominate an occupation listed in
ANZSCO Major Groups 1, 2 or 3 and includes skills and knowledge
specific to an international company, such as installing imported
equipment, after-sales service or emergency repairs.
Key criteria
- The work activity you want to do is short-term and non-ongoing
- Maximum stay period is 6 months in Australia
- Must be outside Australia when application lodged and visa granted
- You need to be in Australia to perform the work activity
- You have specialised skills relevant to the proposed work activity
- You have sufficient funds to support your stay in Australia
- You have the support of the organisation who invited you
- You meet health and character requirements
Temporary activity (subclass 408)
This visa allows you to come to Australia to do specific types of work on a short-term temporary basis and has 10 streams.
Applicants must:
• Be able to support themselves and any dependents
• Meet health and character requirements
• Have adequate health insurance
• Be a genuine temporary entrant
• Have a supporter or sponsor
Entertainment activities
Sporting activities
Special programme
Research activities
Other social and cultural activity (invited participant)
Religious work
Superyacht crew
Exchange arrangements
Australian government endorsed events
Domestic wok for executives
Entertainment activities
This visa lets you come to Australia to work in the entertainment industry on film, television or live productions as a performer, production or support staff.
Sporting activities
This visa allows applicants with an established reputation in their sporting field to play, coach, instruct or adjudicate for an Australian team, or do high level sports training with an internationally recognised sports training organisation.
Special programme
This visa lets you stay in Australia to take part in a special programme to exchange culture, knowledge and social experiences to include youth exchange, cultural enrichment or community benefit programmes, school language assistants or gap year school volunteering.
Research activities
This visa is for academics or students to come to Australia to observe or take part in a research project at a research or tertiary institution in Australia.
Other social and cultural activity (invited participant)
This visa lets you come to Australia if you are invited by an Australian organisation to take part in a social or cultural activity, including sporting events.
Religious work
This visa is for applicants with appropriate qualifications and work experience come to Australia to work full-time as a religious worker with a religious institution.
Superyacht crew
This visa is for crew members who have a contact or letter from the owner to work on a high value luxury superyacht 24 metres or longer which is used for sport or recreation.
Exchange arrangements
This visa lets you come to Australia to exchange jobs with an Australian citizen or permanent resident and work in a skilled position as part of a reciprocal staff exchange arrangement with an Australian organisation.
Australian government endorsed events
This visa requires you to have a letter of endorsement from the organiser to participate in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s Twenty20 World Cup in 2020 and the ICC Men’s T20WC in 2020.
Domestic work for executives
This visa is for applicants with appropriate experience to come to Australia at the invitation of certain senior foreign executives to do full-time domestic work in the household.
What services can I expect to receive from Concept Australia?
Concept
Australia has been assisting people since 1991 to obtain temporary work
visas for Australia. All of our staff are based permanently in the UK
and have previously been employed by the Department of Home Affairs. Concept Australia works directly with its
clients and does not sub-contract work out to other companies or
individuals. We will take responsibility for the entire management of
your application so as to ensure that your case runs as smoothly as
possible. Our services include:
• A personal or Skype consultation to assess your visa eligibility
• Electronic completion of your visa application form
• Overview of evidence required to support your visa application
• Attaching all relevant documents to the ImmiAccount
• Advice on whether exceptional circumstances exist to present a case for a stay of 6 months
• Management of your application until your visa is granted
Why should I only use an agent registered with MARA?
The Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) is managed by
the DHA who is responsible for monitoring the conduct of registered
migration agents both in and outside Australia. MARA approves continuing
professional development activities of all registered agents to ensure
they maintain up-to-date knowledge of migration law and procedure so
that only the highest level of advice and assistance is provided to
prospective applicants.
The DHA strongly advise that if you need assistance with the visa
process that you should only appoint an agent who is registered with the MARA. A
person who is not registered cannot offer you legal protection and you
run the risk of
being exposed to migration fraud by someone who has limited knowledge on
immigration procedures and who is not accountable for his/her actions.
How long will it take for my subclass 400/408 visa to be granted?
The average timetable for processing"Decision Ready" applications is between 2 - 4 weeks. Applications which have not been completed correctly or supported with all relevant documents will take longer if Department of Home Affairs case officers need to request additional documents or need to verify information.
What to do next
If you would like to find out more about Australia's temporary entry visa programme please telephone Concept
Australia on 020 8315 6700 or complete the enquiry form
below and submit your details to Concept Australia.