- 12 Month Working Holiday Visa
- Temporary Business (Long Stay) Subclass 457 Visa (Sponsorship Visa)
- Do I need a medical to obtain my visa?
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If you wish to work in Australia you are required to have a visa. There are three classes of visa.
12 Month Working Holiday Visa
Australia has reciprocal working holiday arrangements with Canada, Ireland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malta, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. This visa is designed for people between the ages of 18 and 30 years old. It entitles you to work no longer than three months with any one employer. Processing times for this visa vary.
Temporary Business (Long Stay) Subclass 457 Visa (Sponsorship Visa)
This is a temporary residency visa that will allow you to work in Australia for up to four years. The contract we offer for this type of visa is a minimum of 12 months or 2 years depending on the hospital. Once a hospital decides to offer sponsorship to a nurse they will provide CCM with a Visa Nomination approval which will enable you to apply to the relevant Immigration Office in Australia (DIMIA) for your visa.
As from 1st November 03, 457 applications will no longer be processed through the Australian Embassy in London. You can lodge your application via e-mail via the DIMIA website www.immi.gov.au
Once your visa has been granted by the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA), you and each of your family members included in the approval may travel to Australia without the need to have your visa evidenced into your passport. You must however travel and enter Australia on the passport which you specified in your application. You are generally required to obtain a visa label within 4 weeks of your initial arrival to Australia. Therefore you and your family members should go to the immigration office or any DIMIA office in Australia with your visa grant letter and your valid passport to have your visas evidenced in your passport.
Do I need a medical to obtain my visa?
All applicants are required to meet health criteria that are travelling out on a Temporary Business (Long Stay) subclass 457 visa. You and any member of your family who will be traveling with you will be required to undergo formal health examinations. Where sponsorship is for a stay in excess of 12 months, the results of radiological examinations for each dependant aged 11 years and over. In addition the Principal applicant will also have to submit results of HIV and Hep B (Surface Antigen) tests. A list of panel doctors can be obtained from DIMIA website www.immi.gov.au.
