457 澳洲短期工作签证 Temporary Work (Skilled) (subclass 457) visa

澳洲 457 工签申请基本要求:

Who could get this visa - Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457)

457 工签提名职业要求:Consolidated Sponsored Occupations List (CSOL) 上的职业都可以用于 457 申请,申请人满足该职业的任职要求,如果该职业在澳洲需要注册或执照的话也需要满足注册或执照要求。技工职业需要 TRA 评估,项目管理员及没有分类的特殊经理职业(Project and Program Administrator or Specialist Manager not elsewhere classified)需要 VETASSESS 评估,其他职业基本不需要职业评估。

457 工签英语要求:2015年7月后457语言要求调整为了雅思总分5,单项不低于4的 Vocational English 水平,同时接受同等水平的 OET,TOEFL iBT,PTE-Academic,CAE。如果申请人的职业需要职业评估或需要注册,还要考虑满足职业评估或注册及监管机构对语言的要求。

飞出国注:

  • Project and Program Administrator 是做的比较多的 511112
  • Specialist Manager not elsewhere classified 是 UNIT GROUP 1399 OTHER SPECIALIST MANAGERS。
    • 139911 艺术管理员或经理 / Arts Administrator or Manager
    • 139912 环境管理 / Environmental Manager
    • 139913 实验室经理 / Laboratory Manager
    • 139914 质量保证经理 / Quality Assurance Manager
    • 139915 体育管理 / Sports Administrator

To apply 457 visa you must:

  • be nominated to work in an approved occupation on the Skilled Occupation Lists
    
  • meet the skill requirements for the nominated occupation
    
  • meet registration and licensing obligations
    
  • speak vocational English
    
  • have been nominated by an approved business.
    

You need to show that you have the skills and experience necessary to work in the nominated occupation.

If your nominated occupation is a trade occupation, you might need to do a skills assessment. The Trades Recognition Australia - TRA has more information on which occupations require an assessment.

If your nominated occupation is ‘Project and Program Administrator or Specialist Manager not elsewhere classified’, you will need to a skills assessment for migration purposes. The VETASSESS website has more information. You cannot use a VETASSESS skills assessment that you have had for a Skilled General (Temporary) visa (subclass 485) in your application for this visa.

Registration and licensing

If requested by your visa processing case officer, you must provide evidence from the relevant Australian registration or licensing authority that you hold, or will be able to meet, the registration or licensing requirements to work in your nominated occupation.

Your approved sponsor should be able to provide you with the necessary licensing and registration information.

English language proficiency

It is important that you can speak, write and understand a sufficient level of English while you are in Australia. We use the following tests to determine your level of English language proficiency:

  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
  • Occupational English Test (OET)
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT)
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic test
  • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) test (which was conducted on or after 1 January 2015).

If you are sponsored by a party to a labour agreement, you must meet the English language ability specified in the agreement.

Required test scores

Most primary applicants who are sponsored by a standard business sponsor must demonstrate that their level of English proficiency is equivalent to one of the following scores:

  • an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall test score of at least 5.0 with a score of at least 4.5 in each of the four test components
  • an Occupational English Test (OET) score of at least ‘B’ in each of the four components
  • a Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT) total score of at least 36 with a score of at least 3 for each of the test components of listening and reading, and a score of at least 12 for each of the test components of writing and speaking
  • a Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic overall test score of at least 36 with a score of at least 30 in each of the four test components
  • a Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) overall test score of at least 154 with a score of at least 147 in each of the four test components.
IELTS – Academic or General

IELTS is a test designed to assess an applicant’s English language ability. It has an academic tests and a general training test. You only need to take the general training test unless advised otherwise by a registration or general licensing body.

English for registration, licensing or membership

A higher level of English might be required for certain occupations where it is a requirement for registration, licensing or membership in Australia. You can find out if your occupation requires a higher level of English by contacting the registration authority for your nominated occupation.

If you are required to hold a licence, registration or membership to perform your nominated occupation then you must have English language proficiency of at least the standard required to be granted that licence, registration or membership.

This can result in the English language requirement being higher than the test scores detailed above, depending on the requirements of the licence, registration or membership.