Training visa
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Overview
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About this visa
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Eligibility
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Step by step
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When you have this visa
Stay
This is a temporary visa. We might grant you a visa allowing you to stay in Australia for up to 2 years.
Cost
From AUD405.00 for the main applicant.
Processing times
For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.
With this visa you can
- visit Australia to complete a workplace-based training (to improve your skills for your current occupation, area of tertiary study or field of expertise), or a professional development training program
See all conditions
Check your eligibility
You must
- be sponsored
- be nominated (unless your sponsor is a Commonwealth Government agency)
- be invited (if your sponsor is a Commonwealth Government agency)
Help with your visa
If you are getting help with your visa, before you pay someone, read information on Who can help with your visa application.
With this visa, you can
- visit Australia to complete a workplace-based training (to improve your skills for your current occupation, area of tertiary study or field of expertise), or a professional development training program
Nomination types
This visa allows people to take part in workplace-based training to improve their skills for their job, area of tertiary study, field of expertise or in a professional development training program in Australia.
Nomination requirements are different depending on the purpose or type of training.
There are 3 types of occupational training covered by this visa:
- Occupational training required for registration
- Occupational training to improve skills in an eligible occupation
- Occupational training for capacity building overseas. This includes overseas qualification, government support or professional.
Nomination is the stage where the sponsor provides details about the nominee (intended trainee), the purpose or type of training and how and where the training will be provided.
How long you can stay
This is a temporary visa. We might grant you a visa stay in Australia for up to 2 years.
You can leave and re-enter Australia on the visa while it is valid.
Stay longer
You can't stay in Australia longer by extending this visa.
You can apply for another visa. Explore visa options.
Include family
You can include members of the family unit in your application when you apply
Family members who apply for the visa with you must also meet our health and character requirements.
If you apply for this visa from outside Australia, family members who are not coming to Australia might also have to meet our health requirements.
Newborn children
Find out what to do if your child is born after you apply or when you hold your visa.
Subsequent entrants
If we grant you the visa, your family members might be able to apply to join you in Australia later as a subsequent entrant.
They can do this using the Temporary Work and Activity Visa (Subsequent Entrant) (403,407,408) form in ImmiAccount.
Family members applying subsequently should :
- be listed on the nomination form if their sponsor is not a Commonwealth Government Agency, and
- provide a letter from the sponsor of the primary applicant confirming the sponsor has agreed to sponsor them
Cost
The visa costs from AUD405.00 for the main applicant.
There is also a charge for each family member who applies for the visa with you.
You might also have to pay other costs for health checks, police certificates and biometrics.
To work out what your visa will cost, use the Visa Pricing Estimator. The estimator does not take into account the other costs.
Apply from
You can be in or outside Australia when you apply for the visa and when we decide on your application.
Processing times
For an indication of processing times for this visa, use the visa processing time guide tool. This will show the processing times for recently decided applications. It is a guide only and not specific to your application.
Your application might take longer to process if:
- you do not fill it in correctly
- you do not include all the documents we need or we need more information from you
- we have to verify your information
We can't process your application if you do not pay the correct visa application charge. We will notify you if this is the case and if necessary return your application.
Your obligations
You and your family members must obey all Australian laws.
Learn more about conditions for this visa.
Travel
You can travel outside Australia and return as many times as you want while the visa is valid.
The time you spend outside Australia does not extend the visa.
Visa label
We will digitally link your visa to your passport. You will not get a label in your passport.
Financial support
You will need to be able to financially support yourself while in Australia. You will need to be able to financially support accompanying family members.
Changing sponsors
If you decide to train with another organisation while you are in Australia, you will need to be sponsored by that organisation. They must submit a new nomination for you.
When the new nomination is approved you can do your occupational training with that organisation for the time remaining on your visa.
You do not have to apply for a new visa, as long as you continue to do the training program your visa was approved for.
If your occupational training program changes, you need to submit a new visa application.
If your sponsor ends your training you must tell us. You may try to find another organisation to sponsor you.
Apply for a new visa
If you want to apply for a new Training visa (subclass 407) you will need continuing sponsorship. You may have to provide an explanation of why you were unable to complete the training within the initial training period.
Have an approved sponsor
Your sponsor must be approved as a temporary activities sponsor.
Be nominated
Your sponsor must have nominated you to participate in a program of occupational training unless your sponsor is a Australian Commonwealth Government agency.
Nomination requirements are different depending on the purpose or type of training.
There are 3 types of occupational training covered by this visa:
- Occupational training required for registration
- Occupational training to improve skills in an eligible occupation
- Occupational training for capacity building overseas. This includes overseas qualification, government support or professional.
Be this age
Usually, you must be 18 years old or older at the time we decide your visa application.
Have this visa
If you are applying in Australia, you must currently hold a valid temporary substantive visa that is not a:
- a Subclass 403 (Temporary Work (International Relations) visa in the Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular stream) or
- a Subclass 771 (Transit) visa or
- a Special Purpose visa
If you are in Australia and do not hold a substantive visa, your last substantive visa must not have been one of the above visas and your application must be made within 28 days:
- after the last substantive visa you held ceased to be in effect or
- after the day you were notified of the Administrative Appeal Tribnual's decision to set aside and substitute the decision to cancel your substantive visa, or the Minister's decision not to revoke the cancellation of your substantive visa.
Meet our health requirement
You and any family members who apply for the visa with you must meet our health requirement.
Meet our character requirement
You and family members aged 16 years and over who apply for the visa with you must meet our character requirement.
We might also ask that other family members meet the requirement.
Have adequate health insurance
You are personally liable for all your healthcare costs while you are in Australia. Medical insurance helps limit your financial liability. You must maintain adequate health cover for the whole of your stay if you are granted this visa. Your insurance should cover you for medically necessary treatment, including transport.
See a guide to what we consider adequate health insurance.
See more about health insurance for overseas visitors.
Reciprocal healthcare agreements
Some countries have a reciprocal healthcare agreement with Australia. Find out more from Services Australia about reciprocal healthcare agreements.
Be a genuine temporary entrant
You must only intend to:
- stay temporarily in Australia
- do the things you are allowed to do on this visa
You must have substantially complied with the conditions of the last substantive or subsequent bridging visa that you held.
Have this level of English language
You must have functional English.
Sign the Australian values statement
If you are 18 years of age or older, you must:
- have read, or had explained to you, the Life in Australia booklet and
- sign an Australian Values Statement that confirms you will respect the Australian way of life and obey Australian laws
Have paid back your debt to the Australian Government
If you or any family members (including those who don't apply for the visa with you) owe the Australian government money, you or they must have paid it back or arranged to pay it back.
Not had a visa cancelled or an application refused
We will consider your immigration history when we make a decision on your application, which means you might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled or refused.
In some circumstances you may still apply for a permanent visa if you have had a visa cancelled or an application refused see Limitations on applications in Australia.
If applying for a visa from outside Australia see Can I go to Australia.
If you want immigration assistance, see Who can help with your visa application.
Best interests of the child
We might not grant this visa if it is not in the best interests of an applicant under 18.
Step 1
Before you apply
Before you apply, you have to make sure your sponsoring organisation has applied to be or has been approved as a sponsor. Your sponsoring organisation must also have submitted a nomination application. Australian Commonwealth Government agencies don't have to nominate.
Don't arrange travel until we tell you in writing you have the visa.
If you plan to get a new passport, you should do so before applying for this visa. If you get a new passport after you have submitted your application, you must tell us of this change in writing. You can do this using ImmiAccount.
Get help with your application
Only some people can help you with your application. If you appoint someone to give you immigration assistance they must be:
- a registered migration agent
- a legal practitioner, or
- an exempt person.
You can appoint anyone to receive documents on your behalf relating to your visa matter.
Step 2
Gather your documents
Gather documents to prove your identity and show you have a sponsor, nomination or government invitation, financial support and health insurance. You will need to prepare them to submit online.
Provide accurate information
Provide accurate information. See what happens if you can't prove your identity or don't provide true information.
Identity documents
We need proof of your identity. If you can't prove your identity:
- we will refuse your visa application
- we might not grant you another visa for 10 years
- we might not grant any family members you listed on your application a visa for 10 years
Provide the pages of your current passport showing your photo, personal details, and passport issue and expiry dates.
Also provide:
- a national identity card, if you have one
- proof of change of name, if applicable
Documents that prove a change of name include:
- a marriage or divorce certificate
- change of name documents from an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, or the relevant overseas authority
- documents that show other names you have been known by
Sponsor documents
You need to provide:
- a sponsor approval letter or receipt for submission of the sponsorship application
- your sponsor’s nomination approval letter or receipt for submission of the nomination application – if your sponsor is not an Australian Commonwealth Government agency
- a written statement from the sponsor that they will meet the sponsorship obligations for you and all dependent family members included in your application
Volunteer documents
If this is a volunteer position, you and your sponsor need to complete the Acknowledgement of unpaid placement forms.
- Form 1283 Acknowledgement of unpaid placement—visa applicant (131KB PDF)
- Form 1284 Acknowledgement of unpaid placement—sponsor (136KB PDF)
Your sponsor should submit these forms with the nomination.
Financial support documents
You will need to show evidence of your financial capacity to support yourself and your family while you are in Australia, such as:
- bank statements
- a letter from your financial institution stating your financial position
- employment contracts
- documents showing allowances, accommodation and stipends from your sponsor while you are in Australia
- if you are currently or were previously an AusAID or Foreign Affairs supported student provide a copy of the letter of support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Health insurance
You will need to provide evidence of adequate health insurance for you and your family members for the duration of your stay in Australia.
Evidence of English language
Provide evidence that you have functional English language skills to undertake the training programme.
You do not need to provide these results if you hold a valid passport from:
- the United Kingdom
- Canada
- New Zealand
- the United States
- the Republic of Ireland
Workplace-based activity documents
If you are sponsored by a Australian Commonwealth Government agency, provide a copy of the invitation to participate in the training.
If you are not sponsored by a Australian Commonwealth Government agency, provide a copy of the nomination approval letter or receipt for submitting the nomination application.
Also provide a copy of your qualifications and curriculum vitae (CV).
If registrations or licences are required for you to do the training, provide copies of registrations or licences.
Professional Development documents
If you are sponsored by a Australian Commonwealth Government agency, provide a copy of the invitation to participate in the training.
If you are not sponsored by a Australian Commonwealth Government agency, provide a copy of the nomination approval letter or receipt for submitting the nomination application.
Provide a statement from your sponsor confirming they are satisfied:
- that you are doing the professional development training specified in the application
- that you have relevant managerial or other professional skills and work experience to participate in the program
Provide a signed letter on company letterhead from your current manager detailing your current position and duties.
Also provide a copy of your qualifications and curriculum vitae (CV).
Occupational training required for registration
You must provide a letter from the relevant regulatory body for the occupation in Australia or your home country. This letter must :
- name you
- state the nominated training is necessary for the you to get registration, membership or licensing to work in the occupation
If you are a health practitioner treating patients as part of your occupational training you must:
- have a letter from the relevant registration authority, or
- regulatory body stating you have conditional registration for the training
Character documents
Provide an Australian police certificate if you have spent a total of 12 months or more in Australia in the last 10 years since you turned 16. We only accept complete disclosure National Police Certificates issued by the Australian Federal Police. We do not accept standard disclosure certificates or national police certificates issued by Australian state or territory police.
Also provide military service records or discharge papers if you served in the armed forces of any country.
Depending on your circumstances, we may ask you to also provide an overseas police certificate from every country, including your home country, where you spent a total of 12 months or more in the last 10 years since you turned 16.
Complete and provide the following forms:
- Form 80 Personal particulars for character assessment (596KB PDF)
- Form 1221 Additional personal particulars information (331KB PDF)
Tell us you are getting help
To nominate someone to:
- receive your correspondence, use Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient (301KB PDF)
- provide immigration assistance, use Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person (308KB PDF).
Upload your written notification or your forms to ImmiAccount.
Partner documents
Provide your partner's:
- identity documents
- character documents
- marriage certificate
- documents about other relationships, if applicable
For de facto relationships provide either:
- evidence that your relationship is registered by an Australian State or Territory
- enough documents to prove you have been in a de facto relationship with your partner for at least 12 months before you apply
For both married and de facto applicants you must provide evidence that you are in a genuine and continuing relationship. Evidence can include but is not limited to:
- joint bank account statements
- billing accounts in joint names
- joint leases or mortgages
- documents that show your partner has lived at the same address as you
Dependants under 18 documents
For every dependant 18 years old or younger who is applying with you, provide:
- copies of birth certificates or the family book showing the names of both parents of all your dependent children
- copies of the adoption paper, if applicable.
Parental responsibility documents
You must get consent for any applicant under 18 years of age to migrate to Australia from anyone who:
- has a legal right to decide where the child lives and
- is not coming to Australia with the child
They must complete either:
- Form 1229 Consent form to grant an Australian visa to a child under the age of 18 years (276KB PDF)
- a statutory declaration giving their consent for the child to visit Australia on this visa
Alternatively, you can show us:
- an Australian court order that allows your child to migrate to Australia, or
- that the laws of your home country allow them to migrate
Include:
- an identity document that shows the signature and photo of the person who completed the form or declaration, such as a passport or driver’s licence
- adoption papers or other court documents if applicable
Dependants over 18 documents
To include your child who is over 18 in your visa application, they must be:
- over 18 years of age but not yet turned 23, and dependent on you or your partner, or
- over 23 years of age, unable to earn a living to support themselves due to physical or cognitive limitations and dependent on you or your partner
Provide:
- identity documents
- documents about their other relationships, if applicable
- character documents
You must also provide proof the child is dependent on you:
- proof of your relationship with the dependent such as a birth certificate or adoption papers
- a completed Form 47a Details of a child or other dependent family member aged 18 years or over (307KB PDF)
- proof of financial dependency such as bank statements, money transfers and rent receipts
- if the child is aged 23 or is likely to turn 23 while your application is being processed, you must also provide a report from a qualified medical practitioner that states they are dependent on you or your partner due to the total or partial loss of their bodily or mental functions
Prepare your documents
Translate
Have all non-English documents translated into English.
Translators in Australia must be accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters.
Translators outside Australia do not have to be accredited. But on each translation, they must include their:
- full name
- address and telephone number
- qualifications and experience in the language they are translating
These details must be in English.
Note: You do not need to have any documents certified.
Scan or photograph
Scan or photograph all documents (English and non-English) in colour.
The scans and photos must be clear.
If a document is more than one page, save it all as one file.
Keep
Keep a copy of your completed application.
Step 3
Apply for the visa
You must apply for this visa online.
Provide accurate information
Provide accurate information. See what happens if you can't prove your identity or don't provide true information.
Apply online
- Create an account or log in to ImmiAccount
- Attach documents, including your sponsor's documents
- Have family applications processed together. Each family member must still have their application charge paid and documents attached to their application
- Pay the application charge. We will not process your application until you pay the charge.
Step 4
After you apply
See what you can and must do after you apply.
Status updates
If it is within standard processing times do not call. We can't provide any further updates on the application's progress.
You can see if we have asked for more information in your ImmiAccount.
Stay lawful
Make sure you stay lawful by holding a valid visa while we process your application.
If you were in Australia when you applied for this visa, you were granted a Bridging visa A (BVA). If your current visa expires before we decide on your application, the BVA will start. You can stay in Australia on the BVA while we process your new visa application. You cannot travel on the BVA - there is no right of return on this visa; it cancels on departure.
Do not cancel your current visa. If you do, you will:
- be staying in Australia unlawfully
- not be eligible for a Bridging visa A
Learn more about visa expiry.
Travel after you apply
You do not have to tell us if you want to travel outside Australia while we process your application. This is because you can be outside Australia when we make a decision.
But if you leave Australia, make sure you have a valid visa to return.
Learn about visa expiry.
Health exams
We will let you know if you need health examinations.
Biometrics
We might ask for biometrics. We will let you know if you need to provide them.
Attach more information
If you did not attach all your documents when you applied, attach them as soon as possible in ImmiAccount.
We might also ask you to provide more information.
Add family members
You cannot add members of the family unit to your application after you apply but before we decide on your visa, unless it is a child born after you apply but before we make a decision on your visa.
Newborn Children
If your child is born after you apply but before we make a decision on your visa, then your child is considered to have made the same visa application as you.
You must tell us as soon as possible and give us:
- a copy of the child’s birth certificate
- completed Form 1022 Notification of changes in circumstances (172KB PDF)
Attach supporting documents including the child's passport if available to your ImmiAccount.
Subsequent entrants
If we grant you the visa, your family members might be able to apply to join you in Australia later as a subsequent entrant. They can do this using the Temporary Work and Activity Visa (Subsequent Entrant) (403,407,408) form in ImmiAccount.
Newborn children
Find out what to do if your child is born after you apply or when you hold your visa.
Mistakes on your application
Let us know as soon as you can if you made a mistake on your application.
Complete Form 1023 Notification of incorrect answers (168KB PDF)
Help with you application
Let us know if you no longer want someone to:
- receive your correspondence - complete Form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised recipient (301KB PDF)
- provide immigration advice - complete Form 956 Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or exempt person (308KB PDF).
Upload your written notification or your forms to ImmiAccount.
For more information see Who can help you with your application.
Tell us if things change
Things you need to let us know about include:
- you want to withdraw your application
- changes to your phone number, address or passport
- changes to your relationship status
- the birth of a child
See how to tell us if your situation changes.
Step 5
Visa outcome
We will let you know in writing our decision about your visa application. We will tell you:
- your visa grant number
- the date your visa starts
- your visa conditions
Keep a copy of the decision with you when in Australia.
If we refuse your visa we will let you know in writing. We will tell you why we refused and whether you have a right to a review of the decision.
We will not refund the application charge if we refuse your application.
Now you have your visa
If we have granted you a Training (subclass 407) visa, you may want to consider withdrawing any other undecided visa applications you have lodged with us.
We will continue to progress any undecided visa applications. If they meet the requirements it may result in your current visa ceasing. It may also affect your eligibility for government benefits such as Centrelink or Medicare.
To withdraw any other visa application, you must tell us in writing. More information is available on our website at You want to withdraw an application.
Coming to Australia
Before you travel
Check your travel documents
You must have:
- a valid visa to enter Australia
- a valid passport or other travel document
At the border
Completing an Incoming Passenger Card
All people arriving Australia must complete the Incoming Passenger Card. You will get the card on board.
Leaving the airport faster
We have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport. You might be able to leave the airport faster if you use SmartGate.
In Australia
What you can do when you have this visa
- visit Australia to complete a workplace-based training (to improve your skills for your current occupation, area of tertiary study or field of expertise), or a professional development training program
- travel to and from Australia as many times as you want
To see your specific conditions, work and study entitlements, use VEVO.
What you must do on this visa
You and your family members must meet all visa conditions that apply and obey all Australian laws.
Check your conditions in VEVO or your visa grant letter.
Tell us if things change
Things you need to let us know about when you have this visa include:
- changes to your phone number, email, address or passport
- changes to your relationship status
- the birth of a child
See how to let us know if there is a change in your situation.
See how long you can stay
This is a temporary visa. You can stay until your visa expires. To see when your visa expires use VEVO.
Staying longer
You can't stay in Australia longer by extending this visa. You must apply for a new visa if you want to stay longer.
Travelling on your visa
You can travel outside Australia and return as many times as you want while the visa is valid.
The time you spend outside Australia does not extend the visa.
Proving you have a visa
To prove you have a visa and show your conditions to someone, use VEVO.
Working
You and your family are protected by Australian workplace law. See their workplace rights and entitlements.
Family members
Family members who are granted the same visa with you can only work up to 40 hours every two weeks in Australia.
To see your and your family's conditions for work, use VEVO.
Bringing a family member
Your family members who did not apply for the visa with you might be eligible to apply as a subsequent entrant after the visa is granted.
Apply for a subsequent entrant visa using the Temporary Work and Activity Visa (Subsequent Entrant) (403,407,408) form in ImmiAccount.
Newborn children
Find out what to do if your child is born after you apply or when you hold your visa.
Leaving Australia
Before you leave
Check your travel documents
You must have a valid passport or other travel document to leave Australia.
Ensure your visa is still valid if you intend to return to Australia
Check your conditions and the expiry of your current visa in VEVO.
See what you can and must do if your visa has expired or is about to expire.
At the border
Leaving the airport faster
We have an automated process that uses facial recognition technology and your ePassport. You might be able to leave the airport faster if you use SmartGate.
After you leave
Get your superannuation if you intend not to return to Australia
You are likely to have some money in a superannuation fund if you worked in Australia and you are:
- 18 years old or older
- paid AUD450 or more before tax in a month
See how to access your super.
To prove you have been to Australia
Request your international movement records to get proof of your travel in and out of Australia.
