Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) Visa

Subclass 400

Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) Visa

The Highly Specialised Work stream of this temporary visa lets you do short-term, highly specialised work in Australia… (read more)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​You must apply from outside of Australia

You must be outside of Australia when the visa application is decided​

You must have specialist skills, knowledge or experience that can assist Australian businesses ​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This visa lets you do short term highly specialised, non ongoing work

Stay

We can grant for up to 6 months (depending on the circumstances) Generally, for a stay period longer than 3 months, a strong business case must be provided with the application. You can apply for this visa in Australia or stay longer by extending this visa

Cost

From AUD 325

Processing Time

25% of applications: Less than 1 day

50% of applications: Less than 1 day

75% of applications: 28 days

90% of applications: 3 months

Categorised by job sector

Construction
Healthcare
Hospitality
Education
Accounting
Administration
Advertising, arts and media
Banking and finance
Call centre and customer services
CEO & general management
Community services & development
Consulting
Design & architecture
Engineering
Farming
Government & defence
Recruitment
Information & communication
Insurance & superannuation
Legal
Manufacturing
Marketing & communications
Mining
Real estate
Retail
Sales
Science & technology
Self employment
Sports
Early childhood education & care
Trades & services