Australian Embassy
France
Embassy address: 4, rue Jean Rey 75724 Paris Cedex 15 - Telephone : 01 40 59 33 00 - Fax : 01 40 59 33 10. Visa Enquiries telephone (Europe Service Center): +33 (0)1 82 88 23 04, Mon-Fri 10am to 5pm

Temporary Business Entry - Subclass: 457 (long stay) 

The Temporary Business Long Stay (Subclass 457) is the most commonly used program to sponsor overseas workers in skilled occupations to work in Australia on a temporary basis. It allows applicants to work between 3 months and 4 years for the sponsoring employer.

See: Temporary Business Long Stay (Subclass 457)

Download: Booklet 11- Sponsoring a temporary overseas employee to Australia (PDF)
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FROM 1 NOVEMBER 2003, ALL AUSTRALIAN SPONSORED TEMPORARY BUSINESS (LONG STAY) SUBCLASS 457 VISA APPLICATIONS MUST BE LODGED EITHER IN AUSTRALIA OR OVER THE INTERNET.

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FROM 1 DECEMBER 2006, 457 TEMPORARY BUSINESS LONG STAY VISA FOR NON-AUSTRLIAN COMPANIES ARE TO BE LODGED AT THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY IN BERLIN, GERMANY FOR PROCESSING.

Consult: Australian Embassy in Berlin website.

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