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Key Change to Subclass 407 Visa Requirements
Applications for the Subclass 407 Training visa can now only be lodged after both the employer sponsorship and nomination have been approved for the Occupational training to improve skills stream.
New legislation requires that, for the Structured Workplace-Based Training stream, applicants must wait until the sponsorship and nomination approvals are granted before submitting the visa application.
This stream is typically used by recent graduates who wish to extend their stay in Australia for workplace-based training.
23 July 2024 Applied for NT nomination for the Skilled Nominated Visa (Subclass 190) through the Northern Territory Government. 29 November 2024 Received nomination approval from the Northern Territory Government. 30 November 2024 Received invitation to apply for the Skilled Nominated Visa (Subclass 190) from the Department of Home Affairs (Australia). 10 December 2024 Lodged your Subclass 190 visa application with the Department of Home Affairs (Australia). 10 January 2025 Completed your medical examination for the visa application. 10 January 2026 Updated and submitted a new police clearance certificate (because the previous one had expired) 10 March 2026 Visa Granted
Skilled (Permanent) 11 Months
Skilled visa applications are subject to an annual planning level and are processed in accordance with government policy priorities. The current Ministerial Direction (No. 105) affords priority to employer sponsored visa applicants working in positions carried out in a designated regional area, visa applicants working in a healthcare or teaching occupation, employer sponsored applicants who have been nominated by an accredited sponsor, permanent and provisional visas that count towards the migration program (excluding subclass 188), and all other visa applications (in that order). Therefore, some applications will be processed more quickly than others, and oldest lodged applications won’t necessarily be processed first. For further information, see Skilled visa processing priorities.
As we are deciding both new and older applications, processing times will change each month.