The processing time of employer sponsored visa or 457 visas is targeted to reduce to half by the Australian government. An additional funding of 10 million dollars has been provided to improve the 457 visa application processing time. Presently it takes to process a 457 visa around 22 working days and this time is expected to reduce to less than half.

In last five years the 457 visa application time processing has already been improved by 30 percent helping to reduce the backlog of employer sponsored visa applications. a new visa application processing centre will be opened in Brisbane to improve the efficiency of processing and latterly reducing the visa approval time further.

The 457 employer sponsored visa program is one of the popular visa classes of Australia. The industries and labor market of Australia get access to skilled labors of all parts of the world through this visa program. A large chunk of labor demand of Australia is satisfied by 457 visa category.

The 457 visa category is exempted from any cap and truly demand-driven being healthy attribute of the economic development. Australian employers are provided by flexible rules and regulations to offer jobs to abroad skills if there are no matching profile workers available in the country. Employers are offered to easily accommodate the rising demand of immediate and short-term workers.

Australian visa applicants interested in applying for 457 programs can mail their resume to ajay@abhinav.com for free immigration assessment and legal advisory.