Australian Embassy, China
澳大利亚驻华大使馆
Embassy address: 21 Dongzhimenwai Dajie, Sanlitun, Beijing - Telephone: 5140 4111 - Fax: 5140 4204

Working in Australia

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On this page: Business and Non-Business 

Australia's temporary residence program provides a range of visa options for people wanting to live in Australia temporarily in order to work or to undertake special activities in either business or non-business organisations. Comprehensive information on these visa options, requirements and how to apply are contained in the pages listed below.

Effective from 11 August 2008, the Shanghai Visa Office will no longer be responsible for the processing of business and non-business temporary residence applications from the following provinces: Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing, Gansu, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Hebei, Hubei, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Tibet. From this date, if you live in one of these provinces you should apply at the Beijing Visa Office.

Business

Business - Long Stay (Subclass 457)

1. Information    ⇒    2. Checklist    ⇒    3. How to Apply    ⇒    4. After you Apply

Non-Business

Includes the following visa subclasses:  442 Occupational Trainee; 419 Visiting Academic; 411 Exchange; 418 Educational; 421 Sport; 422 Medical Practitioner; 424 Public Lecturer; 427 Domestic Worker (Overseas Executive); and 428 Religious Worker, among others.

1. Information    ⇒    2. Checklist    ⇒    3. How to Apply    ⇒    4. After you Apply