The 407 training visa lets an approved sponsor bring you to Australia for workplace-based occupational training. Registered migration agents in Brisbane. Call BYD Education & Immigration Consultants.
The Training visa, subclass 407, is a temporary visa that lets an approved sponsor bring someone to Australia to do workplace-based occupational training. It’s not a work visa in the usual sense, and it’s not a study visa either. It sits in between, for people who need structured, on-the-job training to build their skills, meet a registration or licensing requirement, or develop capability for a role back home. If that’s what you need, the 407 is purpose-built for it.
Our registered migration agents in Brisbane help both trainees and the organisations sponsoring them. Here’s how the 407 works and who it suits.
The 407 lets you take part in an occupational training program run by an approved sponsor in Australia. The training has to be structured, workplace-based, and aimed at improving your skills in an eligible occupation, meeting a registration or licensing standard, or supporting a capacity-building purpose such as training staff for an overseas operation. It’s granted for the length of the training program, up to a set maximum.
It’s one of the work, business and study visas, but it stands apart from an employer sponsored work visa like the 482, because the point is training, not filling a job.
The 407 tends to fit a few clear situations:
People who need supervised, hands-on training to lift their skills in a particular occupation.
Professionals who need Australian workplace experience to meet a registration or licensing requirement in their field.
Overseas staff of a business who need capacity-building training before taking on a role back home.
Recent graduates or early-career workers who need structured practical training that isn’t available the same way in their home country.
If your real goal is ongoing paid work rather than training, the 407 probably isn’t your visa, and we’ll tell you that. Part of getting this right is being honest about whether training is genuinely the purpose.
The 407 runs on an approved sponsor and a nominated training program. The sponsor has to be an eligible organisation, and the training plan has to be genuine, detailed, and structured, setting out what you’ll learn, how, and over what period. A vague or thin training plan is the most common reason these applications run into trouble. We help sponsors build a training plan that stands up, and we prepare the trainee’s application to match.
You’ll also generally need to show the right background for the training, meet English requirements, and meet health and character requirements.
On a 407 you can take part in the approved training program, and your work is limited to what the training involves. It’s not an open work right. You can usually bring family members with you, and they can join you in Australia for the period of your visa. Because the conditions attached to the 407 are specific, it’s worth understanding them clearly before you start, so there are no surprises about what you can and can’t do.
We check whether the 407 is genuinely the right visa for your situation.
We help the sponsor prepare a training plan that meets the requirements.
We manage the sponsorship, nomination and the trainee’s visa application together.
We prepare your supporting evidence, including background and English documents.
We respond to the department’s requests and keep both sides updated.
It’s a temporary visa that lets an approved sponsor bring you to Australia for structured, workplace-based occupational training. It’s aimed at building your skills, meeting a registration or licensing requirement, or supporting capacity building, rather than ongoing paid work.
The 407 is granted for the length of the approved training program, up to a set maximum period. The exact length depends on your training plan, and we’ll confirm what applies to your case.
Your activity is limited to the approved training program. It’s not a general work visa, so you can’t take unrelated paid work. If ongoing employment is your goal, a different visa such as the 482 is likely a better fit.
An eligible organisation that can offer a genuine, structured training program can apply to sponsor a 407. The sponsor and the training plan both have to meet the requirements, and we help sponsors get this right.
No, not a job offer as such. What you need is an approved sponsor and a genuine occupational training program. The focus is on the training, not on filling a position.
Yes, in most cases you can include your partner and dependent children. They can generally join you in Australia for the period of your visa. We’ll make sure they’re included correctly.
The 407 is a temporary training visa and isn’t a direct pathway to permanent residency. That said, the skills or experience you gain can support a later application, such as skilled or employer sponsored migration. We can help you plan that longer route.
Government charges and processing times change and depend on your circumstances and the training plan. We’ll give you the current fee and a realistic timeframe at your consultation rather than quote a figure that could be out of date.
