Subclass 407 · Temporary
Training Visa (Subclass 407) Australia
Complete workplace-based training or a professional development program in Australia for up to 2 years, to improve your skills in your current occupation or field.
About the Training Visa (Subclass 407)
The Training visa (subclass 407) lets you visit Australia to do workplace-based training to improve your skills for your current occupation, area of tertiary study or field of expertise, or to complete a professional development program. It is not intended to fill workforce shortages, and all work undertaken in Australia must be paid.
With this visa you can
- Do workplace-based occupational training
- Complete a professional development training program
- Stay for up to 2 years, as granted
You must
- Be sponsored by an approved temporary activities sponsor
- Be nominated, unless your sponsor is a Commonwealth Government agency
- Be invited, if your sponsor is a Commonwealth Government agency
Based on Department of Home Affairs information (October 2026). Visa costs, thresholds, occupation lists and processing times can change, so always confirm current details on the Department of Home Affairs website or ask our team. This page is general information, not migration advice for your circumstances.
Training Visa (Subclass 407): Full Details
Everything about this visa, from eligibility to what happens after grant.
About this visa
Workplace-based training or professional development in Australia.
- Take part in workplace-based occupational training to improve your skills, or a professional development program
- Bring eligible family members
- Travel in and out of Australia while the visa is valid
Up to 2 years, depending on your training program.
From AUD535 for the main applicant. Concessions apply in limited circumstances.
Eligibility
What you need to meet.
You must be sponsored by an approved temporary activities sponsor.
Your sponsor must have nominated you for a program of occupational training, unless it is an Australian Government agency.
Usually, you must be at least 18 when your visa is decided.
If you apply in Australia, you must hold a valid temporary substantive visa, with some exceptions.
You must maintain adequate health insurance for your stay.
You must intend to stay temporarily and only do what the visa allows.
You must have functional English.
You and family members must meet the health and character requirements.
Your training must fit one of these types: training required for occupational registration, membership or licensing; structured training to improve your skills in an occupation on the eligible skilled occupation list; or training for capacity building overseas, which includes practical training for an overseas qualification (up to 6 months), government-supported training, and professional development programs. Permanent and provisional visa applicants, and family members applying with them, must have health examinations with an approved panel physician. Temporary visa applicants might need them, depending on the visa and their circumstances. For the character requirement, Home Affairs may ask for police certificates and Form 80.
Step by step
How to apply.
Sponsorship and nomination
Your sponsor is approved as a temporary activities sponsor and nominates your training program.
Gather your documents
Prepare your training plan, English evidence and health insurance.
Apply online
Lodge your application in ImmiAccount.
After you apply
Respond to any requests promptly. Home Affairs may also ask for health examinations, police certificates or biometrics (fingerprints and a facial image).
When you have this visa
Your conditions and rights.
Follow your visa conditions and Australian laws. Check your conditions in VEVO.
Family members granted the visa with you can work up to 40 hours every two weeks.
Migrant workers have the same rights and protections as other employees under the Fair Work Act.
You cannot extend this visa. You must apply for a new visa to stay longer.
About sponsoring
Your role as the sponsor.
Your organisation must be approved as a temporary activities sponsor.
Nominate the trainee for a program of occupational training, unless you are an Australian Government agency.
Sponsor eligibility
What your organisation needs.
Your organisation must be lawfully operating and approved as a temporary activities sponsor.
The training must be genuine and suitable for the trainee's occupation or field.
Step by step for sponsors
How to sponsor a trainee.
Apply to become a sponsor
Apply for approval as a temporary activities sponsor in ImmiAccount.
Lodge the nomination
Nominate the trainee and their training program.
Meet your obligations
Comply with sponsor obligations for the duration of the training.
Sponsor obligations
While the trainee is in Australia.
Comply with all sponsorship obligations, including providing the nominated training.
Trainees have the same workplace rights as other employees under Australian law.
Training Visa (Subclass 407) FAQs
Straight answers to the questions we hear most.
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A temporary visa for workplace-based training or professional development to improve your skills in your occupation or field.
Up to 2 years, as granted.
Yes. You must be sponsored and, unless your sponsor is a Commonwealth Government agency, nominated.
No. It is not intended to fill workforce shortages, and all work must be paid.
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