subject: Acquiring Visa 457 Standard Business Sponsorship [print this page] The world is a much different place nowadays, when compared to decades or centuries ago. Up until just a few hundred years ago, most normal folk would venture no further than the next village. Nowadays people travel overseas for business, study and pleasure and also emigrate to live in another country on the other side of the world. Most developed nations receive many thousands of long-term immigrants every year, with Australia being (one of) the most popular. Acquiring visa 457 standard business sponsorship is one of the hurdles one must pass before travelling there for work.
Being so popular both for tourism and business, Australia immigration is very busy, and has to set up many offices and separated its visa applications into relevant categories and sub-categories. As mentioned above, the subclass 457 is one of the most popular for business applications. Of course, there are other categories, but 457 sponsorship is most commonly requested due to its criteria and the freedom and benefits that it gives to those immigrants who receive it.
There is a relatively even split between those businesses and individuals who attempt to navigate the application process themselves and those who employ the use of professionals such as immigration lawyers. The Australia 457 business visa is so popular that although there is lots of helpful information in pamphlets and online for first-time and inexperienced applicants, it is also bread-and-butter work for the few immigration law offices who specialize in such services. Therefore these experts can swiftly process these applications and do so at reasonable costs. There is even now a certain amount of competition between such law offices which lowers the fees and further benefits the customers (applicants) who are in the market for 457 visas
Of course, there is no rule that any application must be done through a professional. Many businesses and even some individuals are more than capable, either through experience, intelligence or research, to make speedy and successful applications for all kinds of settlement and business visa for Australia. Australia Immigration is perfectly transparent, and even quite helpful to those who have queries or request advice. The myth that all immigration departments, especially in popular countries such as Australia, are out to stop all but the best applicants is just that; a myth. Provided that corruption is not rife, there are equal chances of any two comparable applications (one done through an agent or lawyer and the other by the individual) being successful.
