Employer sponsored
Training visa (subclass 407) applications must be made from outside Australia from 12 November 2026
From 12 November 2026 an applicant for a subclass 407 Training visa must be outside Australia when the application is made and when the visa is granted, unless they are in a class of persons the Minister specifies.
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The Migration Amendment (Training Visas—Application Requirements) Regulations 2026 were made on 29 October 2026 and commenced on 12 November 2026. They apply to a subclass 407 application made on or after that date.
What changes
An applicant for a subclass 407 Training visa must be outside Australia when the application is made. The visa must also be granted while the applicant is outside Australia.
The exception is a person in a class of persons specified by the Minister in a legislative instrument. A person in that class may apply in or outside Australia, but not in immigration clearance, and may be granted the visa in or outside Australia.
The Department of Home Affairs states that an application made in Australia from 12 November 2026 will be invalid even if ImmiAccount allows you to submit an application
, that a decision that an application is invalid cannot be merits reviewed, and that a bridging visa is not granted in connection with an application lodged outside Australia.
Why the change was made
The explanatory statement says the purpose is to support a more sustainable migration system by curbing a pathway for lodging and being granted successive temporary visa applications in Australia
. It builds on the 407 sponsorship changes that commenced on 11 March 2026.
If this affects you
If a trainee is in Australia now, the timing of travel, the training start date and the nomination need to be planned together. Provide us with the trainee’s current visa grant notice and the training plan. The occupations that can be nominated for a 407 are in our page on the subclass 407 occupation lists, and other sponsored options are in our employer sponsored visa guide.
Questions and answers
Can I apply for a 407 Training visa in Australia?
Not from 12 November 2026, unless you are in a class of persons the Minister has specified by legislative instrument. You must be outside Australia when you apply and when the visa is granted.
What happens if I lodge a 407 application in Australia after 12 November 2026?
The Department states that the application will be invalid even if ImmiAccount allows it to be submitted, and that a decision that an application is invalid cannot be merits reviewed.
I lodged my 407 before 12 November 2026. Am I affected?
No. The Department states that a valid application made before 12 November 2026 is assessed under the rules in place when it was made.
Do I get a bridging visa if I apply for a 407 from outside Australia?
No. The Department states that a bridging visa is not granted in connection with an application lodged outside Australia.
Sources
- Migration Amendment (Training Visas—Application Requirements) Regulations 2026, F2026L01449
- Explanatory Statement to F2026L01449
- Department of Home Affairs, Changes to Training visa 407 application rules
Links go to the instrument or the official page. Where a page states a figure, the figure above is that page’s figure on the date shown.
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