Immigration

Visas are required for all foreign nationals taking up an appointment or visiting one of the University's campuses in Australia.

Please note that Working Holiday or Tourist Visas DO NOT meet the Department of Immigration and Citizenship requirements for University appointments.


Description Visa Responsibilities
New employees who are foreign nationals and are taking up a fixed term appointment with CSU.

Temporary Business (Long Stay) - Standard Business Sponsorship 457

Processing time is dependant on DIAC workload and can take up to 8 weeks.

 The HR Liasion team is responsible for coordinating the visa following the acceptance of the offer of employment.

New employees who are foreign nationals who have received an offer of continuing employment.

Permanent Residency applications normally follow the issuing of a 457 visa.

Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme 119/857

Employer Nomination Scheme 121/856

Processing time is dependant on DIAC workload and can take in excess of 12 months for approval.

The HR Liasion team is responsible for coordintating the visa following the acceptance of the offer of employment.

In some cases the Head of School or Executive Director may be required to provide their written support to proceed.

Visiting academics who are coming to CSU to participate in or observe research (available for the period of the position and may be available for up to 2 years)

Documents need to be submitted to HR at least 3 months prior to the proposed date of entry to Australia to allow for DIAC processing.

The Training and Research Visa 402

Host school/centre completes VA Form located at http://www.csu.edu.au/division/hr/recruit-and-appoint/visiting-adjunct.

  1. Appointment approved by delegated officer.
  2. HR issues a Letter of Invitation to the applicant and advises approved sponsor details. 
  3. Applicant applies for a visa in their own country using Letter of Invitation as supporting documentation. 

Occupational Trainees - people invited to attend CSU as an Occupational Trainee for one of the following 3 reasons.

1. Occupational training is required for registration.

2. Structured training to enhance skills in an eligible occupation.

3. Workplace based training for capacity building outside Australia.

Documents need to be submitted to HR at least 3 months prior to the proposed date of entry to Australia to allow for DIAC processing.

The Training and Research Visa 402
  1. Host school/centre completes VA form and Data Collection Form. Appointment approved by delegated officer.
  2. HR issues a Letter of Invitation to the applicant and processes nomination submission to the Dept. Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).
  3. HR forwards approved immigration nomination documentation to applicant.
  4. Applicant applies for visa in their own country using sponsorship nomination approval and Letter of Invitation as supporting documentation.

Visiting academics who are coming to CSU to attend seminars, conferences as presenters or participants for less than 3 months.

Temporary Business Short Stay Visa 456 (note: an online version is availble for some countries 977)

Documents need to be submitted to HR at least 3 months prior to the proposed date of entry to Australia to allow for DIAC processing.
  1. Host school/centre completes VA form
  2. Appointment approved by delegated officer.
  3. HR issues a Letter of Invitation to the applicant.
  4. Applicant applies for visa in their own country using Letter of Invitation as supporting documentation.


 

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