From 11 March 2026, the Department of Home Affairs introduced a sequential lodgement requirement for Training visa applications. A Subclass 407 visa application can no longer be validly lodged until both the sponsoring employer’s Temporary Activity Sponsorship and the associated 407 nomination have been fully approved.
Previously, all three applications – the TAS, the nomination, and the visa – could be lodged at the same time. The ability to lodge simultaneously was frequently used by onshore applicants to obtain a Bridging visa while the applications were being processed.
Under the new rules, applicants in Australia must ensure they hold a valid substantive visa while they wait for the sponsorship and nomination approval, because a Bridging visa is only granted once a valid visa application is lodged – and the visa application cannot be lodged until the TAS and nomination are approved. This change has significant practical implications for onshore applicants and their sponsors.