# Kinds of sponsored visa

> reg-5.19M — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

5.19M Kinds of sponsored visa
               For the definition of sponsored visa in section 245AQ of the Act, the following
               kinds of visa are prescribed:
                 (a) a Subclass 186 (Employer Nomination Scheme) visa;
                 (b) a Subclass 187 (Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme) visa;
                 (c) a Subclass 401 (Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity)) visa;
                 (d) a Subclass 402 (Training and Research) visa in the Research stream;
               (da) a Subclass 407 (Training) visa;
               (db) a Subclass 408 (Temporary Activity) visa;
                 (e) a Subclass 420 (Temporary Work (Entertainment)) visa;
                  (f) a Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visa;
                (fa) a Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa;
                (fb) a Subclass 482 (Skills in Demand) visa;
                 (g) a Subclass 488 (Superyacht Crew) visa;
                 (h) a Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional)) visa.