 The new Temporary Work Long-Stay Activity Visa, sub plus 401, supports Australian business and community groups with the longer term entry of applicants who undertake ongoing exchange, sporting and religious activities. Applicants must be sponsored and nominated by a sponsor. The Temporary Work Long-Stay Activity Visa has three separate streams, exchange, sport and religious worker. The first stream, the exchange stream, allows skilled people to come to Australia for a temporary stay to broaden their work experience and skills. This stream has reciprocal arrangements to allow Australian residents similar opportunities overseas. The applicant needs to be sponsored by an organisation that has an agreement with an overseas organisation for an exchange of staff. The organisation needs to be an Australian organisation that is lawfully operating in Australia, a government agency or a foreign government agency. The second stream, the sports stream, is designed for sports people who will improve the quality of sport in Australia through participation in high-level competition with Australian residents. An applicant for a sports stream long-stay activity visa needs to be sponsored by a sporting organisation which must be an Australian organisation that is lawfully operating in Australia, a government agency or a foreign government agency. The third stream, the religious worker stream, allows temporary entry of people who will be full-time religious workers in Australia. An applicant for the third stream must be sponsored by a religious institution. If you're thinking of applying for a temporary work long-stay activity visa in any one of these three streams, please see the department's website.