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I'm an EU-Citizen and I'd like to consider opportunity of working in Australia as IT-specialist (developer).

If I find an opportunity to work there as contractor/freelancer, can I simply register my company there? Or there are special requirements to be met? How do I apply for visa in that case?

As far as I know, Australia grants visa to computer specialists without any problem, because they are needed there, if they want to be employed there. Do the same applies to contractors?

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It's not that simple. To legally work in Australia, you must have a work visa, and the most common work visa (457) requires a qualified Australian company to sponsor you. It's possible to self-sponsor a 457, meaning you create an Australian company for the primary purpose of hiring yourself, but this is expensive and not risk-free.

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