colinkaren

hi guys after a little help
we are going to apply for state sponsorship for wa but my occp secondary science teacher (wa will only sponsor regional)
having 3 teenage girls worry about how regional i will have to go been looking at postcodes and google maps for hours and i think mandurah seems to be my best bet,
so was wondering were other people who are living in wa or going to be living there who are on a 457 are living (what areas) as i have not ruled out other areas just think as a family we need to get as close to BIG CITY as poss
would be intrested if anyone is north of perth to.
thanks for any help you can offer
karen
ps
have heard some people only work in regional area but live in metro areas
anyone know of this ?
like said any help meyself and my sore eyes would be gratefull lol

paddyo

I'm confused, a 457 Visa is a Long Term Business Visa and you are sponsored by an employer, not the State. Are you getting this confused with another Visa type???

Gems

457 visa for teachers, you are sponsored by employer.

eg. We were given a job and sponsored on a 457 by WA education department. Then DET did our PR visa.

or Howard Jennings was given a job and sponsored by his fee paying Catholic School.

So as above mentioned the 457 is a job sponsorship. You need to be offered a job for this visa by either a private school or education department.
You can not apply for it, an employer has to apply first to sponsor you.


Gems

Gems

Take a look here to clarify what visa you actually need

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener...ns-outside.htm

Could you be talking about the 475 visa??

Gems

Gems

Here is a list of postcodes for the regional areas for visas:

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener...nal-growth.htm

Gems

paddyo

I suspect it is the 475.