Visa Help needed
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Visa Help needed
Hi All,
Apologies If this has been posted before but I am just after a little bit of info regarding the 457 visa.
My friends received their 457 visa a couple of weeks ago and they have been told that they had to have the Visa for 3 years to enable them to apply for residency which also needed to happen before he turns 45.
Question is the Visa was granted in Oct, he turned 42 this week but won’t be arriving to activate the Visa until late Dec/ Early Jan. Does the required 3 years start from the date the Visa was issued which will mean he can apply for residency just before his 45 birthday or does the required 3 years start on they day he arrives to activate / starts employment with the sponsor which could then mean he will already be 45 and not able to apply for residency
Thanks in advance
Lynn
Apologies If this has been posted before but I am just after a little bit of info regarding the 457 visa.
My friends received their 457 visa a couple of weeks ago and they have been told that they had to have the Visa for 3 years to enable them to apply for residency which also needed to happen before he turns 45.
Question is the Visa was granted in Oct, he turned 42 this week but won’t be arriving to activate the Visa until late Dec/ Early Jan. Does the required 3 years start from the date the Visa was issued which will mean he can apply for residency just before his 45 birthday or does the required 3 years start on they day he arrives to activate / starts employment with the sponsor which could then mean he will already be 45 and not able to apply for residency
Thanks in advance
Lynn
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Re: Visa Help needed
Hi All,
Apologies If this has been posted before but I am just after a little bit of info regarding the 457 visa.
My friends received their 457 visa a couple of weeks ago and they have been told that they had to have the Visa for 3 years to enable them to apply for residency which also needed to happen before he turns 45.
Question is the Visa was granted in Oct, he turned 42 this week but won’t be arriving to activate the Visa until late Dec/ Early Jan. Does the required 3 years start from the date the Visa was issued which will mean he can apply for residency just before his 45 birthday or does the required 3 years start on they day he arrives to activate / starts employment with the sponsor which could then mean he will already be 45 and not able to apply for residency
Thanks in advance
Lynn
Apologies If this has been posted before but I am just after a little bit of info regarding the 457 visa.
My friends received their 457 visa a couple of weeks ago and they have been told that they had to have the Visa for 3 years to enable them to apply for residency which also needed to happen before he turns 45.
Question is the Visa was granted in Oct, he turned 42 this week but won’t be arriving to activate the Visa until late Dec/ Early Jan. Does the required 3 years start from the date the Visa was issued which will mean he can apply for residency just before his 45 birthday or does the required 3 years start on they day he arrives to activate / starts employment with the sponsor which could then mean he will already be 45 and not able to apply for residency
Thanks in advance
Lynn
If he hasn't secured sponsorship for PR from his employer, or applied for PR separately, by the end of his visa, then he'll have to leave Australia.