Hi Folks,

We now have how 457 visa, granted this week, so plenty to do. heading too Bunbury wa, yipeeeeeeee.

Andy..

congrats. Do you have any idea when you are flying out? Do you have much to sort - house to rent/sell, cars to get rid off etc - before you leave?

(Hi - this is my first post)

Do you mind me asking how long your 457 took before being granted?
I received word that the immigration department received our application on 4th July and was told it would take approx 6 weeks.

Just wondering how long others generally had to wait.
Thanks

Hi, hows was lodged on 2nd june granted on 11th july. were you looking at moving too. And good luck..
Andy..

Hi, yes we got all those things too do. looking moving end of sept.cant wait.
Andy.

Andy - thanks for the reply.
Few more questions if you don't mind ()

- Did you have any communication between lodging and the application being granted?
- Do you know if the company your going to work with already pre-approved? (Mine was previously on the list - but i understand it had expired so they had to re-apply)..... this might make a difference to the timescale

We're going to Sydney. The company is in the Fire Engineering field and is based right in the city centre

All timelines are different - some can take days, others months. Even a CO cannot predict how long.