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ahh expats what to do what to do! been waiting 3 weeks for a contract from a job offer which took 2 months to be offered and still no contract!!

been working in my first position for 10 months and now doubting my decision as i have so little experience in the uk. is it worth putting off for a year and going for another job in a year or so's time when i have proper experience to make it easier to return to the uk if i feel like it or just jump in and hope its the right thing to do (if i ever get a contract).

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sorry - are you in the UK or Oz at the moment and is the contract to get you to Oz on a visa or have I missed the ship?

Jen

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hi jen. im in the uk just now. job offer is for oz on a 4 year sponsership viisa

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Three weeks may seem like ages to you but sadly at the operational end of a company this time can whizz past in a flash!

Patience is very hard when it feels like no-one's doing anything but hang in there!

Perhaps a nudge of a reminder to them? In a lighthearted, just wondering way :fingerscrossed:

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I've not been involved with the job sponsorship before, but if the company hasn't registered as a business sponsor that can add extra time admin-wise...
think it's a three stage process;

Stage 1 - business becomes approved as a sponsor
Stage 2 - business posts a job to be filled
Stage 3 - Overseas applicant applies for the visa

I'm not sure what stage you're at but it often takes 3-4 months (so i'm told) for all of the above,

It's probably worth chasing them up to see. What is the job offer for?
(just being nosy!)

Jen

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the job is a nursing post in melbourne. i was told 3 weeks ago i would have the contract in two days and still waiting. . .

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chase them up... if you have a friend with sky talk for their calls they'll get free australia calls - might be worth dropping a line as well
Jen