Small business on 457 visa?
May 9th 2006, 9:50 am
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Small business on 457 visa?
My understanding is that with a 457 visa that your spouse can work. Does anyone know if you can startup a small business? Or do you need to have PR for that?
May 9th 2006, 11:09 am
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Re: Small business on 457 visa?
Originally Posted by tokyo
My understanding is that with a 457 visa that your spouse can work. Does anyone know if you can startup a small business? Or do you need to have PR for that?
We started a restaurant in Rockingham 2 and a half years ago.
My husband now runs the business and I go out to work.
We applied for Business Skills - Permanent visas and were granted those on the 3rd May.
Good Luck
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May 9th 2006, 1:20 pm
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Re: Small business on 457 visa?
Originally Posted by whisky
We came out on a 457 Business Visa.
We started a restaurant in Rockingham 2 and a half years ago.
My husband now runs the business and I go out to work.
We applied for Business Skills - Permanent visas and were granted those on the 3rd May.
Good Luck
Whisky
We started a restaurant in Rockingham 2 and a half years ago.
My husband now runs the business and I go out to work.
We applied for Business Skills - Permanent visas and were granted those on the 3rd May.
Good Luck
Whisky
May 9th 2006, 1:24 pm
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Re: Small business on 457 visa?
Is yours an employer sponsored 457 visa, or one of the old 457 Independent Executive visas?
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Best regards.
May 10th 2006, 4:40 am
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Re: Small business on 457 visa?
Originally Posted by Alan Collett
Is yours an employer sponsored 457 visa, or one of the old 457 Independent Executive visas?
Best regards.
Best regards.
May 10th 2006, 4:51 am
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Re: Small business on 457 visa?
Originally Posted by tokyo
Employer sponsored. Does that change things?
I think I read the tax laws may have changed now though but that may only have been relevant to my wife as the income she got in was from overseas.
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May 10th 2006, 8:06 am
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Re: Small business on 457 visa?
Yes, I think it does ... on an employer sponsored 457 visa you can only work for the sponsoring employer - check the visa grant letter to see what it says.
The spouse or partner of the main applicant can work for whoever they choose though.
Best regards.
The spouse or partner of the main applicant can work for whoever they choose though.
Best regards.
Originally Posted by tokyo
Employer sponsored. Does that change things?
May 10th 2006, 9:40 am
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Re: Small business on 457 visa?
we came out on the Business(old) 457
May 10th 2006, 12:52 pm
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Re: Small business on 457 visa?
Originally Posted by Alan Collett
Yes, I think it does ... on an employer sponsored 457 visa you can only work for the sponsoring employer - check the visa grant letter to see what it says.
The spouse or partner of the main applicant can work for whoever they choose though.
Best regards.
The spouse or partner of the main applicant can work for whoever they choose though.
Best regards.
