jimwif

I came in on 457 and my empolyer has agreed to sponsor me for RSMS this month. Was wondering if anybody has any idea of how long this could take (I mean to get RSMS from 457?

rural-hermit

if you already have full medicals - and police clearances. Then It CAN take under 1 month if your lucky.

If not the avarage time frame is 3 months

ianandhelena

pish!!

rural-hermit

really?

I just did it 1 month ago - exactly....

ianandhelena

good onya-that must be a record!

rural-hermit

no record.

It was very personal, had a person I could call and talk me through it - i send everything in 1 at a time as I got them.

The only thing that took the time was the police clearance from the Feds.

Actually - I walked in on the last day with the police clearance - and she took it off me, walked into her office - 5 mins later came out with my confirmation!

simple really (I`m sure the agents make it sound harder!)

owleywoodcat

We just did it, but had to get full medicals and police checks as we didn't both have them for 457 visa. Had to do X-rays again as we had been here a while already. I also had to apply to Vetassess which I hadn't had to do for 457 visa and this took by far the longest. Once submitted, it took just a few days to get the Yes decision from DIMIA. So all in all about 3 months I think - certainly not longer.
Good Luck!
Cheers,
Cat

Bix

We already had the police checks and it took about 1 month to get the regional approval, health stuff and application sorted.

From date of submission to DIMIA it was 1 month for visa grant but 3 weeks of that was answering questions and making submissions because I was overage and had no qualifications.

Reckon if it's a straightforward case 6 weeks start to finish could do it but you are relying on a lot of other people and variables.

The Buzzards

scuse me for being thick but I'm new to all this! so did you have to be working for your employer for 2 years before getting the PR? How much does it cost to change from 457 to PR?

JAJ

If you meet the standard skill requirements for RSMS you don't have to work for your employer for 2 years, not as far as DIMA is concerned. You could get an RSMS visa before you leave.

Remember RSMS is only available in some parts of Australia, ENS is available everywhere but usually has stricter requirements.

Costs for an RSMS visa are the same whether you have a 457 or not. In fact it's more expensive to apply for it onshore.

jimwif

Thanks guys. I should probably hope for a shortish time. I do have the police checks but not the full medicals. Did the X-ray though but not the blood tests. I'll get cracking then. Fingers crossed. Hope I get it in record time :-).