457 Visa - earliest date for PR?
Sep 25th 2011, 7:58 pm
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Re: 457 Visa - earliest date for PR?
Very few hospitals will sponsor for PR straight off though; most of them are saying they want the nurses to prove their commitment first. Not saying there aren't any but having spent many hours on the subject lately I can assure you its one field in which PR sponsorship is very hard to find unless you are on a 457 first.
Sep 26th 2011, 6:17 am
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Now you have me a little worried, Are we exempted the whole points game or just those for age, it would be of little help to be just exempt the age points, we still need to hit 60 pts! I would have thought it was exempt the whole points system to keep skilled workers here who have settled.
Please let me know.
Sep 26th 2011, 6:44 am
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Re: 457 Visa - earliest date for PR?
Sorry, typo, lose 15, gain 5. She acheived 8.5 across the piste and that gets 20 pts.
Now you have me a little worried, Are we exempted the whole points game or just those for age, it would be of little help to be just exempt the age points, we still need to hit 60 pts! I would have thought it was exempt the whole points system to keep skilled workers here who have settled.
Please let me know.
Now you have me a little worried, Are we exempted the whole points game or just those for age, it would be of little help to be just exempt the age points, we still need to hit 60 pts! I would have thought it was exempt the whole points system to keep skilled workers here who have settled.
Please let me know.
Does your wife have enough points for skilled migration now? If so then nothing to stop her applying for that alongside the 457 application. Or she could just hope that the employer is willing to sponsor for PR now or down the line.
BTW workers are not supposed to settle on a 457, it is a temporary visa and designed to fill temporary shortages.
Sep 26th 2011, 7:38 am
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Re: 457 Visa - earliest date for PR?
Thanks for the information. It seems that my wife will fall through the cracks when it comes to meeting the criteria for PR. She is 45 in Jan, loses the 5 points if she applies after this, only has 4 years experience, will get 5 points back once she has 5 years experience. Does not have Degree, though qualified enough to get Oz Nurse registration, seems she can work on a 457 visa and has registration in Oz, but, she will never become eligable for PR, can't get citizenship when on a 457. Seems she will only ever be a temporary worker, any exceptions to this?
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Originally Posted by Bermudashorts
Points are relevant to skilled migration visas. However if you are thinking of the permanent employer sponsored visa then it is not required to pass a points test.
Does your wife have enough points for skilled migration now? If so then nothing to stop her applying for that alongside the 457 application. Or she could just hope that the employer is willing to sponsor for PR now or down the line.
BTW workers are not supposed to settle on a 457, it is a temporary visa and designed to fill temporary shortages.
Does your wife have enough points for skilled migration now? If so then nothing to stop her applying for that alongside the 457 application. Or she could just hope that the employer is willing to sponsor for PR now or down the line.
BTW workers are not supposed to settle on a 457, it is a temporary visa and designed to fill temporary shortages.
Though she can work on 457, them another poster states that she can apply for PR through employer and ask for exemption on a ENS 121/856 visa. see link http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skill...ligibility.htm
What i am now wanting to know is: With this route, is the whole points system avoided?
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Sep 26th 2011, 8:04 am
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Re: 457 Visa - earliest date for PR?
You are clearly not following the thread. No, she does not get to 60 pts.
Though she can work on 457, them another poster states that she can apply for PR through employer and ask for exemption on a ENS 121/856 visa. see link http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skill...ligibility.htm
What i am now wanting to know is: With this route, is the whole points system avoided?
By the way, having just read one of your other threads, I feel bound to let you know that if you decide on Australia rather than Canada then you cannot bring your pet rabbit.
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Sep 26th 2011, 8:12 am
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Re: 457 Visa - earliest date for PR?
You are clearly not following the thread. No, she does not get to 60 pts.
Though she can work on 457, them another poster states that she can apply for PR through employer and ask for exemption on a ENS 121/856 visa. see link http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skill...ligibility.htm
What i am now wanting to know is: With this route, is the whole points system avoided?
Though she can work on 457, them another poster states that she can apply for PR through employer and ask for exemption on a ENS 121/856 visa. see link http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skill...ligibility.htmWhat i am now wanting to know is: With this route, is the whole points system avoided?
I didn't know I was legally obliged to read an entire thread before posting my free advice, must be a new rule.If you read my post I have clearly answered your question about points and employer sponsored visas.
Some politeness towards people trying to help you really wouldn't go amiss.
Sep 26th 2011, 8:15 am
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Re: 457 Visa - earliest date for PR?
Thanks, i knew about the rabbit in Oz. Thanks for clarifying the point on Visas, it seems it is 457, 2 years, apply for PR on 121 through Employer, points are not important - Citizenship after 4 years in country, assuming we have PR, Ben the Rabbit lives in UK! He is 9, I suspect he wont make the winter....
Sep 26th 2011, 8:17 am
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Re: 457 Visa - earliest date for PR?
Clearly not following the thread? I didn't know I was legally obliged to read an entire thread before posting my free advice, must be a new rule.
If you read my post I have clearly answered your question about points and employer sponsored visas.
Some politeness towards people trying to help you really wouldn't go amiss.
I didn't know I was legally obliged to read an entire thread before posting my free advice, must be a new rule.If you read my post I have clearly answered your question about points and employer sponsored visas.
Some politeness towards people trying to help you really wouldn't go amiss.
Sep 26th 2011, 3:03 pm
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Re: 457 Visa - earliest date for PR?
You are clearly not following the thread. No, she does not get to 60 pts.
Though she can work on 457, them another poster states that she can apply for PR through employer and ask for exemption on a ENS 121/856 visa. see link http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skill...ligibility.htm
What i am now wanting to know is: With this route, is the whole points system avoided?
Though she can work on 457, them another poster states that she can apply for PR through employer and ask for exemption on a ENS 121/856 visa. see link http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skill...ligibility.htm
What i am now wanting to know is: With this route, is the whole points system avoided?
Sep 26th 2011, 4:32 pm
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Re: 457 Visa - earliest date for PR?
An ENS PR Visa such as a 121 or 856 is not points assessed, it is sponsored and based on you meeting certain criteria to be eligible for the visa.
Sep 30th 2011, 2:15 pm
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Re: 457 Visa - earliest date for PR?
Prove their commitment first? And no commitment in return from an employer that expects someone to uproot and move to the other side of the world with no security or assurance of being able to remain in Australia if the job does not work out. My standing advice to anyone dealing with that kind of employer is to think hard about the risks and if it's not a good idea for them, say No and move on to look for somewhere better to work.
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Sep 30th 2011, 7:40 pm
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Re: 457 Visa - earliest date for PR?
Prove their commitment first? And no commitment in return from an employer that expects someone to uproot and move to the other side of the world with no security or assurance of being able to remain in Australia if the job does not work out. My standing advice to anyone dealing with that kind of employer is to think hard about the risks and if it's not a good idea for them, say No and move on to look for somewhere better to work.
