mb_jg

I have applied for the 176 visa, my occupation is neither on CSL or MODL. My current organization has given me till this March & then I have to leave.

Although I am running around like a headless chicken looking for jobs my concern is what if I cannot get one by March & have to stay unemployed for approx 3 months? Would it negatively affect my application & face rejection by DIAC?

Please help!

bahaa.mourad

your case will be decided uopn what u have indicated in ur application .
i.e u r freezed since the day u lodged ur application , however u should inform them by form of change in circumstances 1022 about ur recent changes.

good lcuk

mb_jg

Thanks Bahaa, it brings great relief knowing that unemployment for a few months would not affect my existing application.

hottroc

I'm not quite sure that's what he said! (hopefully you are right but how would the change in circumstance form affect?)

On a more general note though how is unemployment viewed? I may become unemployed soon too but have been in work for something like 9 out of the last 10 years.

bahaa.mourad

Change from being employed as whatever to being unemployed that' a change in ur circumstances and it applies also if u were employed as whatever and now employed as something else which was not the job u r claiming ur points.. it is the same.

i.e u r freezed since the day u lodged ur application

N.B its my opinion and u can just send a post lodgment enquiry to DIAC through its' website.

good luck

hottroc

I expect you are correct but then why do they consider it so important to know about the changes?

bahaa.mourad

in my opinion i guess because if u r not working as what u have told them in application and now unemployed or changed ur job and u didnt inform them , so how would DIAC check ur papers based on changed circumstances which they didnt had been informed..

that what i guess

helsch

The main requirement is that you have worked for 12 months out of the last 24 months, so being unemployed for a few months should not affect your application.

mb_jg

Phew, that stops the sweat!