Going on 457-what chance of getting PR when over 45?
Jun 15th 2006, 11:05 pm
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Going on 457-what chance of getting PR when over 45?
Hello everybody
My husband and I are wanting to move permanently. I am a nurse and I am able to get to Oz on a 457 visa. However we want to be sure that we can stay. My recruiter tells me that the hospital will sponsor me for PR when we get there...but I am not convinced. Two questions:
1) Is the hospital likely to go to the trouble of applying for PR for me (and if not, could I do it myself?)
2) And as an old duck of 45+ would I qualify for PR anyway?
We want to go to Oz but not if it means being so restricted by a temporary visa and uprooting again in 4 years time.
Anybody else gone through this?
Yours
Nisa
My husband and I are wanting to move permanently. I am a nurse and I am able to get to Oz on a 457 visa. However we want to be sure that we can stay. My recruiter tells me that the hospital will sponsor me for PR when we get there...but I am not convinced. Two questions:
1) Is the hospital likely to go to the trouble of applying for PR for me (and if not, could I do it myself?)
2) And as an old duck of 45+ would I qualify for PR anyway?
We want to go to Oz but not if it means being so restricted by a temporary visa and uprooting again in 4 years time.
Anybody else gone through this?
Yours
Nisa
Jun 16th 2006, 12:22 am
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Re: Going on 457-what chance of getting PR when over 45?
Originally Posted by nisa-bun
Hello everybody
My husband and I are wanting to move permanently. I am a nurse and I am able to get to Oz on a 457 visa. However we want to be sure that we can stay. My recruiter tells me that the hospital will sponsor me for PR when we get there...but I am not convinced. Two questions:
1) Is the hospital likely to go to the trouble of applying for PR for me (and if not, could I do it myself?)
2) And as an old duck of 45+ would I qualify for PR anyway?
We want to go to Oz but not if it means being so restricted by a temporary visa and uprooting again in 4 years time.
My husband and I are wanting to move permanently. I am a nurse and I am able to get to Oz on a 457 visa. However we want to be sure that we can stay. My recruiter tells me that the hospital will sponsor me for PR when we get there...but I am not convinced. Two questions:
1) Is the hospital likely to go to the trouble of applying for PR for me (and if not, could I do it myself?)
2) And as an old duck of 45+ would I qualify for PR anyway?
We want to go to Oz but not if it means being so restricted by a temporary visa and uprooting again in 4 years time.
Lots of people who move to Australia on a 457 end up in a mess, especially if the job doesn't work out or the employer refuses to sponsor for PR. Problems also arise if circumstances change (eg a family member gets sick after arriving).
If you are uprooting yourself to take up a job then it's quite reasonable for you to expect the assurance of a PR visa before arriving.
If the hospital dig their heels in and say no, are you prepared to walk away from the offer and try to find another hospital who will say yes?
Jun 16th 2006, 1:19 am
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Re: Going on 457-what chance of getting PR when over 45?
We're handling an employer sponsored RSMS application for a nurse presently who is aged 57 ...
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Originally Posted by nisa-bun
Hello everybody
My husband and I are wanting to move permanently. I am a nurse and I am able to get to Oz on a 457 visa. However we want to be sure that we can stay. My recruiter tells me that the hospital will sponsor me for PR when we get there...but I am not convinced. Two questions:
1) Is the hospital likely to go to the trouble of applying for PR for me (and if not, could I do it myself?)
2) And as an old duck of 45+ would I qualify for PR anyway?
We want to go to Oz but not if it means being so restricted by a temporary visa and uprooting again in 4 years time.
Anybody else gone through this?
Yours
Nisa
My husband and I are wanting to move permanently. I am a nurse and I am able to get to Oz on a 457 visa. However we want to be sure that we can stay. My recruiter tells me that the hospital will sponsor me for PR when we get there...but I am not convinced. Two questions:
1) Is the hospital likely to go to the trouble of applying for PR for me (and if not, could I do it myself?)
2) And as an old duck of 45+ would I qualify for PR anyway?
We want to go to Oz but not if it means being so restricted by a temporary visa and uprooting again in 4 years time.
Anybody else gone through this?
Yours
Nisa
