jwood

My husbands Nephew and Niece have just been granted their visa's for Australia and will hopefully be moving there in January. They have agreed to sponser us and our three children. Can anyone tell me how long they have to be in Australia before they can sponser us. Thanks in advance

welshtony

They can sponsor you for a 138 visa immediately but there are other considerations:

You will need an Assurer and that assurer must have earned required levels of taxable income in Australia for the last two financial years - so the sponsor can not be the assurer and this may be a problem.

You will need to be recognised in a skilled occupation on the list and have a certain level of recent experience in ANY occupation on the list and score minimum of 110 points.

For the 139 visa which has easier criteria like no points test and you just need to be under 45, functional English, less recent work experience in a skilled occupation plus any skills assessment in a 40, 50 or 60 point occupation. However, an assurance is still required and the sponsor has to have lived in a regional area for at least 12 months before sponsoring you - Assurance is also required. Add to this the complication that the 139, in it's present form, may not be around for much longer but it is expected to be relaced with similar visa which only allows temporary residence initially, the permanent visa coming later when you prove you have been living in the same regional area as your sponsor probably for two years.

Regards


Tony

jwood

Thanks WelshTony
My husband is on the skills list - electrician -scores 110 points and has been doing this for years, he is also an interpretor for deaf. The only drawback is that he will be 45 in 05/2007 so time i feel is running out. Do you think that it would be better to apply in his own right because of the lack of time.

I am an IT/ basic skills tutor but i do not think i am on the skills list although i am younger then my husband. So we can't apply in my name.

Thanks again

welshtony

As an electrician (on MODL for 15 points) he should score 120 points if he has worked as an electrician, or in a closely related occupation for 3 years of the last 4. He also must get a successful TRA assessment. With him turning 45 soon, it is imperitive that he gets the TRA right from the start and I would recommend a specialised Trade Skills Specialist to handle this with you:

Glenn Newton [email protected] OR
John Nye [email protected]

You can then apply for an independent/STNI 136/137 visa in your own right - if they score you at less than 120 for some reason, as long as you score 110 points, they will invite an SIR application and still regard your huband as the same age as when he applied for the 136 application or you can come up with an STNI sponsorship and the application can be approved as a 137 visa. So it looks like you have plenty of options without using the relatives.

Regards


Tony

jwood

Thanks for the links, you have been very helpfull. All i need to do now is save enough money for the visa.

Jackie

john_w

The sponsor does not have to be the assurer.

JAJ

There may be additional complications regarding sponsorship for 138 if they move to the Sydney/Newcastle/Wollongong region.

I would echo Tony's remark about the Assurance of Support - rules are different to those for sponsorship and they catch many people out (often at a late stage of the application).

The 45 age bar for skilled sponsored is non-negotiable.

Bearing all this in mind, the original posters should consider hiring an agent experienced in this area to advise further.


Jeremy