Hi all, I must say I m impressed with this newsgroup cos everyone help each other out and
so I hope someone could help me with my enquiry. I m currently in Australia on a wat u
guys call a 457 4 year work visa and I think the terms is I got to stick with that IT
company for that duration but I m in the process of starting a IT business so is there a
way to get like a 2 to 3 year temp visa for that purpose? Thanks in advance.

Malcolm

Hi Malcolm,

You need permission to get a change of sponsor, and it's a lot of work, although not
impossible, to set yourself up as your own sponsor. If you're in IT, the quickest thing to
do is obtain a pr visa.

Cheers

George Lombard www.austimmigration.com.au

Malcolm
>Hi all, I must say I m impressed with this newsgroup cos everyone help each
other
>out and so I hope someone could help me with my enquiry. I m currently in Australia on a
>wat u guys call a 457 4 year work visa and I think the terms is I got to stick with that
>IT company for that duration but I m in the process of starting a IT business so is there
>a way to get like a 2 to 3 year temp visa for that purpose? Thanks in advance.
>
>Malcolm

You could perhaps look at skilled migration which costs approx $1500. If you have skills
in demand this should be a breeze.

> Hi all, I must say I m impressed with this newsgroup cos everyone help each
other
> out and so I hope someone could help me with my enquiry. I m currently in Australia on a
> wat u guys call a 457 4 year work visa and I think the
terms
> is I got to stick with that IT company for that duration but I m in the process of
> starting a IT business so is there a way to get like a 2 to 3 year temp visa for that
> purpose? Thanks in advance.
>
> Malcolm

Thanks to both George and Dave for the advice but could u pls elaborate on that $1500
thing Dave?. Thanks

Rgds Malcolm

Dave Graham wrote in message ...
>You could perhaps look at skilled migration which costs approx $1500. If you have skills
>in demand this should be a breeze.