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billy braveheart · 09-12-2007, 02:18 AM

Hi

Personally I would go the skilled route & stay away from agencys. Hubbys skills are on the skills list so once you have the perm visa he will get a job no problem at all. We came on a 457 but was the only way we could get in due to hubbys age & are now applying for PR. We used a agency who were absolutley brilliant as we had to get a sponsor before we could get the visa. But we had 3 employers let OH down at the last minute so all in all it took us 9 months to find a sponsor so whats another couple of months for perm. I know the skilled is a longer route but worth it in the end. If you were to come on a 457 you still need to pay for the perm visa once here so might not work out as cheap in the long run. But I can understand how people want to get here quicker. Hope this helps.

Janette

09-12-2007, 02:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
billy braveheart Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: PERTH WA Posts: 600 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi Personally I would go the skilled route & stay away from agencys. Hubbys skills are on the skills list so once you have the perm visa he will get a job no problem at all. We came on a 457 but was the only way we could get in due to hubbys age & are now applying for PR. We used a agency who were absolutley brilliant as we had to get a sponsor before we could get the visa. But we had 3 employers let OH down at the last minute so all in all it took us 9 months to find a sponsor so whats another couple of months for perm. I know the skilled is a longer route but worth it in the end. If you were to come on a 457 you still need to pay for the perm visa once here so might not work out as cheap in the long run. But I can understand how people want to get here quicker. Hope this helps. Janette __________________ TRA SENT 29TH MARCH 07 APPROVED 27TH APRIL(BRICKLAYER) 25TH JUNE X RAYS & MEDS DONE 9TH JULY 457 LODGED & TRN RECIEVED 11TH JULY X RAYS & MEDS SENT 16TH JULY X RAYS & MEDS RECIEVED AT LCU 26th July OUR DOG FLEW TO PERTH 3RD AUGUST 457 GRANTED 11TH AUGUST BILLY & MARC ARRIVED IN PERTH 14TH AUGUST THE SHIPPERS ARRIVE 23RD AUGUST ME & GARY FLY TO PERTH CAN'T WAIT YAY BILLY(45) JANETTE(36) MARC(17) GARY(13)