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Originally Posted by Gollywobbler
Dad is an electrical engineer aged 47/48. He hs 20 years of unbroken work experience in this field.
They looked into the possibility of migrating to Oz a couple of years ago but gave up when they discovered that 45 is the cut off age for skilled independent migration.
James says Dad is now asking whether he would really have a viable chance of finding an employer-sponsor at his age? My own feeling is that if he can get the necessary skills assessment and the type of electrical work that he does is on the MODL, then Dad should be in with as good a chance of getting employer sponsorship as anyone else?
However, you guys do this for a living. I don't.
Your comments - encouraging or otherwise - would be very gratefully received.
Many thanks
Gill
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Hi Gill
The skills can be determined via trade assessment as per Alan Collett's methodology.
There is possibility for age waiver on an RSMS visa, which requires 2 years regional living before
PR van be obtained. The waiver is decided on case by case basis, and will require a strong submission to State Government about why the waiver is necessary.
That is probably employer evidence of advertising the job and failure to receive good candidates, together with higher priority.
Now you get down to whether or not someone will hire a 47 year old. That is more a matter of supply and demand, and employer preference. In many occupations age will not matter as employers have fewer choices.
WFS could do it but probably have enough to do now with 457s, and unlike the 457 the RSMS visa offers no ties the employer can use to "preserve" loyalty other than being a good boss, so it depends what they would offer and how they would treat anyone, and whether or not they have enough good regional employer contacts and subcontracts.
So in my opinion FWIW, it's a matter of tracking down employers with the greatest need and working it out with them. We have worked out ways to track them down, it's a time consuming search as many employers have sadly given up advertising.
Therefore age 45 is theoretically not a cutoff for a skills visa as long ast there is good reason (employment offer, preferred occupation) and a strong case put forward for any of the 3 state governments we've been talking to to grant the exception.
And in practical terms, there is no guarantee that anyone who meets the simple formula above would be guaranteed a good result.
But for my money it's cheaper, faster to get
PR and less onerous than the adult student visa system some would want to follow as a last resort.
