Hi there
My husband and I arrived in Aug 15 on a Working Holiday Visa. We have been working in our professions in Melbourne since November, 2 weeks ago my husband was offered sponsorship by his employer (he works as an Electrical Engineer), his company have sponsored many employees from the UK before.
Yesterday I was offered a permanent position at a great company as an Executive Assistant - However, they are not happy that my passport number still obviously shows as on a WHV.
My husbands company is currently sorting out the sponsorship nomination papers to send to Border Control with all his details on, as well as myself as his wife.
A) Do my husband and I also apply for a 457 sponsorship visa? Along with his employers nomination sponsorship?
B) How long will it take until we go onto Bridging visas? Or is this not until the 7th of Aug 2016 when our WHV's run out??
C) Is there a way around me taking the permanent job on a WHV visa, with a promise for the company that my husbands sponsorship will be granted and we shall soon be on a bridging and then a sponsored visa?
If there's anything else I have missed, advice or tips please let me know ASAP, I feel like I'm in limbo with accepting this role as they are looking to background and work right checks next Monday but I am trying to write a statement to promise them of all the above. The MD of my husbands company has written a letter to confirm they are sponsoring him and has told me that I can let the offering company for my perm job, contact him at any stage re the sponsorship he is putting through. So we're trying to cover all angles for my job offer!
Thank you