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Hi Maggie, I think 489 visa is fine right? The only disadvantages are 1) is temporary; 2) you can't get Medicare and Centerlink benefits while on it. I'm not concerned about point 1 because on whichever visa you must have a job anyway, however I saw a lot of employers advertise their jobs for Australians and PR holders only, does that mean 489 visa holders can't apply for those job? As for point 2, realistically how beneficial is Medicare? Can I supplement that with private insurance? How expensive would the insurance be for me and my family of 3, 2 kids under 10 and a wife. Regards,

Hi, I'm currently residing in Vietnam therefore NT looks, well a lot more developed and stable in terms of living for me. So yea I would love to migrate to Darwin. I initially tried to use agent for all steps but due to finances, I went ahead and applied for Vetassess myself. I'm currently still waiting for my skill assessment to be completed.

Hi Sarah, I used Mara agent from NT and after an initial assessment he told me that I might not succeed applying for visa 190 under HR adviser. I then went with another mara agent who also advised I could be eligible for visa 190, and yes I paid for agents assessment. Would be very interesting to see if you decide to go ahead with NT nomination, as I'm currently waiting for my Vetassess assessment then I will go ahead with nomination. Good luck.

Thank you for your reply Sina. I'm already in process of applying HR skill assessment with Vetassess and was just curious if Tasmania would also be open, but found that they only sponsor applicants with job offer.

Hi, I just found that Tasmania might be sponsoring HR advisers applying from overseas provided that they have a job offer from Tasmanian employer, is that correct? Will I succeed if I apply for it without job offer? Would appreciate it if someone would help me.