457 Company Sponsorship Visa - After 4 Years What Then??

[EM&M]

Hi all,

I know some of you are going or are on the company sponsorship visa, wondered if you could give me some thoughts on the following, providing you are wanting to stay.

1. Has anyone thought what they will do after the visa runs out?
2. Has anyone been in this situation and what did you do?

Been speaking to our agent who saying we might beable to apply through our uncles company but she has reiterated that it is only a temp visa. I said that I could maybe study whilst there to do hairdressing or anything. She said that this is still not a guarentee to stay the only trade she would recommend to study that she says shes knows will allow us to stay would be horitculture or Cooking??

Anyone got any experiences to share??

Thanks
Em x

[ptlabs]

Originally Posted by EM&M

1. Has anyone thought what they will do after the visa runs out?
2. Has anyone been in this situation and what did you do?

I can't answer from a first person pespective obviously.

However, legally speaking, your agent is correct in saying that it is only a temporary visa.

If you lose your job, you have very little time (less than a month) to either pack up and leave Australia or get another sponsor. If you are British, the downside is that an ETA (electronic visitor's visa) cannot be applied for inside Australia.

If you enter Australia with a partner, both on 457 visas, if the main visa holder dies, the surviving partner has no legal right to continue staying in Australia on the secondary 457 visa - not something anyone wants to think about, but such is the legal situation.

If you have children who are in school on the basis of holding secondary 457 visas, if the main visa holder loses his/her job, everyone is obliged to leave Australia. The kids will need to get separate student visas, but it's a mess obviously.

The 457 visa by itself does not graduate to any permanent visa. There is no defined automatic pathway to any form of permanent residents. Children on secondary 457 visas will generally never automatically acquire permanent residence (except for 1 automatic pathway under certain conditions).

A lot of "negative" possibilities - but naturally, these are possibilities that aren't very prevalent.

Essentially, at the end of the 457 visa's validity, you'll need to get another 457, or get out of Australia unless you have access to another visa :-(

Of course, while you are out on a 457, you get your LAFHA and you can get away with most driving offences as foreign driver's licence holders are teflon coated against demerit points!

Sorry for the negative post.

Peter

[nigellr]

Hi.
Can't tell you anything about sponsorship visa,but you can apply for a student visa,best to do a 2yr course of study toward a 60 point occupation that is on the MODL LIST. Hairdressing is on the list as are various types of cooking.However this is only a temporary visa,and you still have to apply for Permanent Resident visa after the course.To gain this you will need to pass the 120 points mark set by DIMA,accrued 900 hrs of work experience relevant to the course,most colleges make provisions for this.But in the the end you can't guarentee anything,but if everything is in order you stand a good chance.
Nigel

[tonyandlynne]

We are going out on a Temp 457 visa and been told we can apply for permenent residency after 12 months but have to do it through the sponsored company i will be working for, but you get more points when you apply as you will have been and worked in Oz for the 12 months before applying. Thats all i know regarding info for permenant, we will be doing that when we get there but we may struggle with permenent due to my medical as may only get temporary and even that isnt guaranteed so sat here crossing everything :eek:

Lynne

[EM&M]

Lynne,

R U any further forward with your visa yet cos u were having some delays with the company....is that right??

Anyone know how long its taking for 457 visas at moment?

Thanks

Em x

[tonyandlynne]

Hi Em,

I did a post titled "Had Phone Call" It is going to be at least another 2-3 months beofer we hear anything, driving us insane, 457 visa usually take around 6-8 weeks but ours happened to delay due to company Auditing, apparently about 120 companies are having same thing but dont know which they are. Be at least end of march before they finish Auditing if on time grrrrrrrr then apparently they have to start visa process from beginning again, and thankfully we dont have to pay again or i would have been upset, so long as they porocess it and give us an answer before end of september as thats when our 12 months is up on our medicals otherwise we have to go through them again and pay again £415.

Crossed fingers

[EM&M]

Thats right I remember now how frustrating for you! Hope it gets sorted soon and u dont need to pull the medicals money out again

I spoke to our agent this morning and hopefully things are looking a little clearer. It could be possible for OH uncle to give him a company sponsorship as he needs someone anyway we just need to clarify if we can get his work history to relate which cant see being problem. Spoke to his aunt today and she has asked us to send all the paperwork so they can discuss it.

Didnt realise could be so quick getting visa, have got someone coming to value house on monday see what we will have at the end.

Fingers crossed for us both

Em x

[tonyandlynne]

I will keep everything crossed for you hun too, it is 6-8 weeks from the visa Lodge date so that will help you. Very Good luck hun.

Thinking about you all the way :biggrin:

Lynne-de-loo

[EM&M]

Thanks Lynne you too, just think you'll be there just in time for summer

Em x

[tonyandlynne]

I know, but thats only if they approve the visa

Lynne