Danny Walton Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 hi my name is danny & im a 36 year old fully time served HGV mechanic also with a mechanical background in cars ( VW/AUDI speciality) & 4x4 ( landrovers a speciality ) too my wife is lucy 32 & a cleaner in a super market , we have a daughter sophie 11yrs old too we are curretly pondering the idea of moving from the uk ( North east / teesside ) to newcastle region of NSW as i have my dad & his wife who live nearby in stroud ive also got a mate / ex work collegue who works in perth so there is that avenue in too i would be looking to obtain a job as a hgv mechanic or landrover mechanic on a 457 visa & bring my family oyut to any help advice or links to how i go about this whould be great thanks in advance danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Not a bright idea - school fees in NSW are $5k pa so that might take a big chunk of your money. WA has also just imposed school fees too. Employers are not noted for their high wages for temporary visas! If you can, go for a permanent visa, with a family, a temporary one is altogether a very risky option. Check and see if you are eligible for something permanent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Is there a reason you don't want to do skilled migration? do you know a 457 is a temporary visa and linked to an employer - so lose your job for any reason and you have 90 days to find another business willing and able to sponsor or leave the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 (edited) A 457 visa is for 4 years and as your daughter is 11 now it would be a bad time to move to Australia for 4 years - exams in Australia are taken at 17/18 so at the least you would need her to complete her high school education there. With so many young people going to university these days that would also be a consideration - even if you delayed going so that she completed high school there then issues could arise as she would not be entitled to domestic fees in the UK until you had been resident for 3 years. The following trades are on the SOL which would enable you to potentially apply to migrate permanently to Australia - would you fit into any of these? [TABLE=class: table-100, width: 691] [TR] [TD]Motor Mechanic (General)[/TD] [TD]321211[/TD] [TD]TRA[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Diesel Motor Mechanic[/TD] [TD]321212[/TD] [TD]TRA[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Motorcycle Mechanic[/TD] [TD]321213[/TD] [TD]TRA[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Small Engine Mechanic[/TD] [TD]321214[/TD] [TD]TRA[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [/TR] [/TABLE] If not and you have an appetite for risk, then it is possible after two years on a 457 that your employer may sponsor you for permanent residency - I guess if you went for two years and sponsorship wasn't then available so long as you returned before your daughter entered her last two years of school in the UK then no real harm would have been done to her education. There is a lot of other issues with a 457 though, as mentioned you would have to pay school fees and you would get no benefits - most families get family assistance to help with child care costs at least and it may be difficult to manage on your salary alone. You could have additional medical costs too as the reciprocal agreement only covers 'necessary' treatment and most temporary residents have private health insurance. Also if unfortunately during your time on a 457 someone in the family became seriously ill then PR may no longer be an option as medicals are required. Spend some time browsing this forum for 457 success and failure stories to find out what you could be letting yourself in for. I guess I could class myself as a 457 success story, we used a 457 to get out more quickly whilst our PR visa was being processed and got PR 9 months after arriving, however I wish we had waited as it tied my OH into an employer for two years and a bullying boss made his life a misery. We arrived in November and if we had been on a PR he would not have gone back after Christmas. Sadly it seems to be a common experience, I don't know if bullying is more rife in Australia or whether being a migrant makes you more vulnerable to it. Edited December 19, 2014 by Lady Rainicorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Walton Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 well ive scored a job as a hgv mech in melbourne on 457 visa sponsorship & im over the moon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacaranda Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Congrats on the job front DW.However please read all the info you can re your visa,and take into consideration the risks involved,including those that include your daughters education.Best wishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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