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Hi everybody, looks like I am lodging my 187 visa application soon, wondering how long it takes on average to be assessed by Immigration? currently I am on a 457 visa in Australia, but my employer and me are not lodging through the Transition Scheme (after 2 years of working for the employer), but through the Direct Entry stream (I am qualified for the position). I have a lawyer who does all the work for me, have all my forms and papers together and my employer is also sponsoring one of my colleagues on the 187 who lodged his application 2 months ago. Just wanted to check with people who have recently been granted a 187 how long they waited for it after lodgement. Thank you!!!:biggrin:

Thank you all for the replies and suggestions. I have just had another meeting with my employer; he said that he wants to keep me working for him, but again stated that he cant afford my wage anymore... I am on 51400$AUS which is the minimum TSMIT for my position on the 457 as restaurant manager. He thinks that it is possible to terminate my employment, in which case we both have to inform immigration i believe, then my visa gets cancelled and i get 90 days to sort something out. Does anyone know if I could still work in those 90 days? Is it a Bridging visa you get granted from the time of 457 cancellation? Can i apply for work rights due to "financial hardship" etc? My employer believes that indeed within those 90 days i can then apply for the 187 permanent visa with him and until that visa is then granted, i will remain on the bridging visa and can still work for him under the conditions of the bridging visa. then when the 187 gets approved, he then has to comply with the regulations of the 187. I see restaurant manager positions advertised on employment sites for 40k per year earnings, so does this mean, my employer could pay me 40k per year on the 187 instead the 51400 under the 457 arrangement? any advice is much appreciated. Thank you. Lucy

Hi there, need urgent advice please on what to do. my employer has informed me that he cant afford my wages anymore on my current 457 visa and that he is thinking to terminate my employment for that reason. However, he would still like to sponsor me on the 187 visa, which is the permanent one, but this one lets him pay me a lower wage compared to the 457. Looking at the situation, i could lodge my 187 application now, but until it is approved i would be still on the 457 visa which means my employer would have to still pay me the 457 requested wage ... and that could take at least 6 months or more until the 187 gets decided on. I really do not want to leave australia and wanted to continue through to permanent residency with my current employer. Any suggestions what would be the best to do? If my 457 gets cancelled, the n i have 90 days to find a new sponsor. Any tips and advice is appreciated! Thank u

Hello, I have been for 3 years in Australia now, 2 years on a 457 and the past year on a bridging visa with work permission. So basically I have worked 3 years but am leaving Australia now on or before the 30th of april (immigration gave me the 28 days to leave the country). I am planning to go to New Zealand for a week and then return to Australia on a tourist visa for three months to either organise a new employer to sponsor me on a 457 or to sell my assets and then leave. However, I would like to claim my super while I am in New Zealand (the DASP). You can only do this while outside of Australia and when your visa has expired or has been cancelled. So for me a good time, while I am in NZ to do this. I am just wondering, is it ok to come back on a tourist visa then after I lodged the request to claim my super back? Immigration does perform an Immigration status check, which means they check whether you have left the country or not and what visa you are on. They pass this on to the aTO who then assesse eligibility for the payment. I am worried that eventhough my 457 visa has expired and i applied for the super payment from outside Australia, the fact that I would be back in Australia on a tourist visa when immigration assesses my status, may make me not eligible to receive the payment. Has anyone got experience with this? Can I be back on a tourist visa and still receive the payment? Can i give my australian address for the checqye to be sent to? Thanks for any help!!!

Thanks for your replies..... it seems like a tricky situation. I have been out of my old job now for 10 days, and really needed that time to recover from those 2 years of stress, long hours and being bullied around. Now, I am mentally in a much better position to deal with what's ahead of me, but have not organised anything. I am wondering if I was able to find a new employer in my town doing the same occupation as before on the 457, can I then transfer my 857 application to my new employer or would I have to start again with a 457 visa since it is a new employer? Obviously the new employer would have to undergo the Regional Certification by a Regional Body but that shouldn't be a problem. It comes down to the fact that I did my best in my job for the last two years, the General Manager signed off all the papers for the 857 application, I submitted it to DIAC and then, 2 weeks later, I got terminated by the onsite manager. This is not due to something I did wrong, but a personal dislike the onsite manager has had towards me from the start and she was working for a long time on getting me out there. Confirming with the General MAnager before I paid for my visa that everything was fine, reassured me that I would not be terminated and keep my job. Anyway, I am in a very difficult situation. I do not want to leave Australia, I had best intention, worked lots of hours and put my best in to satisfy my employer! Does anyone know if DIAC looks at those things and can apply exceptions?? Most importantly, can I transfer my 857 application over to a new employer now that it just had been paid 2 weeks ago? Thank you.

Hello everyone on this forum, I am quite new to this forum but hope to get some useful advice to help me in this very difficult situation I am in. I have been on a 457 visa for the past 2 years and stayed with the same employer. Things have been extremely difficult, my boss bullied me around, long hours, lots of stress and mostly 6 days a week. I also have been underpaid. However, I always looked at the bigger picture and that is permanent residency. So about 2 months ago, when my 457 visa came to an end, I organised with the General MAnager to continue employment on a 857 visa which he agreed to. All paperwork was organised and I paid all fees. As I am in Regional QLD, the 2 years on my 457 are the base for being able to apply for this permanent visa. As my 457 has now expired in the meantime, I am on a bridging visa, waiting to receive my permanent residency. However, yesterday, I received my termination at work! The woman who runs the business and who is in charge, disliked me from the start and was trying to get rid of me for a long time. I am a good worker but she bullied me around and just disliked me on a personal level trying everything she could to make my work life miserable. As I had arranged my permanent visa with the General Manager though, I thought that all was good and safe and I was confident to go ahead with it. Now that I got terminated and am still in the process of receiving my permanent 857 visa (which is of course based on an employer which I don't have anymore), I am very stressed out on what to do. Obviously I will have to contact immigration and be upfront with them. The last thing I want to do is to leave the country. Can anyone give me some tips and advice? Has anyone been in a similar situation? Should I let the Immigration know that I have been underpaid for 2 years? Please help!!!!