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• My employer applied for a 457.
  
• The nomination for sponsorship was refused on 10th November, with option to appeal within 21 days
  
  • I believe this means my current Bridging Visa A will be set to expire
    
  • Have been advised not to appeal, but working on some other options.
    

   

   

I am assuming that at the end of this 21 day grace period (1st December), I will be notified that I have 31 days left till my Bridging Visa expires.

Q1 - Do you concur with this?

If I were to withdraw my application before the end of the appeal grace period, I believe this entitles me to say that I have not had a visa refused on future applications, as its not the application they refused, but the nomination from the employer.

Q2 - Do you concur with this?

So, ideally, to maximise my time in Australia, I should wait till a couple of days before 1st December and then withdraw my application. I should then receive notification that my bridging visa will expire in 31 days. This will buy me valuable negotiation time with my employer/other employers.

Q3 - Do you also concur with this approach?

Looking for some advice from anyone out there, would really appreciate any tips or knowledge in this area.

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Background

Arrived in Aus 2010 on a Student Visa.

After Uni, obtained a 485 Skilled Graduate.

Currently working for an employer in my skilled nomination.

Applied for a 457.

Unfortunstely, nomination for sponsorship was recently refused due to salary issues (long story, but legal advice has said not worth appealing)

Currently under a Bridging A (class WA) as I still have till the 1st December to appeal against my 457 decision.

I intend on withdrawing my 457 application before the 1st of December.

I believe that upon doing this, I will then be given 28 days on withdrawing, for my Bridging Visa to remain valid.

Option 1 - New 457 Application

I am currently working with my employer to potentially find another role with a simpler contract that meets the needs of a 457.

I would then need to apply for a new 457 application

Q1. Whilst on my current bridging visa, can I apply for a new 457 onshore?

Option 2 - Lodge a Tourist Visa (600)

The above might fall through with my employer and therefore I want to find work elsewhere in Australia.

I would then like to apply for a 6mth Tourist Visa so that I can continue to find work.

Q2. Whilst on my current bridging visa, can I apply for a 600 Tourist Visa onshore?

Can anyone perhaps offer some answers to my above two questions.

If anyone has any other ideas or useful advice, would really appreciate it.

I would like to avoid getting myself into any high risk categorys with IMMI by having anything refused, so want to do everything right.

Can I ask if you application was lodged as Decision Ready or not? Thanks.

I actually had to go look this up, as was not aware of what it meant.

Provide Registered Migration Agents with the capacity to certify their applications as decision ready

No. Ive done my application myself via the eVisa system, but have all the requested docs on the checklist uploaded and waiting for a case officer to review.

I got in there quick and lodged my 186 on 5th July.

Ive still not got a CO allocated.

eVisa still just states application recieved.

Paramatta office.

No idea if its done on first come, first served, but if so, ill let you know as soon as I get any change.

yea, similar situation.

I was thinking about attaching a note (.txt) to my online app, saying that ive done medicals, have the paper copy with me, and that IMMI advised on phone that it would appear in eHealth for them, but I did ask about 2-3 days after the 186 was introduced, so im also thinking that perhaps this may slip through.

I will phone them, just cant today, as its usually a good 1hr wait till u get though. Ill keep u posted

I got in there quick and lodged my 186 on 5th July.

Uploaded all docs that are on the checklist (no form 80, which was nice).

Still not heard from a case officer, will be ringing tomorrow.

Some other info on here.