lynne1266

Hi, I am planning a holiday to AU in November and have been online to organise the visitor visa and it asks if we have a current visa, we previously had a 457 visa granted in 2011 and returned to the UK in 2014 and canceled the 457. I am not sure if I have to add this visa to the application or not? TIA Lynne

My answer was in reponse to the original post..I hadn't read any other posts so assumed he meant a straight forward 457 application.

No..my husband was sponsored by an Australian company and I just applied for the 457 without using an agent.

Sorry should have worded it a little better...if waiting for the 2yrs :biggrin:

I did our 457 application myself, pretty straight forward.

As far as I've been told you have to have been working in Australia for the company sponsoring you for PR for 2 years. Lynne

Hi, You can apply at any time if you have your trade skills recognised - TRA or VETASSESS Lynne

Have sent you a PM :biggrin:

Ditto !!!! disco's.....OH YES...!!!!!!

Sainsbury's, the kebab shop, worchester sauce & Marmite flavoured walkers crisps !!!

Thats a horrible thing to say !!!!!

Hi, You could try going down the sponsorship route. My husband is a panel beater/sprayer and we came over last Sept on a 457 temp visa, after 2 yrs you can apply for PR witout doing trade recognition as you have proved yourself by working here for 2 yrs. Send me a private message if you want some info on the company that my husband works for. Good Luck with it all ! Lynne

Hi Ian, Personally I wouldn't live in Warnbro at all, Port kennedy has some bad parts as well as good...the golf course side of Port Kennedy is the nicer part but I have to say I'm not sure if I would live there either. Secret Harbour is nice, I wouldn't say I would never live there again, but I do like Singleton. As for crime I think there is more as you get closer to Rockingham, nothing too serious that I've heard of. Schools ???!!! I don't know what the schools are like in Warnbro I'm affraid but because I'm not keen on the areas I wouldn't choose to send mine there. Lynne

We arrived in WA last Sept. and rented in Secret Harbour until June this year. Its a lovely place with really nice people in it but...It's too much like the Stepford Wives for me..lol I moved to Singleton and it feels more like a proper WA suburb...not that I'm an expert though !! Both my children still go to Comet Bay Primary & Collage Lynne

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