well I've been legal since I entered the country (thank you for the benefit of the doubt Mongrel), so just to clarify before I'm hung drawn and quartered, I was on a WHV which I extended to 2 years after completing seasonal work. I met my partner during this time and so when my WHV expired I lodged the partner visa and was granted the bridging visa which I was on until my temporary PR was granted last week.
RockDr I was advised by each company that I worked for including one employment agency that I wasnt permitted to declare myself resident as I officially wasnt one
I did wonder if I could get my current employer to resend the tax form that I gave them for this job again but this time tick the resident box