Wonderingaloud

You realise you have to sit an English test to claim 10 points, and that your partners points need to be in an occupation that’s on the skilled occupation lists and assessed by the relevant authority? I’m not sure 65 will be enough to be honest, it’s very competitive out there.

Nobody here can help you find employment. You just need to keep job hunting and hope they’ll take the sponsorship over. Can the company who sponsored you help by suggesting other companies in the same line of work perhaps? Best of luck to you

I don’t think Assistants in nursing are on the skilled occupation lists. An occupation must be on one of these lists in order for an employer to sponsor someone, they can’t sponsor anybody. The closest would be a registered nurse in aged care, the minimum qualification for this is a degree.

Wrussel, Paul Hand and Raul Senise all regularly post on this forum and are reputable, MARA registered migration agents. All will do a free consult to look over your specifics and determine eligibility for a visa/migration route. If you engage any other agent make sure they are MARA registered, and don’t use a lawyer! As a side note Brisbane is lovely, yes it’s a city and the state capital but it doesn’t have the massive busy feel you get with Sydney. You can walk across it quite easily. Only a 30-40 min drive out you can be in places that feel like the back of beyond, and that way commute to work and do holidays up in the far north. Internal flights are pretty cheap. Just a thought if work is easier to find in Brisbane. Down the line if the far north is where you want to be sussing out job opportunities while onshore, with some Australian experience will probably be easier. Good luck

I don’t think so. I know for some professions you can claim experience concurrent with the skill level they expect without having the qualifications, but for nursing I think you need post degree qualification experience. There may be somebody to clarify that, or better still run it past a migration agent to be certain.

Pretty sure for nursing you need a degree and any experience you claim has to be counted AFTER this.

I think reducing hours once you’ve been granted the 186 is ok, you just have to remain with them for 2 years. At least that’s my understanding.

No one can answer your question- because nobody knows the specifics of your case. The question you need to ask is can your employer provide proof that refutes why immigration refused your nomination in the first place?

Whilst on the 457 you must work full time, up until the 186 is granted. I presume this remains the same if you go onto a bridging visa if your 457 expires before the 186 is approved, as the bridging visa usually has the same conditions/limitations as the previous visa. If you reduce your hours whilst on the 457 you are in breach of your conditions which will not bode well for your 186 application. This was posted by Raul Senise afew months ago in relation to a query about work obligations and the 186. Raul is a reputable migration agent who regularly posts on this forum. “Although many applicants glance over the details, as part of the 186 visa application, applicants agree to the following declaration: "Warning: Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence. The applicant declares that they: Agree to take up the position for at least two years. Understand that if the applicant, any family members included in the application or third parties acting on behalf of the applicant, provide (or have provided in a previous application) false or misleading information, or bogus documents either knowingly or otherwise, the visa application will be refused and the applicant subject to three year bar in relation to visas to which the fraud criterion applies. Any visa granted may be cancelled." It can be argued that not remaining in the position for 2 years is a breach of the above. It is rare, but it does happen.”

You make it sound so simple. This is one of the more complex visas, I wouldn’t dream of going it alone. To quote another member- do not underestimate the departments willlingness to take your money and refuse the visa, with no refunds. At the very least run it by a reputable agent, it’s a lot of money to throw away if you make an error, or simply overlook something. There are a number of reputable agents who post on this site, all of which are Mara registered.

You can’t appeal for a different ABN. You will be wasting your money, it will be a straight refusal. Your employer needs to lodge a new nomination with the correct ABN. Your agent should know this. If they don’t, they are not competent and I would be sourcing a new (reputable) agent to handle your case.

Does the trust have a different ABN to the company which you used in your application? This will be a problem if so.

If you are PR at the time of your child’s birth you cannot apply for citizenship by descent, even if you became citizens the next day. Your wife is 2 months preganant now, so even if you applied for citizenship today, your baby will be born before you become citizens. The wait times have blown out massively. Therefore, whilst in theory yes if you are citizens and have your baby overseas s/he is entitled to citizenship by descent, in reality this is unlikely as time is not on your side. It seems your realistic options, go overseas and have the baby offshore BUT you will need to pay for and apply for a child visa to return to Australia (the child will need a medical, so if there are any complications in theory the child visa could be refused on medical grounds) OR deliver the baby in Australia, s/he is automatically a citizen, regardless of health (no medicals are required for citizenship) and go overseas for a holiday/visit after the baby is born. Is there no way any family can come out here to help support your wife? Good luck

I can’t answer all of your queries but just wanted to point out; Be aware if you have your baby outside Australia s/he cannot just enter Australia as a citizen after x months as you plan. You have to apply for a child visa for the baby to enter the country. These are expensive and time consuming. There is an entire (massive) thread on the child 101 visa. If your child is born in Australia to one or both parents who are PR at the time of birth s/he is automatically an Australian citizen, will be issued with an Australian birth certificate and can apply for a passport. This is by far the easiest route.

My mistake- 1st degree relatives so not aunts and uncles.

Because you aren’t granted the visa straight away- as others have pointed out it will take 30ish years. You cant apply offshore and then go to Australia and wait 30 years. If you want to wait in Australia you need to go to Australia on another visa (let’s call this visa A for arguments sake). With visa A you go to Australia, once there you apply for the remaining relative visa and when visa A runs out you will go onto a bridging visa until the remaining relative visa is granted. Hence why you will be on a bridging visa for 30 odd years. The bridging visa has the same conditions as the visa A- which is usually a visitor type visa which will come with (usually) no work rights. Seriously, consult an agent. It’s dangerous to be trapped on a bridging visa for that long with minimal health coverage. And you can’t return to the UK for treatment, once you’ve been away for a period (I’m not sure how long) you lose your residency in the UK which means you aren’t eligible for healthcare there either. Have you got any relatives at all in the UK? You literally have to be the last person there to qualify. Grandparents/aunts and uncles/children etc?

You are not at fault, and the company is doing the right thing by informing immigration. I wouldn’t have thought there would be any issue, you will still be working for the company. It’s all out of your control. I don’t have any first hand experience or know anyone where this has happened, but as I say honesty is always the best policy when it comes to immigration. I really think you will be fine.

I’m confused- you say you are on a 186 DE from 2nd March- does this mean it was granted then or you applied then? If you applied then I’m sorry I don’t know how you add a child to an already lodged nomination or visa, or if you even can if the nomination has been approved. If you hold PR (which it doesn’t sound like you do) and if your child was born in Australia s/he is already an Australian citizen. Probably best to consult an agent.

If you want to attest the decision you need to go to AAT. But there’s no point if you cant prove against the reason for which it was refused. Your employer needs to show, with good evidence, that you do meet the tasks and duties of the position in the company.

I doubt it since you just avoid gluten and dairy surely? They’re after medical issues that will cost the Australian government a lot of money over the course of afew years. This doesn’t sound like one of those.

Er no, you need professional advice from a Mara registered agent. Nothing to do with the new owner, but throw your money away if you want to....

A new ABN requires a new sponsorship lodgement and visa application. You can’t appeal a refusal because of an ABN change. Also if the company has gone into administration it does not look good for the company’s financials to sponsor, or be viable to pay wages etc etc. I would engage a good migration agent to suss it our first before going ahead with any kind of application.

It sounds like you have 28 days to clarify and explain the situation to immigration, or they will make their decision based on what they have, which by the sounds of it is not looking too hopeful as they have suspicions.

If you hold PR irrespective of whether it was via a partner visa or as a dependant, you have PR in your own right so no, getting a divorce will not affect your residency or eligibility for citizenship down the line.

As a citizen you must have an Australian passport to enter Australia. It’s one of few countries where this is a rule. Look into a fast track option at the passport office, and put your date of travel on the form too. Maybe you can get it back in time. I’m not sure what else you can do if you don’t get it back in time, as there’s a chance the airline won’t fly you either as your PR visa will be void.