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That part of it - 1) to be on a student visa you must study FT - you cannot study PT, however apprenticeship are considered work and so you cannot complete this PT. 2) your salary is subsidized by the government - and they can only do this for citizens and pr. No employer is going to be willing to pay you effectively twice the salary, and pay all government fees, and pay for your TAFE fees (which is what the government pays) and salary when at TAFE for someone for 6 years (the time it takes to complete PT) when there are hundreds of 16 year olds who are willing to apply for the same position.

There has been a couple of instances on this forum where the sponsoring company has refused to sponsor subsequent entries on a 457 - as there is a cost to the company for each additional applicant (they have to pay for their return flight) you are changing the agreement from "just me" to "oh and my wife, oh and child 1, oh and child 2". The additional paperwork and cost might be enough for them to say "forget it - you are fired". I would not risk it.

A Carpenter has nothing in common with a degree in architecture. To qualify as a carpenter you need to complete a 3-4 year apprenticeship to get trade qualifications. As this is a FT job during the training program, and requires government support only citizens and PR visa holders can do this.

Partner visas bring in u skilled individuals who may or may not become productive members of society. They also do not need to be supported by their citizen partner (there is no salary minimum unlike the UK) and so the government may find they have to support an entire family rather thN a single individual in the future. The government chooses to recoup the costs in part through high partner visa fees.

The person compiling the list is doing just that....creating a list of people who would be interested in immigrating. Then the company will go through the list to see how many fit the 457 criteria and decide most likely whether it is worth going to the trouble of sponsoring people at all. The person creating the list has no knowledge of who is eligible for 457 visa and many who are will either not be interested at all or change their minds once they realise the added costs (especially if they have kids). They are just testing the waters

If your country cancells your salary (which is both likely and likely they will try and recoup the money a ready give to you.....the australian government may even assist in the, doing this) you might get the PhD fee waived but you will not get a scholarship. Not all australian students do a PhD on scholarship. What you would have to do is move to part time and both you and your spouse get a job....assuming the protection visa has work rights attached to it

Step one is to actually apply for a leave of absence. You may find that they will accept this but they will cancel your COE and as such your student visa. Leave of absences for international students are very hard to get and are usually due to medical issues and not "wanting to take a break". In that case they cancel your position at the uni and you have to reapply latter and request credit towards whatever degree you started. All this discussion is a moot point if you are not able to get a leave of absence.

Does your profession appear on the list available for sponsorship ? If not, it matters not if you have a sol sir lined up, the role needs to be sponsorable.

In this case a leave of absense from university will cancel your student visa which would affect your bridging visa (most likely cancel it).

Making a few guesses here....you are applying for a leave of absense from the university so you don't have to pay for the course until your other visa comes through...which I am guessing means you are not paying international fees? Leave of absense from the university only happens when you are having a Bub and have to miss a couple of weeks (and for most postgrad degrees you are only allowed to miss a single week of classes before you fail the course (this is the rule for USyd)... In that case you cannot work FT during this period only 20 hours a week and if you are not going to be able to return to the class I doubt you will be even permitted to work 20 Hours a week as your visa will be suspended. The government doesn't care that you need to work to pay the fees because the expectation is you had all the fees for the course without the need to work at all....that's a requirement of the student visa in itself...so there will be no compassion given by the governments for you.

Your parents are both alive so they do not qualify. Your grandmother is not your dependant but your parents (if she is a dependant). Your sister and brother if under 18 are your parents responsibility or if over 18 their own. The 30 year visa is effectively " no more visas are going to be processed" so the only realistic option is after you have settled you pay the 100k parent visa (both parents). But you can only do that if half their children are Australia citizens or PR. immigration at the moment is only voi g to be possible for yourself, wife and children.

Yes you will have to have paid the first semesters fees up front anyway which will not be refundable.

It's enforced by the money coming out of their salary with the tax if they have shown they are not willing to pay independantly. The Ausralian government will assist in this way for UK orders

Quite often the entry requirements for postgrad degrees are lower for international students than local domestic students...so you will need to check whether you will still get an offer as a domestic student (this is true for USyd degrees not sure about other unis)

This is likely the issue. As your PR visa has not be activate yet..only granted. If you do not enter by the date your visa is cancelled.

The shipping agency will need to see either your Australasian passport or your visa before they will accept your goods so you will have to wait. They need to see proof that you have the right to move your gear over there first.

For undergraduate non-medical courses - yes, the criteria to get in as an international student is less than a local student for the more attractive universities.

You need the supervised teaching as part of your degree....teaching experience as itself is not sufficient. We have had teachers who have been working for 10 years+ in schools but because their intial degree did not include the 45 days + of supervised teaching in schools, they are not considered qualified to teach in Australia

It depends on where you go. Most of the places in the mountains go all out....Christmas tree, music, Santa ....I live up there and have had my Christmas lights up from this weekend like many of my neighbours. June 20 is the Winter Magic Festival which has fireworks, a full day of activities and several balls. I love this time in the mountains. There is a saying up here...Christmas in December is the one you have with your family, Christmas in July is the one you have with the people you actually want to share it with

It's called Christmas in July and the various hotels have dinners scheduled....mountain heritage, Fairmont, carrington....some guest houses like The Chalet in medlow bath also participate. There are also Goon Show, Faulty towers type shows at Various locations. Diste the name...they start in June and go until August

The drawback is that if you leave NZ after your PR expires (if you do not qualify for a RRV by living in Australia for two years) you will not be able to return to NZ...as you no longer have rights to enter NZ on your visa. You can live in NZ for ever but unless you qualify for NZ PR and citizenship you can never leave NZ even for a holiday to Australia (as you will not qualify for a RRV )

That is relatively true within a country but you are talking about immigration where the father is unlikely to ever be able to live in the country the child is moving to (unless they have skills needed). Its not like they are moving to a different state and the father can follow if need be. International moves are alot harder to manage - more so if coming from a country that has strong custody/child support laws in place

The parent is not the only one who can pay for it....the child can. It's the cost of a good car or a three year Bachelors degree in HECS. Yes it's a sacrifice but if you really want your parent to come live with you, you will be prepared to make that sacrifice if your parent cannot pay for it themselves.

Your situation is not discrimination. You have applied for a job that unless it is stated is less than 6 months in duration is itself is not one you can legally do ON YOUR CURRENT VISA. If you were a spouse of someone on a 189 visa - and they did not give you the job on that fact - then that is illegal. You are not able to accept the job in the first place without getting another visa - that is why you are being flicked off. Really if you did not indicate in your application your visa type and its restrictions then you had no rights to go to the interview - all it did was waste their time (and if they are a big corporate - your application will be kept on file with a big red mark on it).