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Thanks for that. What exactly does the nomination involve? cost etc? so is a nomination effictively that my new employer is nominating me into the role??

Hi, I'm currently on a 457 sponsorship visa and I would like to change jobs. Does anyone have any experience with this, is this possible to change jobs whilst currently on a 457 visa? Thanks in advance

Thanks for all your replies. Rock can you advise of a good migration agent or a website where i can look?

Yeah we are planning on going to europe for a month and america for a couple of months (so not travelling oz)...we then want to come back and settle in oz. so what would be my options now then??? do you think this is going to be possible??? thanksss

Hi Rupert. Yeah we began dating in August 2012. We began living together on 3 January 2013. So we will have been living together for a year in January 2014. So I assume from what I've read that is when I can officially apply for the Defacto or can you apply before that? My dilemma is that I'm currently on a 457 visa and I really can't stand my job and obviously I am committed to them on the 457. My girlfriend and I are keen to go travelling around feb/ march 2014 together for a few months so I'm not sure this going to pose a new obstacle... I'm trying to find out exactly how having this 457 and applying for a defacto works and what my options are. For example I am prepared to stick my job out until Jan 2014 when we have been together a year so i can apply for a defacto...but does this mean that I am going to have to remain on the 457 while the defacto visa is assessed and bridged? it says that you have to bridge from a substantial visa on the immi website...would a 3 month tourist visa count as a substantial visa as Blossom said? if I could bridge from a tourist visa I could also leave my job this way without having to stay on my 457 just so i can bridge. ​thanks

Hmmm, my original plan was that I apply for the Defacto Visa while I'm still on the 457 visa (so I wouldn't quit my job until I'm on the Defacto). I've already used my tourist visa so that's the problem. Do you think that this would be possible at all? I've just had a look at the Mara website, I'd never heard of it before but thanks. Do you know how to find a suitable agent etc or how much would they cost? thanks again

*Living together since start of Jan 2013

Hi, Thanks for your response!!!! We started going out in August 2012 and have been living together since the start of January 2012. So I'm going to stick my job out for a few more months, although I would do anything to leave it and still be able to stay. When you you think the best time to actually apply for the visa would be then? I'm confused though because if I leave my job I only have 28 days before I have to get a new job or leave Oz. You mention that I would still be on the 457 visa and the bridging visa wouldn't kick in until Sept 2016 when my 457 would expire. But this wouldn't be the case if I leave my current job will it? So if for example i applied for the De Facto in August when we've been together a year, then what??? Ideally I want to get the De Facto visa so a) i can stay with my partner b) we have the freedom to go travelling for a few months and c) i can get a new job when i get back.. Thanks for your help

Hi, I am currently on a 457 Sponsorship Visa. I have worked at my current company since April 2012 and have been officially sponsored since September 2012. In September 2013 I will have been with my Australian partner for over a year and I wanted to apply apply for a De Facto visa instead as A) I really hate my job B) my partner and I want to go travelling for a couple of months together in 2014 and then return to Australia to settle and obviously the 457 visa won't allow this. I have read that you may not be eligible for a De Facto visa if you did not hold certain visas for 2 years. On the immigration website it does not mention a 457 specifically, but has anyone had any success changing from a 457 to a Defacto? Many thanks for any replies...