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Ye that's fine thankyou

Hi BEGal, I work at the company the jobs are on offer, Austal Ships. I'm a Supervisor there and have been asked to recruit through the same avenue's I tried when coming over last July or from my previous place of work. There is an incentive for me if I manage to recruit people that are good workers and stick around for a while so would prefer it if you sent the resume to me but your more than welcome to contact Austal's directly. All the jobs are there on offer whichever route you choose. It will bypass the system if it comes through me but the outcome will be the same so completely up to you. I couldn't find any company's offering 457's straight up when I was trying so figure this may be a good opportunity for the right people. It's a good company to work for and they definitely respect and reward committed workers with their head screwed on. Regards, Tom

Great opportunity for above mentioned trades. My Employer is looking to take on a lot of workers starting after Christmas. Good reliable company in Perth building Government and Commercial Aluminium Vessels. 4 day 40 hour week as standard with overtime Friday and Saturday when we are busy. 457 visa's available to all trades!!! Send me your Resume for it to be fast tracked to HR.

I came over last August on a working holiday visa. I was warned by a few people on the internet that I was taking a big risk and I didn't have a great plan. It's now 10 months on, I was offered a 457 after 2 months and I accepted after 6. Once I had decided to stay out here I started the ball rolling for a PR application and come September the 4th I will have enough points to apply and fingers crossed will have the visa by Christmas. I am single with no kids so I only have me to worry about if things go wrong. Don't ignore the people warning you off but don't let it put you off too much either. Its a bit of a risk but it may be the best risk you ever take

Someone who knows for certain will come along soon to answer properly. I would say though that it may be easier to do the 457 transfer then you or your new employer are not pushed for time to get everything sorted for the 186.

Thanks for the reply, thats great news Being in Australia wont be a problem, I am currently in Perth on a 457 and dont intend on going anywhere else apart from the 3 month Europe trip. It seems like I will need a specific reference number linked to my application to book the medical. At what point can I get hold of this number and how do I get it?

Hey all, so I have my technical interview on Thursday for skills assessment, and once September the 4th comes around I can claim points for Australian work experience and apply for a 189 visa :smile: There is a strong chance that I will be heading to Europe for 3 months from the middle of September to carry out some warranty work for my company. I really would like to get my application in so hopefully someone can start processing it while I'm away. Is it possible to upload medical and PCC with my other documents or do I have no other option but to wait to do medical once a CO is allocated? Tom