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Hi, My partner and I are planning on lodging a 820. He is a citizen and I am currently on a 457 visa. Was wondering if we have enough evidence for it? We have been living together since June 2014 but did not think to put me on the lease agreement until recently. As evidence we currently have: -My mail sent to our house (Bank statements, Vic Roads, etc) since ~Oct 2014 -Water bill in both our names Nov 2014 -Holiday tickets in Feb 2015 together (pictures, flights, accommodation) -Registered relationship with the City of Melbourne July 2015 -We are registered as the sole benefactors on each other's Superannuation/life insurance policies -Sept 2015 opened a shared bank account -joint pool passes for our local aquatic centre Dec 2014 -Statutory declarations from our friends and family -Listed as emergency contacts for work -Wedding invitation with both our names Would love to lodge the application now but think it's best if we wait until Nov when most of our evidence of living together matches a year. Thanks in advance

Thanks for your help Nemesis. I have been looking into it and think you are right I guess now my main concern is having my ex on my old visa until sept 2014. If I had told immigration would they have made him leave the country? Or would he still be able to stay for the duration of that visa?

Nemesis are right, I think I did have to add him as a 'dependent' on my visa applications. I moved here originally on a student visa and after that transferred us on to my skilled graduate 485 visa. My ex and I ceased living together in Oct 2013 and split our savings but like I said I didn't tell immigration of the split. I did have a look at the letter granting the 485 and there are no obligations listed to report relationship changes. Of course now I wish I had. I am currently on a 457 but will be made redundant in a few weeks so am looking for other visa options. My current partner and his ex came here on his 457 visa which they then rolled into a 186. He has recently been approved for citizenship but has yet to attend the ceremony. Does that sound like he 'sponsored' he ex or was she a 'dependent' as well??

Hi, My partner and I want to apply for a 820 partner visa (he has a PR) but we both have had partners in the past on our separate visas. He sponsored his now ex-partner when he arrived here in 2009 and again when they went through the PR process which was granted in Aug 2013. They broke up shortly after and she has since moved back to the UK. I sponsored my now ex-partner on my Temporary Resident visa which expired in Sept 2014. My ex and I split in Oct 2013 but I did not inform immigration of this split. My current partner and I have been living together since June 2014 and now want to lodge a 820 partner sponsored visa but was wondering if our past relationships will reflect badly on this application? Thanks in advance! :smile:

Hi, I was wondering if there is a quicker way to link a new nomination to a pre-existing 457 application? Is there a way to do this through my immi account quickly? Thanks in advance

Hi Was wondering if I have a pending 457 visa nomination and am waiting offshore, could apply for a tourist visa? Then go offshore to submit the 457 visa application itself? Cheers,

Background Arrived in Aus 2010 on a Student Visa. After Uni, obtained a 485 Skilled Graduate. Currently working for an employer in my skilled nomination. Applied for a 457. Unfortunstely, nomination for sponsorship was recently refused due to salary issues (long story, but legal advice has said not worth appealing) Currently under a Bridging A (class WA) as I still have till the 1st December to appeal against my 457 decision. I intend on withdrawing my 457 application before the 1st of December. I believe that upon doing this, I will then be given 28 days on withdrawing, for my Bridging Visa to remain valid. If I do not withdraw it and my visa is denied, will having a visa refused make new visa applications more challenging? Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Adam Grey, Thank you for reading my post and the helpful comment. That does clarify the issue. Do you think if my company can prove that my wages are standard and that many Australian workers are paid the exact same rates it would help? Our enterprise bargaining agreement is expected to come into effect in the next couple weeks. In this new agreement the bulk of our 'allowances' will be paid on holidays, sick, annual leave, etc days so I feel that these should count as guaranteed earnings. Also, I think you are right, they should have a Registered Migration Agent. Cheers

Hi, I am currently living in Melbourne and on a skilled graduate 485. When I signed my contract yearly earning weren't that much of a concern for me. The contract I signed wasn't a contract drawn up specifically for me but for hundreds of employees which outlines rates for different roles. So for example about half the time I'm paid at level 2 rates and half at level 3. Our base rate goes up by a set amount if we are working on site (which we almost always are) and we get a daily flat amount tacked on for travelling to site. We are also paid completely different base rates depending on the site type and they pay us for kilometres travelled between sites. Some of our higher base rates are the result of another company being incorporated into our works and these site base rates are not included in the original contract at all probably due to a lack of foresight. There are no rates outlined past June 2014 and we continue to work on these set rates until a new enterprise bargaining agreement is settled on. When these new rates take effect we will be back paid from June 2014. I am currently applying for a 457. I understand that I must be paid a set Market Rate and for my nominated and previously assessed skill that is $53,900. Proving to immigration that I make that much when my current employers are negotiating an enterprise bargaining agreement is a bit challenging though. If my nomination is refused would a repeal be possible?

Hi, I am currently in the process of applying for a 457 visa under a specific occupation which requires that my employers pay me at least 53,900 per year. I have signed a contract with my employers but the rates I am paid are not very clearly defined in the very general contract signed over a year and a half ago. I get paid different rates depending on my role and the sites I am working each day. I also get an hourly rate increase if I'm working on any site and a daily lump sum. Additionally I am paid for the kilometres travelled between work sites. None of this is very well defined in the contract and I think some of the varying site rates are not in the contract at all. My fortnightly payslips confuse even me to be honest. When I first looked at the requirements for the 457 I looked at my yearly earnings from my PAYG payment summary for an estimate of my earnings. I recently found out that immigration does not count travel allowances as earnings which puts me about $1000 short of the visa requirements. This could easily be made up in the yearly salary increase that is set into the contract I have currently signed but as of June my employers are negotiating a new contract with the unions which has yet to be signed off on. This leaves me with a signed contract that doesn't have rates and raises past June 2014. I am certain I would make at least 53,900 but until the contract is agreed on I don't have much in the way of evidence. As my company is an industry leader our rates play a role in determining base rates for everyone throughout the industry. This means that the new contract negotiations will likely be a drawn out process and my employers will resist the idea of drawing up a contract specifically for me. Any ideas or advice on how to handle this situation would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!