michael1234

Hello, I am hoping anyone here could help me with this small query of mine I am currently in Australia on a graduate visa (subclass 485). I plan to apply for 189 visa once I get my skills assessment and invitation (I estimate it will take around 4 months until I actually apply for 189). At the moment, I would like to take up a role (i.e. employment) which is different from my nominated occupation and is in a completely different field. My field is IT and the role is a research assistant in a biological science lab (I would be helping with some IT related things, but mostly it will be other things not related to IT). Later when I apply for 189 visa I will need to list that in the application of course as I'd need to list all employment. My question is whether doing a role like this, which is outside the nominated occupation, can cause a bad impression and affect my chances of getting the visa. The impression I fear it might create is mostly that I do not intend to work in my nominated occupation. Cheers!

On the form 80 there is a question asking "Do you have any personal contacts in Australia?". I am not sure who I should put in there. Can anyone share their experience or knowledge of how DIBP make use of this information? has anyone had any experience of the personal contacts being contacted and asked for information? if so, what information were they asked for? Regards, Michael.