Maria2807

Didn't know about that! It just gets better!! So if she started back in September this year, year 10 again, she would just about qualify for university and not international student!

If we were to move back to uk I would think she wouldn't have to pay international fees as we are UK citizens. If we stay in Oz and she goes to uni we would probably have to pay international fees as wouldn't be pr. Thanks for your reply .

Chortlepuss: being on 457 we do feel very vulnerable. If he was working for a Company that felt more stable it wouldn't be so bad. We only nee 2 1/2 more years for my daughter to finish her education but like you say its quite a while feeling miserable. We are worried about our daughter too as she really doesn't want to go back and even more doesn't want to repeat a year. Thanks for your advice, maybe best route would be to spend couple of months trying for new job, and if nothing maybe move back?!

hi, He does meet earnings threshold and could he find another sponsor .. that's not so easy to answer. Thanks.

Hi, I'm in a dilemma and would appreciate anyone's thoughts. My husband, daughter (then 14) and I moved out to Sydney January 2015 and are loving it out here. My daughter attends a lovely school and has settled in nicely. We moved out on a 457 sponsorship visa with my husbands employer (he is now 54). After 9 months the employer decided it wasn't working starting up a business in OZ. We had the decision whether to stay and try and find another employer or return to the uk. As a family we all decided to stay. The next few months were difficult and a difficult rollercoaster! To cut the story short my husband found another employer who took over the visa. The trouble is now that he isn't that happy with the employer. He is working 12-14 hrs a day and is very stressed. It is uncertain as to how long the job will last, there is a realistic chance that either he will make himself ill or the firm will no longer exist. That would lead us to having to find another company to take on the 457 visa, if he could find another role! On the other hand it could work out well and in 3 years time we can apply for pr. My daughter is now in year 10, which is a difficult year. The dilemma is do we cut our losses and return to uk, my daughter would have to drop down a year at school or do we take a chance and stay here? We love it here and if it wasn't for our daughters education we would sit it out and see what happens, but we don't want her education to suffer. Trouble is if it all goes pear shape next year, she would be returning to uk with no exams in year 11(UK) .. would that mean she would have to re-enter at year 9 to be able to sit GCSE exams. Or would she be able to start A levels? I've exhausted the avenues for other ways we can stay her. I am a bookkeeper but not recognized for skilled visa and can't get employer to sponsor. Australia doesn't help people who are over 45/50 either! Any advice anyone can give would be much appreciated. My head is spinning!! Thanks.