Ricky0411

Hi everyone,

Just got my fresh gold email now. Less than 6 months to get approval. Here's my details.

What have Melbourrne council got to do with your 457?

Hi Nemesis,

Your case sounds similar to my nomination process,

Nomination lodged 8 Mar

Additional info requested 6 May

Nomination approved 8 July

Took 4 months just for nomination, heading to Brisbane. I think your nomination latest result will before 27 Oct.

Then another 2 months for visa.

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28 working days from the time they request the information or from the time you provide the extra information?

It didn't specify in official auto reply. But seems it means they will look into your additional information in 28 days.

I guess it was from the day requested.

As my nomination additional info asked and we provided on the same day but they still reply after nearly 28 working days.

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Application lodge21st july. Nomination applied 1 week before. More information requested5th september

anyone have any idea how long does it take to finalised after requested information sent. High risk offshore 2 ppl

Additional information requested will take you another 28 working days. Original visa application date now is 50 working days.

In total you will be expecting 78 working days. Which is 15 weeks from the date your visa lodged.

50&28 working days were based on auto reply official email. From my experience, it's pretty accurate.

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I´m an Indian citizen currently working in India and have been offered a position for 80,000 AUD in Melbourne.

Initially I will be the only one working while my wife (Spanish) gets rolling there.

I´ve made some numbers and they look pretty negative.

Gross Salary: 80,000 AUD

Tax 32,5c/AUD -26,000 AUD

Net Salary 54,000 AUD

Monthly Salary 4,500 AUD

I would be going initially with the work visa (457 ).

If I cannot use the public school system, I would have to deduct around 4,000 AUD per child/year (3) = 12,000 AUD. This leaves a family of 5 at 42,000 AUD net/year.

Rent in an area around 1 hours away from Melbourne center. These rents are at 450 AUD/week, which is 1,800 AUD/Month.

This leaves 700AUD for: electricity, water, phone, Internet, public transport, food, etc.

I would appreciate it if you could help me see if these statements/numbers are correct.

Thanks......

Hi Krishcross,

I'm glade that you saw my post about cost of living in Australia. Based on my last stay on 457 visa 3 years ago. Your calculation was true. Don't forget to deduct private insurance cost and car cost.

Food from supermarket to cook at home cost around $150/week for a family with 3 members.

Do the math and I'm sorry to tell you, this is barely hard to support basic needs of living.

Try to negotiate with your employee to sponsor the following

1. Housing (rent)

2. Car allowance ( a company car will be better)

3. School fee-which might cost a lot in Melbourne, I'm not sure.

My salary was similar to yours 3 years ago, resulted in I can't even afford my lunch, sad isn't it? That's one of the critical reason I moved back to home country.

This time I requested housing and a company car. Salary increased a bit but the rent and car cost already made a lot difference.

I'm happy to share the actual cost here as each move to/back from Australia cost lots of time and money, especially when it concerns children's education.

Again, the PPP index between your home country and Australia are important. Where I came from the actual GDP was 1/3 of Australia but the PPP index (after leveling out the cost of living), Taiwan and Australia were similar at $40k USD. Means you need to have same level of salary in comparison to original country. Not the same amount of course but relatively level in their own society.

Unless where you came from the GDP was only 1/6 of Australia. Then you might want to live a struggle life in Australia but with some savings while wife is working too and those savings can be helpful in original country. But still it will be very tough to live in Australia. Unless you can bare it or get better deal with your employee. Or I will suggest if you already got 3 times of average income in your country, DO NOT come to Australia.

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Hi guys. I'm waiting for my nomination approval. Just to share my timeline

21/06/2016 Lodged SBS & Nomination

02/08/2016 SBS approved & additional information required for nomination

17/08/2016 additional information provided

Till now: Waiting

Is this normal? I think I've waited for a long time.....

Yes, quite normal now. Usually 2 months for nomination approval but since additional documents requested will take another 6-8 weeks.

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I know this won't matter anymore since your visa is already granted.

 

Just curious if you received a reply from Immi when you emailed them the last time?

By the way, this is my 2nd time got 457 approval.

1st time was easy, 3 years ago. Took only 6 weeks including sponsorship, nomination and visa granted. Too easy that I cancelled it after 9 months when I need to go back to my home country for family issues.

2nd time took me 6+ month and extra 3 months of my wife's changing her nationality. 9 months in total.

Such a painful process this time, I would apply for PR after 2 years and citizen after another 2 years.

For those 1st time working in Australia and hoping to settle, I have some suggestions.

1. Make sure your salary is above average Australian individuals which is $60k/year if you are single

2. If you brought your family with you, family income better above $10k or even $12k, other wise it's gonna be very difficult for you.

3. A hint is to look at WIKI, check PPP index which is purchasing power index. Convert exchange rate and cost of living level to your mother country.

To simply this, let's say if you earn 3 times of average income in your home country. You need 3 times of Australian average income to keep you have same living quality in Aus like you did back home.

If not, believe me you won't be happy with your new life in Australia.

4. Education fee- there are some states in Australia do not provide fund for 457 visa dependents. You need to pay yourself and which is a lot of money. Better found out before you departure or the best of all, get your employee to fund you which is not likely as it cost too much.

I saw in other forum some 457 visa holders struggling with their kids fee to study in Australia.

In Queensland, $100+ a day for childcare, luckily free for prep and elementary schools.

5. Make sure you have enough health care insurance covered, not just to satisfy visa requirements. Medical cost is high in Australia if anything happens. Insurance cost too but better prepared then go bankrupt if accidents happens.

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I know this won't matter anymore since your visa is already granted.

 

Just curious if you received a reply from Immi when you emailed them the last time?

No, they ignored it as it was only close to their timeline-no replies.

However, I wonder that might be a little help just to remind them when it's getting close to the end.

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So happy for you mate! Congrats!

Thanks a lot, mate.

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Thanks Ricky

 

May i know the time line of your visa and Visa type?

Please refer to #2049 of my post here

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Hello Ricky,

 

How long does it take visa status from "Assessment inprogress" to "granted".Mine is now assessment inprogress.

Hello visha,

I did not use a MA, I check online myself twice a day or more, status goes from "received" directly to "grant". I did not see any "in progress" or any other status in between.

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Hello All,

 

Time lines are

Applied for 457 visa on May 1 st week 2016,

Visa flags cleared on Aug 26th 2016.

 

It took 4 months to clear the visa.My MA told after clearing visa it will take 10 working days to get visa grant number through speed post.

I am totally confused wats dis Visa cleared and visa grant?

 

Can anyone please tell me diff b/n Visa cleared and visa granted?Usually how long it will take to get grant number?

 

Please help help help....

Hi visha,

I did not use a MA and my visa application went from "received" to "granted". Means I can travel to Australia immediately.

If you are using a MA, I think they can explain and that's what they should for charging you.

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Thanks! That helps

 

 

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Hi everyone,

Visa granted just now! Here's my timeline

Nomination lodged March 8

Sponsorship expired and renewal May 8

Nomination approved July 8

Visa lodged July 8

Health check conducted July 10

Health result uploaded July 25

Visa granted Sep 8

Low risk country

From the above please note

During nomination if your employee's sponsorship expired and requires renew will take extra 6-8 weeks.

Visa application to granted took exactly 2 month (9 weeks)

Good luck to all!

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Its very fraustrating.

Its allready been 3 months now.

Running 3mnths +5 days now.

Visa and nomination both applied on july 3

Verified about job 3 weeks back

Still no sign of information

Anyone with the same problem?

Same here on July 8

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Hi all, I am from HR country, visa application from Japan as a cook, destination- melbourne, my time line is -

2016 may 24 - sbs and nomination approved ( sbs and nomination approved within 19 days of application)

2016 june 16 - visa lodged along with my wie and a 4 yrs old child

2016 june 24 - medical done

2016 june 25 - RPL certicicates submitted

2016 july 6 - my IELTS (3 years) certificate expired

after these, no information and updates from immigration.

 

please guys,

could you tell me; should i take an another IELTS test again or not???!!

Hi yad,

My situation is similar like yours regarding IELTS, expired after visa lodged. Should be fine but no harm to take another test.

IELTS test should be popular in Japan and suggest you book the test soon.

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Thanks.. I completed it on 13th Aug and hospital uploaded the reports a week after that. I was not asked by dept. do it. Did that to save some time.

 

 

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Just found out my health result was one month earlier than yours to be uploaded and I'm from low risk country.

May I ask your destination? I guess not Queensland.

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Thanks.. I completed it on 13th Aug and hospital uploaded the reports a week after that. I was not asked by dept. do it. Did that to save some time.

 

 

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Thanks for your prompt reply, I think the working days for visa application starts from the date they received health results.

My visa application was on July 8, medical done July 10 but due to one of my dependent age between 2-14(?), blood test was required and the result took 14 days came out and hospital to upload. (Adults only 7 days).

So if I'm lucky and my guessing was correct, I might be able to got my visa next week.

Cheers!

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Hi Guys - My visa got approved today!! It was filed by my HR. Here is timeline

 

Visa applied - 18 July and nomination applied a week before

 

Visa granted - 07 Sep

 

I am from HR country.

 

I have a query- Can my dependant (over 18) work in Australia without any other approvals?

 

Thanks

 

 

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Congrats! Yes your dependent can work without approvals.

May I ask when did you complete health check and the date hospital upload the health check result?

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4 months for business sponsorship approval?..

 

 

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Hi Doris,

It depends, if your employee already sponsored other 457 employer in the company, you won't need it to be approved again, just hope it's not expired during your application or renewal will take you around 6 weeks.

My employee was like above and took 4 month for nomination because of sponsorship renewal.

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Sponsorship not approved as yet.

But nomination , medical and final application already done by 25th may.

 

No news till now...

My sponsorship approved already as my employer do have some workers under 457 already.

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Mine is exactly same status as yours.

Is your destination in Queensland too?

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Applied in march 2016. Still no update.

 

What is your status? Are you from delhi?

I'm from Taiwan, Low risk country.

Nomination lodged March 8 2016

Requested further information May 6

Nomination approved July 8

Visa application July 8

Medical done & sent July 23

And waiting…

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Congratulations! I have the impression that many grants are received on late Friday.

Hi All,

Any destination to Queensland been granted recently?

Several posts here visa granted were to Sydney and Melbourne.

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Finally finally finally got my visa granted today!!!! It's been an extremely painful wait, think I've been one of the longer timeframes on here! Such a relief now can't even explain it!

Timeline

Nomination applied 5th May

Visa applied 23rd May

Further info requested regarding nomination 9th July

Further info sent 12th July

Nomination granted 30th August

Visa granted 2nd September

 

Wahoo now to pack everything! [emoji41]

 

 

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Hi Harriet,

Congrats!

May I know your destination and where did you applied? On shore/off shore? Thanks

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Besides myself right now! (in a happy way)

 

Visa granted this morning!

 

23/07/16 Nomination approved

01/08/16 visa application submitted

02/09/16 visa granted!

 

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Hi Kittakkee,

May I know your destination please?

And where did you submitted your visa? On shore/offshore?

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