Owl

Sadly rumor is all over the place at the moment. The version i heard is that if you are not working in fine dinning resturant, higher chance the application maybe rejected as they tighten up the review process. Best of luck.

Look at some of the comment n predicted 457 will be axed, then look at what happened on the week just past, sigh....

The reason of cheap labour is because 457 employers often make the employees pay back under table. If they go through the proper way, the cost is still high as they need to make up the business plan, pay migragion agent, pay market price wages and provide ongoing training. No doubt certian industries have no choice but to look for employees from overseas. Sadly general public see this visa as a way for foreign chef/waitress/accountant etc to enter into Australia while the local with same skills are hunting for jobs. There is no perfect solution, but locals are/should be protected first hence this changes come in.

That's because a lot of time the employer force the employee to pay back through under table. So the cost is on employee not employer.

Feel so sorry for those who are still waiting and just miss the chance due to the rule changes these few days. My migration friend share to me that even people were able to lodge 187 and immi say those apllication wont be affected, he experiences more visa referral since the rules change. More franchises and small business applications have been rejected and people lost 457 as a backup plan at the same time. Best of luck for those who are waiting.

From my frd experience, the waiting game start from the date you lodge the visa application. So if you lodge them separately, it will be a longer wait then you lodge together. With that say, my frd's MA is very helpful, call and email immi countlessly. Teach her to lodge complaint to GFU, end up her retail manager position was granted 6 mths after she lodged the 187 visa application.

New application for RSMS suspended is still on immi website. Knowing labor win the WA election but didnt expected it will turn the situation upside down like this. I suppose those who are waiting here maybe still fine, but those yet to lodge application, feel so sad and sorry now. http://www.migration.wa.gov.au/services/regional-sponsored-migration-scheme

I suggest you do your homework, at least visit DIBP website to find out more first. Perhaps your local MA will be better for your case. https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/187-/Regional-Sponsored-Migration-Scheme-visa-(subclass-187)-applicant-document-checklist

People say the June range mainly for 186 whereas March for 187 visa. Hope you apply onshore then you can still work with bridging visa while waiting. No one seems to escape from at least 6 mths of waiting (mainly 11 mths as gogita said).

From the response here, looks like immi already reviewing Feb/March 16 application. If you haven't received any news by tomorrow (Thursday) still, I think it's worth of asking your MA to follow up on your behalf. Or you can send a courtesy email from the request email that you got.

I have heard of the 3 mths thing that you mentioned but I am not professional in this area thus dont want to give you false hope. Especially not sure whether you need to start the whole nomination process again if your new employer never sponsor people before. Since you lodged yours in June 2016, i will imagine your visa should be granted the next 3-4 mths. If you can endure then quit after visa granted, at least you dont need to look for a new employer who need to satisfy sponsorship requirement.

My understanding is that the 2 years contract start after your visa granted. Thus it doesn't matter how long you have worked for your employer beforehand. And therefore those who apply offshore will start counting after they enter Aus AND start work.

Do you have a migration agent to liaise with? I think he/she will be the better person to advise you then here.

My friend submitted the visa offshore (Retail manager) after nomination granted (which is 8 months apart). According to DIBP, they review application according to timeline of Visa submission not nomination. However if your nomination is granted, chance of appeal for expedited processing will be higher. However be prepared to make countless phone calls and emails from everyone (agent, employer and employee). At the end my friend lodged her visa at the end of June 2016 and got it granted on 21 Dec 2016, while majority of visa granted were submitted in Feb 2016 during that time.

My frd has checked with her migration agent in terms of 2 years contract condition (which may apply to yoi). As long as you are layoff not because of misconduct (e.g. Employer sell off the business), your PR wont be affected even though you yet to fulfill the 2 years timeflame. You can also work in other field provided you have genuinly attempt to apply for the occupation that your visa granted you (e.g. You are sponsored as chef, then you attempt to look for same level of chef position after after being layoff even though you maybe working for something else.)