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Hi all, I have PR myself - 186. My partner does not hold an Aussie visa just yet. We currently are in the UK however planning on returning to Australia in 2018. Originally we were planning on applying for a Partner visa, however recently we started looking at the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) for him. His profession is on the new MLTSSL, he meets the points requirement last check we did he came up at 70 and it seems to be a much faster and cheaper visa option then the partner visa which i've heard can take almost 2 years to come through. Can anyone offer some advice on this visa type? The main worry we have is the whole EOI part, if you have a good points score are you pretty much guaranteed to receive an invitation? What would happen if you were to never get an invitation to apply? Would this then affect a future partner visa application? Thanks in advance for any advice!

Have seen this petition doing the rounds on FB. might be worth a shot https://www.change.org/p/department-of-immigration-and-border-protection-australia-vote-against-4-years-after-pr-eligibility-towards-oz-citizenship?recruiter=711193688&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_page&utm_term=mob-xs-no_src-custom_msg

Oh thats really a tough one. If I were you I would contact a migrant lawyer to discuss your options, maybe speak to the company ask them if they have a migrant lawyer they already use to help with their previous 457 employees and discuss directly with them. if its your dream to live there don't give up just yet. Who knows what else can change in 4 years time. Perhaps you could pivot in the job to another role which is on the medium skill list or the rules around this no PR at the end of the short term list may change, who knows. I agree with verystormy, if you do go you just have to be prepared that you will have to leave once the time is up if you have no other options by then to remain. Good luck

Hi there, I feel for your situation, what a nightmare. You mentioned your partner has an Australian father? Is your partner an Australian citizen as well? If not it may be worth looking into if they can become one, surely they can given their father is Australian? At least that way your partner could maybe sponsor you for a partner visa whilst you are here on the 2+2 year visa of which your job is on the list for?

Thank you Mark so much! Much appreciated

Hi all, Apologies if this has been asked before, i'm new here and had a good a look around but unable to find a clear answer online. Bit of background on me Im a British Citizen (born in England to English parents). Im blessed to have Australian permanent residency. My PR was granted in December 2015 after 2 years on a WHV and then 3 years on a 457 temporary business visa. It was my partner at the time who originally was sponsored by his company for the 457 visa. I was added to it a couple of months later as his defacto partner, at the time we'd been living together for about 2 years. We have since broke up, i found out he was cheating on me 4 months after our PR was granted & my world fell apart. In July 2016 I returned to the uk to spend time with family and in that time I met & I started dating a someone else, he's a dual British/American citizen, he has never been to Australia. Due to him completing a Masters degree in the UK we chose to stay in the UK so he can finish his studies by December 2017. We then want to return to Australia as soon as possible to start the visa application process. My question is this, can I sponsor my new partner for a 820 Partner visa? I know we need to have lived together a little longer before we can apply and that wont be a problem as we are not planning on applying until after xmas 2017. However i'm worried i cannot sponsor him due to myself being sponsored as a defacto partner for a 457 visa & then PR in the past? Im unsure if the rule refers more to being sponsored for an actual 820/801 Partner visa in the past rather then just defacto on a 457 Temp Business visa but its unclear to me and a little confusing. Also am i correct in thinking that the rules of the 820 visa are you must be onshore in Australia before applying for this visa? If that is the case will my partner be allowed to work whilst the application goes through? Currently the wait time is 12-18 months which is a awful long time to be on a single income. He is to old (33) for a working holiday visa, i've heard the rumours of the age limit increase for the WHV but as yet i know it has not increased for 18 - 30 years. Apologies for the length! Any help or advice would be much appreciated Thankyou