Thank you.
oh the stress levels have been mega high! My 457 arrived on Monday and then the MA told me that I would have to get sponsorship and submit it for PR by March!! I was so embarrassed having to tell my company that I'd just received my 457 and now I need to apply for a 186!
My husband is in New Zealand (we are from the UK) and he started saying tonight that if the PR makes the 457 invalid, then he's not coming over to OZ! So as you can imagine my stress levels went through the roof again! Ha!
So to answer your question, yes I can apply for PR down the Direct access route and sponsorship as long as it's lodged before March.
Thank you for putting my mind at rest, hopefully now I know my 457 stays in play regardless, my husband might actually come with me!
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