Nelliwoo

You can be sponsored on a 457 (or equivalent) as many times as required.  You don't have to be PR.  Maybe there is a reason why they are still on a 457 visa.

I will advise her to get some professional help.  Apparently you can be separated on a 457 visa if there are children involved and if you are not divorced.  

Thank you for your response.

Thanks for your response.  Yes, I've advised her to get some professional advice, I was just wondering if anyone on here might have been in a similar circumstance.

I'm not sure of the amount of time they have been separated. 

Hi all

I am hoping someone might be able to help with this query...

I have a friend who came to Oz on the back of her husbands 457 Visa.  They have been in Australia now for 7 years.  However, they have been living separate lives for a while and have both met other partners.  Is there a way of coming off the 457 visa and onto a partner visa (defacto) without having to leave Australia?

Has anyone else experienced this situation?  I am hoping to reassure her that there is a way, so any professional advice would be welcomed.

Thanks.