Mcguinnessp1968

I can vouch for Alan and go Matilda. They are excellent It’s a complicated application and with the visa charges you want to make sure you get it right In the scheme of things I didn’t find Alan’s fees that expensive. I absolutely recommend them

How do you know this?

Two or three glasses of red wine and a Valium [emoji23]

That’s right

Yes because it’s possible to be here on a valid visa, then get pr and apply for citizenship a year later

Not strictly true

House market in geelong is bonkers, even still. Expect to pay top dollar for something decent if you can even find something decent

I’m five years this week, same as you I came on a 457. It’s what you make it I reckon Agree about the prophets of doom btw

There’s a lot of misinformation on this thread. First off a 482 visa is far from cheap. We just got one for an employee of ours who was on a student visa, between government and agent fees it cost around $15,000. Also I personally know 7 people who came here on 457 visas, every single one of them were sponsored by their employer and achieved PR

It’s almost as if there are no success stories By all means point out the pitfalls but not at the expense of the many positives

So one guy out of how ever many tens of thousands? I don’t understand why people on here seem to actually want to discourage people from moving

He’s an electrician I think he’ll be ok

My company applied for a 482 for one of our employees recently. Was approved in around three weeks

Be careful about reading too much into Marissa’s post. If you are in an in demand occupation and are good at it then there is more chance than not that you will be able to transition to a permanent visa.

To the OP I live in geelong and we have just secured a rental while we build a new house Rental market here is bonkers right now. You will do well to secure one when you are here let alone trying to secure one while you are in Canada