Msmit

I recently did mine , took around 4 months . I emailed them asking if there was a update stating it had been 4 months , the next morning it had been arranged

hey, i work in hospitality I've been here for 18 months and i am due to apply for 186 very soon, over the past 18 months 4 of the chefs i have worked with have received there 186, all have left within 3 months with no repercussions. some within weeks and ive heard of a couple previously who just stopped turning up. a few changed industries. one of the chefs advised me that his agent had told him the terminology on staying is loose "expected" is not have to, it wouldn't be a residency if your still tied to the job just a visa(he used a agent known in his community over the employers agent). but its best to have a valid excuse the easiest being asking for a pay rise and being refused, or being offered a higher paying job. that way if you are asked you have a response. this would likely happen if you applied for citizenship. as far as i am aware there is very little your employer can do with out more cost expenditure to themselves, however this is all workplace gossip and be taken with a pinch of salt.

Mine took 18 weeks , been told by the lawyer it's another 3-4 months before I'll get my technical interview .

Generally they all still wind up working for him for 3 years before the application is made , and he also doesn't pay very well because of all this, he knows he's being used so he doesn't pay great wages. Side to each coin

I'm under the impression there is no legal obligation to stay on once your recieve your 186 pr, otherwise it isn't really a pr visa. Most of the terminology used when researching this is very vague "expected" "2 year grace" I was told by a colleague who left within 2 months of his 186 being granted that you need a valid excuse, pay rise , moving city, getting sacked , his was going home to get married for 3 months(he lied) hes now a delivery driver and never went home . Your employer would have to be very bitter and go out of there way at financial cost to themselves to get it revoked . I believe it does raise complications when you apply for citizenship as you will be asked why you didn't stay with the employer for 2 years . My employer has been helping people with there 186 for years all of them have gone within the first year alot within days of approval. Some apparently didn't turn up from the day they received the email.

After application mine took about 4 months for approval