Guest Lindsay Fenwick Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Hi, I lost my job mid-May, and was on a 457. My employer and their immigration agent said that I should wait for a letter from Immigration. After my notice period and the legal time that my employer had to notify Immigration that they were no longer my sponsor (10 working days), I was told that I have 28 days from hearing from Immigration. It's now been 6 weeks, and I still haven't heard from them or received any correspondence. My 457 visa is still active according to the VEVO site. Should I speak to Immigration, or do I just wait to hear from them? Any thoughts, or experience of this, would be much appreciated. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trasi Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Hi Lindsay im due to come over on a 457, and somewhere along the line, i was told that should i part company with my sponsoring employers, i have 28 days to find another job or leave the country :daydreaming: You have passed this deadline , though your visa is still active ? Personally, i would speak to immigration asap (only cos things like that worry me)...... I'm no expert and someone will come along and help you............ Tho IMO the only people who can help and answer your questions are immigration. Good luck xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Shoes Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I thought it was 28 days too, someone has just left my Oh´s sponsor and they had 28 days to leave the country. I would go along with what Trasi said and ask immigration, sorry I can´t be of any help to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebourvellec Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Speak to your own migration agent - or listen to the agent you have spoke to. Maybe you should try to find a sponsor to nominate you so your 457 can be transfered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Hi, I lost my job mid-May, and was on a 457. My employer and their immigration agent said that I should wait for a letter from Immigration. After my notice period and the legal time that my employer had to notify Immigration that they were no longer my sponsor (10 working days), I was told that I have 28 days from hearing from Immigration. It's now been 6 weeks, and I still haven't heard from them or received any correspondence. My 457 visa is still active according to the VEVO site. Should I speak to Immigration, or do I just wait to hear from them? Any thoughts, or experience of this, would be much appreciated. Many thanks. Your visa has a condition attached that you must be working for your sponsoring employer, you are not and therefore your visa is not valid. VEVO is not always up to date, I am not on there at all for example. You must not just sit and wait for a letter, you have to take responsibility too. I would visit a migration agent before immigration, immigration will for sure give you notice to leave, so visit the migration agent first to discuss strategies for staying first. Don't let this drag on, you could get yourself in a lot of trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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