Johnny99 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Have been in Oz for 2.5 yrs and original 457 was ended when my sponsor made me redundant after 18 months. My wife was then sponsored and we have 8 months to go before we can apply for her company to sponsor PR. However we are concerned whether that will actually happen and have asked for my conpany to sponsor me as a back up. Are there any other options for PR given the time we have been here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foo Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Are you on the SOL or CSOL? If so, you could try for a points based skilled migration visa. CSOL I believe requires state or employer sponsorship. Someone else may be able to confirm that. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny99 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 I am unsure .....original sponsorship was CSOL but i am a finance manager for Telstra and have been here a year. I am currentky defacto on my wifes visa . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foo Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Look at the SOL and CSOL for both your and your wife's jobs. I believe they're updated every July 1st. If either of you are on the SOL list, then you can apply for a 189 visa, subject to a successful skills assessment, IELT results and EOI. If either of you are on the CSOL list, then you will need to check whether the state(s) you want to live in need that skill (each has it's own list) and then apply much the same as the above, but indicating state sponsorship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Either of you can apply for PR at any time. The two year rule only exempts you from a skills assessment. Why not just take the skills assessment and apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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