Guest geordie joe Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hi My daughter entered Australia on a WHV and has recently submitted an application for a 190 visa after her EOI was accepted. She was informed by immigration that her current bridging visa has the same work rights as the visa she had originally (WHV) which carries the restriction of not working for the same employer for more than 6 months. She has been working for her current employer for 4 months and is worried that her 190 will not be granted before the 6 months is up. She has spoken with an agent who has said she will need to complete a bridging visa form 1005 to change the conditions to "without work restrictions" and he would happily complete the form for her for a fee of $1500. She understands that she is paying for the agents knowledge and experience but would prefer to save the $1500 if she can help it. Looking at the form it seems simple enough to complete apart from the section around the change of working restrictions as this is for sub class 856, 857, 457 or business visa's. Can anyone confirm that this is the correct document to complete even though it doesn't mention the sub class 190 visa. Sorry it's a bit long winded for a question. thanks Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozmaniac Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 The Bridging visa doesn't take effect until her WHV expires. Has her WHV expired yet? If not, when does it expire? If her WHV is still valid, the form she should use is Form 1445 Request permission to work with an employer beyond 6 months on a Working Holiday or Work and Holiday visa. http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1445.pdf Form 1445 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geordie joe Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 The Bridging visa doesn't take effect until her WHV expires. Has her WHV expired yet? If not, when does it expire? If her WHV is still valid, the form she should use is Form 1445 Request permission to work with an employer beyond 6 months on a Working Holiday or Work and Holiday visa. http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1445.pdf Form 1445 Hi Oz Her WHV has another 6 months to run, she did ask the immigration agent should she use form 1445 but he advised the 1005, so she is rather confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozmaniac Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 She is not on a Bridging visa yet and the form 1445 is clearly designed for the precise situation she is in at present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geordie joe Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 She is not on a Bridging visa yet and the form 1445 is clearly designed for the precise situation she is in at present. Thanks Oz just been speaking with her on Skype and that's what she is going to do. Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMay24 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 From the posts I've seen about requesting an exemption from the 6-month limitation for WHVs, most people apply for this on their own. $1500 seems an exorbitant amount for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul Senise Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Hi My daughter entered Australia on a WHV and has recently submitted an application for a 190 visa after her EOI was accepted. She was informed by immigration that her current bridging visa has the same work rights as the visa she had originally (WHV) which carries the restriction of not working for the same employer for more than 6 months. Who told her that? The bridging visa associated with a subclass 190 visa application should have no restrictions. Tell her to check the bridging visa grant letter to clarify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Who told her that? The bridging visa associated with a subclass 190 visa application should have no restrictions. Tell her to check the bridging visa grant letter to clarify. Even so, she still has six months of the whv so could only normally work for the employer for another two months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geordie joe Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Who told her that? The bridging visa associated with a subclass 190 visa application should have no restrictions. Tell her to check the bridging visa grant letter to clarify. apparently the bridging visa doesn't kick in until the WHV expires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geordie joe Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Even so, she still has six months of the whv so could only normally work for the employer for another two months. Hi blossom, Hopefully the 190 will be granted before the 6 months is up, she is looking to cover all bases in the event of it not being through in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozmaniac Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) Hi blossom, Hopefully the 190 will be granted before the 6 months is up, she is looking to cover all bases in the event of it not being through in time. Why does it matter when the 190 is granted? You have been told that the BV doesn't take effect until the WHV expires and you have been told how she can get permission to work beyond 6 months with her employer during that time. You have been told by a good and highly experienced RMA (@Raul Senise) that a BV associated with a 190 application shouldn't have work restrictions. If you choose to disbelieve that, then consider that a BV can have the same work rights as the visa it is bridging from and given that the 6 months per employer restriction will have been lifted (if she applies for that on form 1445), the BV also won't have that restriction. Edited January 30, 2015 by Ozmaniac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I think the op means before the six months with the one employer, not the whv ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomanz Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 My brother offered to do a visa for 2000$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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