ellis Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Hello Everyone, Just a quick one... We were granted our PR from a 457 in October last year. My husband has been offered another job, however, we are unsure if he can change employers before the '2 year period'. I have now been on hold with DIBP for 78 minutes, so I thought I may get an answer sooner if I post here LOL! Does anyone know if the '2 year period' only applies to RSMS 187 or both? Thanks in advance :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozmaniac Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 You would be able to change employers now. There is no condition attached to your 186 requiring you to stay with the sponsoring employer at all after the visa is granted. If someone were to leave immediately after the grant and the employer jumped up and down to DIBP, it could possibly be seen that the application wasn't made in good faith but after 3 or 4 months, it wouldn't do them any good to complain. Do the right thing with your current employer by giving them reasonable notice but that's just because it's the decent thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 You would be able to change employers now. There is no condition attached to your 186 requiring you to stay with the sponsoring employer at all after the visa is granted. If someone were to leave immediately after the grant and the employer jumped up and down to DIBP, it could possibly be seen that the application wasn't made in good faith but after 3 or 4 months, it wouldn't do them any good to complain. Do the right thing with your current employer by giving them reasonable notice but that's just because it's the decent thing to do. Thank you Ozmaniac. Yes, my hubby will definitely give them ample notice so that they have enough time to recruit and train as he is still very grateful to them for giving us the opportunity to move here. Thanks again for replying :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelaurakate Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Hello Everyone, Just a quick one... We were granted our PR from a 457 in October last year. My husband has been offered another job, however, we are unsure if he can change employers before the '2 year period'. I have now been on hold with DIBP for 78 minutes, so I thought I may get an answer sooner if I post here LOL! Does anyone know if the '2 year period' only applies to RSMS 187 or both? Thanks in advance :-) hi I was on a 457 and changed jobs twice, the new sponsor just takes over the responsibilities of the visa. It does however set your PR clock back to 0 so you have to then do 2 years with the new employer to be eligible for PR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 hi I was on a 457 and changed jobs twice, the new sponsor just takes over the responsibilities of the visa. It does however set your PR clock back to 0 so you have to then do 2 years with the new employer to be eligible for PR Hi the laurakate, Thanks for your reply. We already have our PR :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckdownunder Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Hello Everyone,Just a quick one...We were granted our PR from a 457 in October last year. My husband has been offered another job, however, we are unsure if he can change employers before the '2 year period'.I have now been on hold with DIBP for 78 minutes, so I thought I may get an answer sooner if I post here LOL!Does anyone know if the '2 year period' only applies to RSMS 187 or both?Thanks in advance :-) Hi Like the others have said, the 2 year rule doesn't apply. I would however watch out for your present company clawing back visa costs for PR from you. I know I had to sign an agreement that said if I leave within 4 years of PR then I will have to pay back all costs - which is about 10k with the immi lawyer they used. Beck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Hi Like the others have said, the 2 year rule doesn't apply. I would however watch out for your present company clawing back visa costs for PR from you. I know I had to sign an agreement that said if I leave within 4 years of PR then I will have to pay back all costs - which is about 10k with the immi lawyer they used. Beck Hi Beck, Thanks for replying. Huuby's present company did not pay for the PR visa. It cost us over $10K for our family and we paid for it. I know that he did not sign any agreement pertaining to how long he had to stay for so fingers crossed it can be a smooth transition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckdownunder Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'd say go for it then. Good luck :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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