ibbelobbel Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Hi, I am an NZ citizen and my partner (British citizen) is 2.5 years into a 461 visa looking towards permanent residency. We have lived in South Brisbane for the last 2 years with our 2 kids. His employer is happy to sponsor him for PR as he has worked for 2 years as an environmental consultant and it would open up the option of hiring others from abroad. (The company have been advertising in Australia for skilled workers but had no joy). We have tried to follow the boarders and immigration website but it gets a little confusing. As this is the first time the company and my partner have done this I wanted to ask if we are heading down the right path so here is the question. Can the employer apply for a 186 sponsored visa (direct stream) for someone holding a 461 (NZ family category) visa? Thanks in advance, any advice would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 2 hours ago, ibbelobbel said: Hi, I am an NZ citizen and my partner (British citizen) is 2.5 years into a 461 visa looking towards permanent residency. We have lived in South Brisbane for the last 2 years with our 2 kids. His employer is happy to sponsor him for PR as he has worked for 2 years as an environmental consultant and it would open up the option of hiring others from abroad. (The company have been advertising in Australia for skilled workers but had no joy). We have tried to follow the boarders and immigration website but it gets a little confusing. As this is the first time the company and my partner have done this I wanted to ask if we are heading down the right path so here is the question. Can the employer apply for a 186 sponsored visa (direct stream) for someone holding a 461 (NZ family category) visa? Thanks in advance, any advice would be appreciated If you meet all the other requirements, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMay24 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Yes, as long as the company and employee meet the requirements. If neither have done this before, it may be worthwhile to engage a migration agent as sponsorship isn't a straight-forward process and it's getting more difficult as DIBP is trying to tighten up the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibbelobbel Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 Thanks for your comments, we were hoping it was the right one as we can meet all the other criteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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