Workhorse Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Hi there, I will be finishing employment with my sponsor next week and I wish to transfer from my sponsored 457 visa to a working holiday visa. I have never had a working holiday visa and plan to travel to New Zealand the weekend to apply for the 417 visa. I am Irish. I can only leave 2 days (Saturday and Sunday) for my 417 visa to be processed as I am still working during the week. Are there any issues I may face? I've heard of a lot of peoples 417 visas being processed in a few hours. Does this only happen Monday - Friday? Can I work my notice with my sponsor on a 417 visa instead of the 457? Thanks in advance for any advice with this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 The processing times for 417 have blown out and you should allow up to 4 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul Senise Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 19 hours ago, Workhorse said: Hi there, I will be finishing employment with my sponsor next week and I wish to transfer from my sponsored 457 visa to a working holiday visa. I have never had a working holiday visa and plan to travel to New Zealand the weekend to apply for the 417 visa. I am Irish. I can only leave 2 days (Saturday and Sunday) for my 417 visa to be processed as I am still working during the week. Are there any issues I may face? I've heard of a lot of peoples 417 visas being processed in a few hours. Does this only happen Monday - Friday? Can I work my notice with my sponsor on a 417 visa instead of the 457? Thanks in advance for any advice with this! That's a risky plan as you must be outside of Australia both at time of application and decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Workhorse Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 As I have had a 457 visa, is it more of an automatic process that the visa be granted? This was the case with a friend of mine who got hers within 2 hours of applying. I may be able to leave and additional day or two. But hoping I won't need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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