190 but offered sponsorship in different state

[Matt12]

Hi all

Sorry if this question has been asked before but couldn’t find the answer in the search. 

I was granted a 190 visa for NSW and have been recently been offered a role in another state. That employer has also offered to sponsor my visa which I imagine would be under a 482.

I know of the issues with the moral obligation to NSW but the question are:

- am I able to hold two visas at the same time?

- if we wanted to eventually become citizens how would we do that? I guess I would need to reapply for another permanent resident visa for the state I end up in.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. 

Cheers 

[Marisawright]

1 hour ago, Matt12 said:

I was granted a 190 visa for NSW and have been recently been offered a role in another state. That employer has also offered to sponsor my visa which I imagine would be under a 482.

I know of the issues with the moral obligation to NSW but the question are:

- am I able to hold two visas at the same time?

- if we wanted to eventually become citizens how would we do that? I guess I would need to reapply for another permanent resident visa for the state I end up in.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. 

Cheers 

No, you can't hold two visas at the same time.  If you apply for and get a 482 visa now, it will cancel your 190 visa.

That would be an absolutely crazy thing to do.  You've got a 190 visa which is a permanent visa, allowing you to live in Australia and apply for citizenship in four years' time.

If you take the 482, you'll lose that and be on a temporary 2 or 4 year visa, and you'll have to go home at the end of it.   There is a possibility that you might be able to apply for a permanent visa after the 482, but the rules are changing all the time, and in 2 or 4 years, you might find you're not eligible.