457 catagory dilema

[Guest Karenandco]

I have a dilema, an employer sponsor wants to employ me on a 457 visa. I am a Sign Maker of 27 years experience but have always worked as a Project Manager/ Technical sales role and this is the role he wants me to work in. Would the classification 2222-79 technical sales (nec) be the best to apply under or is it for another industry. He is suggesting Sales/ marketing manager would be more suitable. I have no formal qualifications and look to make the move to PR after a year or so.Any advice welcome

[Pumpkin]

IT is very difficult for anoyone on a forum to say which classification you should use on the limited information that you can reasonably provide. But as a guideline note that the classification should match the job and you should have the right experience for the description.

 

How do you plan to get PR within a year or so? Unless your job is on the SOL / ENSOL (which I don't think it is), I cannot see how you would be eligible for PR within this time frame?

[Guest Karenandco]

Fortunately Technical Sales 2222-79 is on the ENSOL list. We had been advised that applying for PR shouldn't be an issue after a year had passed? We didn't want to leave it too long in applying as age is not on our side!

 

It's all new territory for us, we are just hoping that this is personally our best route to get PR status????

 

Cheers

[Alan Collett]

Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 121/856)

 

Assuming your salary package is not more than $250k annually ensure you can secure a positive skills assessment classification.

 

And as a tax planning point, consider asking for the Living Away From Home Allowance to be included in your 457 visa salary package.

 

Best regards.