Guest mcanfor Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I apologise in advance if this is a commonly asked question, but I went through a few pages and couldnt find somebody in the exact same situation as myself. I have a bit of a dilemma. I am currently on a subclass 417 (working holiday visa - 1st year) nearly 8 months in. My current place of employment wants to sponsor me but my job role doesn't fall under an category in the Skills Job List on the immigration website. I work in an admin type role for the fire brigade. I am definately wanting to stay for a 2nd year BUT I have to make the decision to do regional work as I need to start ASAP if I want to do my 88 days. My question is really... What are the chances of getting sponsored in my current job role, not being classed as "skilled"? What I am worried about is I get all the paperwork together applying, taking a month to process, getting rejected and then not leaving enough time to do my regional work (back to ol' blighty I go ) Thanks in advance Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockDr Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Where are you living? does the job you are doing require any qualifications? The regional visa doesn't have as many restrictions on it wrt to occupation, might be worth a try? http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/rsms/ Also had a look at the 457 occupation list, and it does include "emergency services worker". Not sure whether you could be classed under this category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mcanfor Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Hi RockDr, thanks for the reply. I live in Melbourne, I have a computing degree which is some-what related to my job role. I work a lot in SAP (90% of my time) which is a Business Management Solution software. It's an admin role within the Fire Brigade so I don't think i'll qualify as a "emergency services worker", I guess thats more suited to firefighters, policemen etc. I'm just wondering how strict they are on the 457 job list, i don't want to waste my time applying if there is no chance of getting approved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockDr Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I would go have a chat with a registered migration agent. They'll be able to tell you if there's any point in applying, and under which category to apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mcanfor Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 OK thanks RockDr, can you recommend anybody I can chat to over the phone? OR point me in the right direction via a website or something? (sorry for the hassle, new to this whole immigration lark) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightonbee Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Chances could be good as you have jumped through hoop number one and found a sponsor. 457 application is easy and with a little embellishement on the job spec - you should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockDr Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I think Go Matilda is Melbourne based. http://www.gomatilda.com/contact.cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffreySYD Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 You can find the list of approved occupations for the 457 visa here: http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2011L00246 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AndyK Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hi Matt, I am in almost the exact same situation and was wondering did you reach a solution? regards, andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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