pauline Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Can anyone advise the main difference between the 2 visas. We are looking into the 176 state sponsorship visa for Queensland but does this mean my oh needs to work as a (Carpenter/Joiner) for 2 years. We are just concerned that if we go over on that visa and he cant get a job in his trade is he allowed to do any other jobs or would we have to pack our bags and come home again ????? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Can anyone advise the main difference between the 2 visas. We are looking into the 176 state sponsorship visa for Queensland but does this mean my oh needs to work as a (Carpenter/Joiner) for 2 years. We are just concerned that if we go over on that visa and he cant get a job in his trade is he allowed to do any other jobs or would we have to pack our bags and come home again ????? Thanks He can whatever job he wants regardless of what he has been sponsored for, obviously the state would like him to do his trade but it is not compulsory. The main differnece is the processing times for 176s are a lot quicker than 175s. Get in quick as time is running out before 1st July. Justin :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fabricator Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 as above , 176 you need to work ( in any job u like ) within the sponsoring state for 2 years . processing times are 6-12 months quicker for the 176 . lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauline Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Thanks for your replies, just waiting on vetassess now then we can start the application. Just hope we can get it all in before July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fabricator Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 It will be tight for you , vetassess are taking roughly 4-6 weeks from receipt of your paperwork , then u need to book your trade test ( carpenter is a common trade so book as soon as possible ) these run approximatly every 2-3 months , 25th of feb is totally booked up for all trades , the next one is 28th April , IIRC , then a 2 week wait for results and dont forget you need to get your SS ( state sponsorship ) sorted before you can submit to DIAC . Its doable . but be proactive :-) lee ps you can apply to some states for SS without a positive skills assessment , its worth looking at , check to see if the states have carpenter on theyre nominated skills shortage list , and also see what theyre processing times are . I think queensland SS is around 30 weeks , so its would actulally be quicker to get vetassess out the way , and then apply to WA who are around a week . lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 30 weeks for QLD SS, :eek: !! Go for WA SS (if Carpenter is still on the list) or you'll never get your visa lodged before July ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauline Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Thanks for the info where do you find these timelines for applications and why do you think WA is around 1 week? Need to think about wa now as we had thought Brisbane was the place to go. Paulinw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fabricator Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Thanks for the info where do you find these timelines for applications and why do you think WA is around 1 week? Need to think about wa now as we had thought Brisbane was the place to go. Paulinw peeple post all the time about their time lines etc , the more your on the forum the more you'll pick up on peoples real life situations , i keep an eye on all my tradie mates , for vetassess etc , fellow WA applicants for SS times etc Derham has just got his 176 in a smidge under 6 months from start to finish , DIAC took just 5 weeks for him IIRC . WA is well known for being on the ball :-) Final DIAC applications can be upto 6 months from lodging , as soon as you get your Case officer ( CO ) and aslong as they dont ask for extra info or forms your looking at approx 4-8 weeks for a result lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest coldtootsies Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 lee ps you can apply to some states for SS without a positive skills assessment , its worth looking at , check to see if the states have carpenter on theyre nominated skills shortage list , and also see what theyre processing times are . . lee how do u apply for ss without skills assessment?i didnt know that u could do that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fabricator Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 only some states , do a search on the forum , or post a question . Im only interested in WA and they need skills assessment first , lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest coldtootsies Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 ahhh that makes sense im only interested in WA too :-) thanks x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I personally think you should do the VETASSESS first before applying for SS. Like Mr.Fabricator says some look for your VETASSESS first. VIc did on ours. As previously said VETASSESS can take ages to come back ...in our case almost 5 months and VIC SS is only valid for 4months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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