It happens that despite everything, businesses collapse made people redundant. From a business point of view, it doesn’t really matter whether a particular person is a 457 visa holder or not when they are assessing a need of a person for that particular position. That may pose a problem for them for the future if they will be willing to sponsor another person for 457.

It is a different story for you as a 457 visa holder. One of 457 visa conditions is that you can work only for this particular employer, who just made you redundant as long as he’s sponsoring you for this visa. In the other words – you are kind of “bonded to this particular employer as long as he sponsors you”, but the good news is you can change the sponsor irrespectively if you are made redundant, or you found “better” employer, as long as the new employer will be able to sponsor you for 457 visa of course. Simple, isn’t it?

Ok, once again:

A situation when your sponsor ends your employment:

• you are having a 457 visa
• you are employed by company A
• you’ve been made redundant
• from the moment you’ve been made redundant, you have 60 days to either
  • find employer B who will sponsor you for a 457 visa (you’ll keep your current 457 visa, only sponsor will change)
  • you can apply for another visa (skilled, partner, student – what would be the best in your particular situation – have a chat with Migration Agent)
  • visa leave Australia within 60 days, or before your visa expires (if it is less than 60 days)

A situation when you’ll find another sponsor:

• you are having a 457 visa
• you are employed by company A
• you’ve found employer B who can sponsor you for a 457 visa
• ask employer B to transfer your sponsorship. You’ll keep your current 457 visa, only sponsor will change.

Conclusion

Your 457 sponsor does not have the obligation to keep you for a duration of your visa, so it is in your best interest to look for an opportunity to secure your permanent residency as soon as you may become eligible, assuming you want to stay in Australia indefinitely. Although it is a sad story and always stressful situation being made redundant, you should start looking for new opportunities straight away because the time given you by the Department of Immigration to sort out your visa status is very limited.

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Let’s start this article by stating the obvious: It is an offense against Australian immigration and labor laws to employ, refer or contract an illegal foreign worker in the country.

In some cases, the offense is not just a simple civil case; it can sometimes be criminal in nature.  As such the consequences are scary.

We know, we know.  You don’t want to be branded as an employer of unlawful foreign workers.  For one, it will have an adverse impact on your business and on your dignity as a person.  Secondly, it does not come cheap: the penalty for you as a company can go as high as 200,000 plus AUD per illegal worker.

The sadder thing is, you may still be held liable for the act regardless of whether you know the workers have work rights or not.

The option of hiring non-citizens

Employing skilled foreign citizens can sometimes be the only left for you to resort to, especially at a time when the local labor market of Australia cannot cope with the demand for workers trained and experienced to take on the jobs in your company.

It would have been easier and more convenient to hire local workforce since the requirements are fewer and the process is less cumbersome than to source out talent from overseas.  But this is not possible in a country where economic growth outruns the speed in training its people.

While at that, we are not saying the Commonwealth Government is not doing its part to address the shortage of skilled workers.  On the contrary, it is taking the bull by its horns, so to speak. One measure it is undertaking is the massive training of its citizens geared towards equipping them to assume the roles in the different industries all over the country.  This is the main reason the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) is instituted.

The downside of it, though, is it may take some more time before they could reach the point where they don’t have to rely on foreign workers to make the many businesses running.

Hence, in the meantime, the status quo stays.

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The advantages of employing foreign skilled workers

 While the country is hard pressed to supply the businesses with qualified local workers, skilled foreign nationals are aching to come to Australia to work and make a new start with their family, parents, and relatives.

They are drawn towards the country because of the benefits, privileges, and amenities that majority of them could not find in their home countries.  While here, they cannot only work, they can also enjoy the countless tourist destinations hereabout; let their children study in world-class universities, and many other perks while being in Australia – all of these while earning much more than what they could possibly earn in their own countries.

And these workers are highly skilled in their line of work, bringing with them fresh ideas on how to do things – the exact qualifications Australia is looking for.

Sometimes, scouting for them may not even take you to the countries of their birth.  Many of them are already here.  Take for instance the international students.  Certain student visas have work rights, which make their holders a valuable source of the needed labor.

Too, foreign visitors on holiday visas have certain work rights.  In fact, they are encouraged by the Australian government to find short-term or casual work in certain industries while spending their time here.  Even the refugees holding either subclass 866 or all subclass 200s are allowed to live and work in the country as permanent residents

Visas that have work rights

There are many types of Australian visas.  So, it is but imperative for you to find out which ones provide work rights for their holders.  In so doing, you won’t get into the pitfall of employing unlawful workers.

So, what are the visas whose holders are allowed to work in the country?

• 457 visa or Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa

Visa 457, which is now replaced by Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa, needs no further introduction.  It occupies the top level of the totem pole when it comes to Australian work visas being availed of by foreign workers.  A good number of skilled foreign nationals now enjoying their lives in the country are in a possession of this visa.  Many of them even acquire Australian citizenship in the process.

As if the benefits and privileges of 457 visa or TSS visa are not enough, the dependents of the main applicants are also afforded full work rights in Australia.  These are the spouses or partners of the nominated worker, their children, parents, and even some relatives.

• Student visas

As we have already mentioned earlier, student visas of international enrollees in different universities all over the country have work rights.  The number of hours may be limited while the semester is ongoing, but they can work full time during semester break.  For more information on the work rights of student visa holders, please click student visa working hours.

More on the international students, once they complete their studies in the country, they have the choice to apply for a temporary subclass 485 visa.  This visa has full work rights and may be valid for up to four years depending on the course that the students have completed.

• Holidaymaker visas (Working Holiday and Work and Holiday visas)

Most foreign guests who are here on holidays usually hit two birds with one stone.  While they are here to have a blast, they are also given the right to work full time on short contracts.

• Temporary partner visas

Another precious source of qualified workers for the different industries is the holders of temporary partner visas.  They are granted full work rights.

• Bridging visas

Temporary visa holders who are in a possession of various types of bridging visas constitute another group of non-citizens from whom the local businesses can tap for the needed talent.

The abovementioned types of visa are just some of the many visas that grant work rights to their holders.  There are still many.

The role of VEVO

We know already that this and that visa has work rights while others don’t have.  The question now is this: How can you ascertain if a particular foreign employee of yours has work rights at certain times in the duration of their contract with you?

At the start of their employment with you, you know that their visas have work rights.  The problem is this: You would not have any idea if the status of the visa of your employee has changed while they are working for you.

For example, a worker in possession of a temporary partner visa that has work rights may have separated with their partner, thereby losing their work rights in the process; or a student visa holder who is no longer enrolled in an eligible university; or a dependent of a TSS visa holder whose main applicant just lost their job, and so on and so forth.

Overstaying non-citizens are another risk factor in employing foreign workers.  Some may have served you for so long that you feel confident that you are employing legal workers without knowing that they are already staying in the country unlawfully.

Passports are not the reliable source of information about the visa of a non-citizen as they don’t have the details of the visa.

The best way to verify these pieces of information is to check them through the Visa Entitlement Verification Online or VEVO.  This is a free online service of the Department of Home Affairs which is available 24/7, seven days a week.

VEVO holds the details of one’s visa including the conditions, limitations and work rights.  If you wish to know more information about VEVO, please click visa details online check.

A problem about time and work requirement

 Who would wish to employ unlawful foreign workers?  Nobody does, it seems.

Neither are you, of course.

In fact, you are willing to check the VEVO from time to time just to make sure each and every non-citizen under your jurisdiction has work rights.  Unfortunately, though, given your workload and the time required in overseeing the operations of your business, you may not be able to do it.

Nowak Migration can verify the work rights of your workers

If you really don’t want to have a brush with the law, talk to us at Nowak Migration.  We can help you check the work rights of your foreign employees regularly.

Yes, we just don’t do Australian visas.  We extend various other services for your business.  Regular verification of the work rights of your foreign workers is one of them.  There are more.

Mention your business requirement to us and we will assist you with it.  We are able to undertake other non-immigration tasks for you because we are maintaining a first-rate network of professionals and experts from other fields.  That way, you don’t have to source out the services that you need yourselves.  The moment you keep in touch with us, you’ll find answers to your business-related concerns.

We work with talents from such diverse industries as real estate, business law, accounting and auditing, insurance, transportation, education, and others.

Should you decide to avail of our services, you will no longer worry about breaking some Australian laws as to your responsibilities as an employer of non-citizens.  You will have more time then to focus on the operations of your business and other concerns.  That would be a lot of work being unloaded from your shoulders.

With Nowak Migration, you and your company/organization remain protected from the possibility that you could break immigration and labor laws by keeping unlawful foreign workers.

So, remain protected and legal – avail of our services.

We urge you then to pick up your phone now and call us for booking or consultation.  Our contact information can be found anywhere on our website.  Just choose the most convenient means through which to communicate with us.

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At the rate the overall business environment in Australia is going, the local labor market is getting more hard-pressed to supply the needed skilled workers for the various industries.  The number of Australian citizens and permanent residents equipped to take on the jobs required by a booming economy is easily lapped up by the expanding companies.

The logical step for the business owners and company managers to do then is to look overseas for talent.  For many of them, it’s the only option left to do.

If you are one of those on the hunt for skilled foreign workers, you know that employing foreign nationals as your employees may be the easy way out of a rather tight situation, but it’s not as easy as many of us think.  It entails varied and critical responsibilities.

 Various obligations of TSS visa sponsors

Your obligations as a TSS visa sponsor are two-pronged; one, you have obligations towards the Australian government; and two, you have certain responsibilities towards your employees.

• Towards the Australian government

Your very first major responsibility as a visa sponsor involves your obligation towards the Commonwealth government of Australia, and that is to employ legal workers.  By legal workers, it refers to the people in Australia who have valid visas that allow them to work.

It’s important to point out here that not everyone with a valid Australian visa is allowed to work in the country.  There are visa types that do not allow non-citizens to work while they are here.

If you are caught employing holders of visa that do not have work rights, you are liable for fines.  And the amount is nothing to sneeze at: it could go as high as 200,000 plus AUD per illegal worker. Worse, you may even be imprisoned.

The unfortunate situation is this: You may be held accountable even if you don’t have any idea that the workers you hired are illegal ones.  The dictum “Ignorance of the law excuses no one” very well applies here.

Secondly, you need to cooperate with government inspectors. The Migration Act 1958 appoints inspectors to monitor whether your obligations as a visa sponsor have been complied with, whether the workers you hired are legal or not, whether the individuals you have sponsored undertake the occupation for which they are nominated, or to check other circumstances related to your role as a TSS visa sponsor.

In this case, you must be willing to provide access to the inspectors to your premises including the permission to allow them to interview your staff.  You are likewise obliged to furnish documents within the prescribed timeline.

Thirdly, you must keep records and be ready to show them to the proper authorities that you are compliant with the obligations of your sponsorship.

The foregoing are just a few of a long list of duties and responsibilities that the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) imposes on you should you employ non-citizens in your company.

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• Towards your employees

While you are obliged to follow certain conditions from the Commonwealth government of Australia, you also need to comply with some obligations to your sponsored employees.

First off, you are legally bound to pay correct wages to your workers.  This includes providing pay slips, reimbursing them for work-related costs, forwarding their tax installments to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), making correct payment under the Superannuation Guarantee law, and other similar payment.

You are also directed to provide a safe working environment for your staff.  On top of this, you need to see to it that they are covered by workers compensation insurance, and not subject them to situations that may harm their reputation and cause mental distress and humiliation.

Moreover, there is a provision of the country’s labor law wherein you are required to offer equivalent terms and conditions of employment to your foreign workers.  In more concrete terms, this means that the annual earnings of your sponsored employees, as well as their employment conditions, must not be less favorable compared to the ones received by an equivalent Australian citizen or permanent resident.

The travel costs of the workers and their families when they leave the country are also on you.  They must write you a letter asking for it, or the concerned government agency can do it on their behalf.

Just like your responsibilities towards the government, your obligations and responsibilities towards your employees as discussed above are just a few examples of the many that you must assume as a visa sponsor.  There are still more, and it’s crucial that you become familiar with all of them.

An issue with time and workload

 You may be willing to study your obligations as a visa sponsor yourself, but given your workload and the time required in running your business, you may not be able to familiarize with all of them.  There simply are too many items to take note of and so little time to do it.

On the other hand, you don’t want to have a brush with the authorities by failing to follow immigration and labor rules and regulations.  It’s not only embarrassing; it can be costly as we have found out earlier in our discussion.

Is there a way out of your situation?  Of course, there is.

The solution comes in the form of our company, Nowak Migration.  Currently, we are one of the top migration agencies in the country today, and we are here to provide solutions to your problem.

How?  We can serve as your consultant on matters pertaining to your responsibilities as a visa sponsor.  On top of that, we will liaise with the concerned government agencies if you have issues related to that role.  Further, we will update you whenever there are changes and developments issued by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and other related government departments.

That’s right: Nowak Migration does not only do Australian visas.  We provide various other services for the betterment of your business.

Name your need and we will assist you with it.  We are able to undertake other non-immigration tasks for you because we are maintaining a first-rate network of professionals and experts from other fields.  That way, you don’t have to source out the services that you need yourselves.  The moment you keep in touch with us, you’ll find answers to your business-related concerns.

We work with talents from such diverse industries as real estate, business law, accounting and auditing, insurance, transportation, education, and others.

Should you decide to avail of our services, you will no longer worry about breaking some rules as to your responsibilities as a visa sponsor.  You will have more time then to focus on the operations of your business and other concerns.  That would be a lot of work being unloaded from your shoulders.

With Nowak Migration, you and your company/organization remain protected from the possibility that you could break immigration laws by not doing your obligations as a visa sponsor.

So, stay safe and lawful – hire us.

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• International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
• Occupational English Test (OET)
• Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT)
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic
• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) test (also known as Certificate in Advanced English).

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Exemptions from an English test:

• Holders of passports: Canada, USA, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand – all visas
• For some work visas and student visas studying in English on prescribed schooling level at least 5 years should do the trick
• Labor agreement – depends on the agreement between Australian Government Agency and a company sponsoring for a visa
• Level of salary – for some work visas where a sponsor is an overseas business English might not be required.

Tests accepted by a department:

• IELTS
• TOEFL iBT
• Cambridge CAE
• Pearson (PTE)
• OET (only for healthcare)

Results of the test

• Bands
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Listening
  • Speaking
• Overall

Family visas

English is not a criterium

482 visa

• 4-year visa – Vocational
• 2-year visa – IELTS 5 overall, any band not less than 4.5 (or equivalent)

186 & 187 visas

• Direct Entry – competent
• 186 TRT – competent
• 187 TRT – competent or 5 years study

Skilled 189, 190 and 489 visas

• Minimum competent.

Student visa

• 5.5 academic
• If 5.0 10 weeks of ELICOS required
• If 4.5 20 weeks of ELICOS required
• There are some exemptions

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Key facts you need to know about Skilling Australia Fund

Finding qualified skilled workers from the local labor market to buttress up a robust economy has been one of the pressing problems confronting Australia these days. There are simply not enough skilled Australians to satisfy an economy hungry for more workers.

It’s one of the reasons most companies are training their sights overseas to fill in their workforce requirements. It’s one of the reasons also skilled workers account for a huge chunk of immigrants welcomed by the Commonwealth government. Furthermore, it’s the same reason Australia is offering job opportunities and accompanying perks to qualified foreign students after they have completed their studies here.

To the Australian government, they cannot take the current problem of skill shortages sitting down. They have to do something before it gets out of hand. And the only way to go is to harness the talent and capabilities of their own citizens to supply the needed skills and expertise. A sufficient and steady supply of well-trained and qualified Australian workers props up jobs requirement and economic growth.

How do they do that? Through training and apprenticeships – and loads of them!

They envision that by giving more focus on apprenticeships and traineeships, the census of Australians who choose to undergo them and succeed in their chosen occupation will help address skills shortages across the country.

Enter Skilling Australians Fund (SAF)

Conducting training and apprenticeships is certainly not a piece of cake finance-wise, especially if it’s done long-term and on a massive scale. It requires a huge amount of Australian dollar; we may be looking at millions, even billions, worth of funding to support the program.

This is where the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) comes in. The SAF is the commitment of the Commonwealth government of Australia to support the initiative of equipping their citizens to assume the jobs that are in demand in the market. The government realizes that it is a priority area and should be undertaken on top of their commitment to schools and higher education.

Through the program called Vocational Education and Training (VET), they hope that the initiative would have a lasting impact on the skills development of Australian workers now and in the future.

The Australian federal government has allocated about 1.5 billion AUD for this purpose while the state and territory governments will have funding of their own for the same purpose.

What’s good about this program is that the states and territories are given a free hand in designing projects and activities that serve their own particular needs. The same programs and projects are then submitted to the Commonwealth government for consideration.

One crucial element in the projects at the state or territory levels is the support of the employers and the industry. They are a key partner in ensuring that the training and apprenticeships deliver the skills that they need and that spending is focused on occupations that are in demand. More important, their continued participation in the VET programs and projects will pave the way for the opening of employment opportunities for apprentices and trainees.

Hence, it is just but fitting that they should contribute to the sustainability and success of the SAF by forking out a certain amount from their coffers.

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How much is Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) levy

Speaking of the support of the employers and the industry in the shaping and eventual success of the Skilling Australians Fund, the Australian government requires them to contribute to it in the form of Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) levy, which is also called Nomination Training Contribution Charge.

Those employers who sponsor foreign workers, especially those who avail of Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) or subclass 186 visa, Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) or subclass 187 visa, and Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) or subclass 482 visa, need to pay this levy.

This is another way of saying businesses that benefit from hiring foreign skilled workers need to support the training of Australian workers.

You must be interested in how much the SAF levy costs. Well, the amount varies depending on various factors such as the sponsor’s business revenue in a year prior to visa application submission, the type of visa applied for, the number of sponsored employees,  and others.

For instance, for those applying for employer-sponsored permanent residency visas such as ENS visa (subclass 186) or RSMS visa (subclass 187), a one-time fee of

• 5,000 AUD is required at the time of nomination for businesses with a turnover of more than 10 million AUD; while
• 3,000 AUD is levied for companies having an annual turnover of less than 10 million AUD

In the case of temporary residency visas such as Temporary Skills Shortage visa called also subclass 482 visa, a fee of

• 1,800 AUD is levied from businesses with an annual turnover of more than $10 million for each year of visa validity, while
• 1,200 AUD for businesses less than $10 million.  This fee is payable at the time of the submission of the nomination.

As of 04th of June 2018 Legislation passed the parliament and a royal assent. It is not clear if it has been implemented or not as it is deemed to be paid at a nomination stage, but a department is not collecting the money yet. So watch this space as we may send an update later.

Sigh of relief

There’s a piece of good news for the business owners, especially those sponsoring several candidates: The amount of the levy is capped.

Additionally, there are provisions of the regulations that allow a refund of the levy. Here are the following conditions:

• If the employer’s application for sponsorship is approved and the candidate’s application is not;
• If the employer’s application for sponsorship is approved but the application for nomination is not;
• If the employer’s application for sponsorship is disapproved;
• If the visa holder does not end up working for the sponsoring employer;
• If a TSS visa holder resigns within the first year of the contract and their visa is longer than 1 year.

Key priority areas

As has often been pointed out earlier, not all industries can benefit from the Skilling Australians Fund. There are target areas the SAF is aimed at. These are some of them:

• Occupations that are in demand
• Jobs that rely heavily on the recruitment of foreign skilled workers
• Industries and businesses that have the potential for future growth such as:
• Manufacturing
• Building and construction
• Engineering
• Tourism
• Hospitality
• Healthcare
• Social services
• Information technology
• Business and trade

The government is also eyeing to use SAF in the development of the rural and regional areas of the country.

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Skilling Australians Fund is a new item in the budget of the Commonwealth government of Australia. As it is, there are features of it that need more explanation and clarification, and aspects that need more strengthening or tightening in the course of implementation. Expectedly, more issues may crop up by that time the implementation goes into full swing.

Should you need more information about this piece of regulation, please keep in touch with any of us at Nowak Migration. It is our commitment to keep you updated about anything that’s going on related to Australian migration.

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Permanent residency in Australia has always served as the proverbial pot of gold for most immigrants who choose to resettle here.

Whether they admit it or not, the majority of the non-citizens who come here either to work, study, do business or invest in attractive financial instruments, have permanent residency as their ultimate aim.

We bet that’s your goal, too.

It’s not surprising given the growing reputation of the country as one of the safest havens for workers, students, investors, business people, retirees, tourists and all other sorts of foreign nationals.

Among the many types of visa that are offered by the Commonwealth government, the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) is the one responsible for bringing throngs of skilled immigrants into the country.  The same visa is also responsible for the granting of permanent residence to countless skilled workers.  This is because transitioning from 457 visa to permanent residency is rather simple and, thus, easy.

Fortunately or unfortunately (depending on the vantage point from which you look at the situation), the subclass 457 became extinct and is replaced by a new one called Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa or subclass 482.

The Australian government just feels the need to reform this package with the view to bolster the integrity and quality of the country’s employer-sponsored skilled migration schemes.

In the face of the impending change, should you lose hope of ever getting a permanent residency with a TSS visa?  The answer is no — far from it.  You should not even fret about it: The new subclass 482 still offers permanent residence status to a good number of its holders.

Three streams under TSS visa

To appreciate the TSS visa, especially in the context of the opportunity for a permanent residence here, let’s discuss a bit the three options in which to avail of it, namely:

1. Short-term stream – this is intended for employers who look for genuine temporary skilled workers from abroad for jobs that are listed in the Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL). Such stream is good for up to two years.  If, however, there’s an applicable international trade obligation to take advantage of, it may run to up to four years.

2. Medium-term stream – this one is designed for employers that require the services of highly skilled international workers to work in vital medium term occupations included in Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL). This is good for four years.  And the best part of it is, you have the option to apply for permanent residence after three years.

3. Labor Agreement stream – this is applicable if the sourcing of the foreign skilled workers is in accord with a labor agreement with the government arising from the critical need in the labor market for eligible workers that cannot be supplied by the local labor force. This, too, may open doors for possible permanent residence.

As you can see above, medium-term stream and labor agreement stream both present the window of opportunity that you are looking for in relation to your pursuit of a permanent residency in Australia.  If, on the other hand, you are only qualified for the Short-term stream, then you are somehow caught in a bit of a fix.

This is what we mean when we said earlier that you don’t need to panic that the popular and the certified favorite of the skilled immigrants, subclass 457, will be replaced by TSS visa very soon.  Just exert effort to obtain either medium-term stream or labor agreement stream.

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From TSS to PR

The question now is this: How to go about navigating the way from Temporary Skill Shortage visa to permanent residence?

One of the most common pathways is for medium-term TSS visa holders like you to apply for permanent residency via the Temporary Residence Transition (TRT) stream.  Depending on your postcode, you can apply for Employer Nominated Scheme (ENS) or subclass 186 visa, if your postcode is Metropolitan Australia, or Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) visa (subclass 187) if your postcode belongs to regional Australia.

It is important that your employer must be willing to nominate you for permanent residency under the TRT scheme and must submit a valid nomination to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, now called the Department of Home Affairs.

Besides this pathway, there are still other options left for you to resort to if you cannot avail of this method.

If you have a 457 visa, and it’s been granted or applied for before 19 April 2017, you may still be eligible for a transition from 457 to PR under the old rules.

Check Nowak Migration for more options

Speaking of the other options for obtaining permanent residency from a TSS visa, why not talk with any of our migration experts at Nowak Migration?

TSS to PR has been the bread and butter of our company in our effort to help individuals and families from other countries obtain permanent residence status in the land of opportunities.  We have lost count of the number of clients that we have helped obtain permanent residence from subclass 457.  They are now happily enjoying their new Australian abode that goes with their stable occupations.  Their children could not be happier either.  They are scattered all over the country – from Metropolitan Australia to the regional localities.  And they have not stopped giving their profuse thanks to us for making their lives much more comfortable, decent and less stressful than they were in their countries of origin.

It’s about time that you do the same favor for yourself and your family.  The very first step towards the attainment of that goal is to give us a call.  Please don’t forget our hotline (07) 3668 0658.  Our warm and friendly staff will gladly take your call and refer you to an available consultant.  If, however, our migration experts are busy attending to other clients, we will note down your personal details and get back to you the soonest that we can.

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Australia has a unique way of dealing with foreign non-citizens who take on certain occupations in the country.

You yourself must have noted that most of the other countries require a work permit from foreign nationals before they can find employment in their areas of jurisdiction.  This is on top of the visa.  For them, visas and work permits are two different entities.  In fact, in most cases, a visa serves as a requirement for foreigners to obtain a work permit.

Not in Australia. Work permit is not being issued here per se by the government.  What it does is, it issues certain types of visas that have work rights.

That’s how straightforward the government is in treating this aspect of immigration and border protection.

If you are a jobseeking non-citizen here, you should rejoice.  You only need to get hold of certain visas that have work rights to be able to find employment here.  That’s quite a favor, don’t you think so?

Select from various visas with Australia work permit

And, as if that favor is not huge enough, the Commonwealth government also offers not just one, two or three subclasses of working visas for skilled workers and other professionals like you.  It dangles several types for you to choose from.

You can choose between a temporary and permanent work visa.  You can also opt to work in places with a small population if you want to stay away from the stress of city living.  Australia would gladly welcome you to these places.

Speaking of visas with work rights, one type that stands out from the rest is subclass 457.  This visa is the one responsible for bringing in foreign skilled workers for the industries and businesses that find a hard time finding talents from the local market.

This visa, however, will be superseded by Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa this coming March 2018.  But even if it will be sporting a new name soon, it will still remain as a favorite choice for international skilled workers hunting for jobs here.  So, you better keep yourself updated on the developments about this visa.  And there’s no better place for you to get fresh news about TSS visa and other immigration issues than on our website. Don’t forget to subscribe.  If you wish, you may also keep in touch with any of our personnel at Nowak Migration through phone or email.

As we have just have mentioned, there are people who shun urban living and prefer to stay and work in places that are close to nature and with fewer people.  City life proves stressful to them.

If you are that type of person, you are lucky: there’s a visa type that’s designed just for you.  This is called Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (RSMS) visa or subclass 187.  With this visa, you will have a work permit in Australia to work in industries and businesses in states and territories that have low population.  We have a term for these localities — Regional Australia.  These are small cities or towns outside of the huge and developed metropolitan areas of Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, and Brisbane.

Not only skilled workers stand a chance to get hold of Australian visas with work rights.  Even international students are granted with student visas with provisions for work.  You may not believe it but it’s true.  Most English-speaking countries don’t have such kind of benefit for their foreign students.  But Australia goes to great lengths to accommodate student workers.  This is yet another unique offer from the generous Commonwealth government.

Remember – Australian tourist visa has a “no work” condition, which means you can’t work in Australia as a holder of a visitor visa.

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Successful visa application with Nowak Migration

Processing of visas (with work rights) constitutes one of the strong suits of our company. The list of applicants that we have helped obtain Australian working visas is growing by the day.

For instance, if you want employer-sponsored visas, we can assist you in getting the popular Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) or subclass 186 as well as the RSMS visa that we have discussed a bit earlier.  If you prefer the skilled visas, we can offer to help you apply for subclasses 189, 190 or 489.

These subclasses are just some of the many we help process for our clients.  Depending on your skills, qualifications, experiences, needs, and preferences, there is always a working visa for you.

You and your family deserve a better life here in Australia.  Stop toiling in a job that can only provide you with a hand to mouth existence.  Give yourself the income, the perks and the esteem that you deserve as a professional or as an able worker.

You must have known some countrymen of yours who are now happily enjoying their new lives and their high-paying jobs here, not to mention the reputable and high-standard schools their kids are enrolled in.

All you need to do now is to reach out to us, so we can discuss with you your personal situation.

You may ask: What can Nowak Migration do for you?

Our answer to your question is this: We will be with you from step number one of the process up until you obtain your dream visa. Step one for us means the evaluation of your situation whether or not you have a chance for success.  And if you have, we will help you prepare for the next steps.  But if you don’t, we will tell you upfront not to waste your time, money and effort for a hopeless proposition.  We don’t give you false hopes just so you can avail of our services.  We are not that kind of a company.  Rather, we aim for a win-win outcome between you and us.

So, what are you waiting for?  Do not dilly-dally on your decision.  The beginning of the year proves to be the best time to come to the country because businesses, states and territories are in such hurry to fill in their organizations with qualified and experienced people like you.

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If you are, we are not surprised. You may need a working visa Australia.

Thousands – Nah, make it tens of thousands — of highly skilled, academically equipped (many even have masters and doctoral degrees from top universities and colleges in their country), and amply experienced workers and professionals all over the world are out of work.  Or, if ever they are employed, they are not properly paid according to their qualifications.  Meaning, they are underemployed.

Sadly, there’s an army of unemployed and underemployed workers and professionals out there right at this very moment.

That’s what we mean when we said we are not actually surprised if you are a part of the census because that’s the reality of the world right now.  No, we are not only talking about the countries in the Third World, we are also talking about the so-called developed countries.  Places in Europe, North America and other First World countries are grappling with the same problem for their working population.  There are doctors of Physics, for instance, who should have been working in NASA but end up doing customer service work for some online companies, highly trained educators making do with caregiving work, or electronics and communications engineers accepting carpentry jobs just to make both ends meet.

The list is endless.

If you have been mired in this undesirable situation for so long, the brand new year may finally give you the needed break that you have always been looking for.

Come to Australia

Yes, the answer to your nagging problem is the only island-continent country in the world – Australia.  You may ask yourself: Why have I not thought about this vast country?  Well, we can’t fault you for that.  The Land Down Under has always maintained a low profile despite its enviable stature in the league of nations.  Hence, it goes under the radar for overseas workers like you.

Not anymore.  We at Nowak Migration inform you right now that if you have the skills that the states or territories in the country are looking for — more so if you have the required qualifications — your prospects for employment here could not be brighter.

We tell you this: There’s always an employer willing to sponsor you for a visa if you have these skills and qualifications that are needed in the country these days.

Several working visas Australia to choose from

Yet another piece of good news about Australian working visas is that the Commonwealth government does not only offer one, two or three types of visas for skilled workers like you.  Rather, there’s a long list of visas for you to select depending on your personal situation as a worker or as a professional.

There’s equally a long list of ways to obtain them.  For instance, using SkillSelect, you can be nominated for a skilled visa by a state or territory government in Australia to work in their area of jurisdiction.  If not, an employer here who is unable to find a talent in the local market may nominate you for a type of skilled visa if your skills and qualifications are needed in their company.  If not, the Australian government itself can serve as your sponsor for a working visa.  There are many possibilities for you to be offered a working visa in Australia.  You just need to have the needed skills, qualifications or experiences.

As we said earlier, there’s a myriad of skilled visa types for your choice if you intend to work here.  For starters, you can choose between a provisional visa or a permanent one.  For obvious reasons, the majority of visa applicants would opt for visas that afford permanent residency here.   It goes without saying that permanent residents enjoy better perks than the holders of provisional visas.  But there are applicants that cannot qualify for outright permanent residency, so they would have to settle for provisional visas.  They need not worry, though.  Their problem is also temporary because, if they are able to comply with the requirements of their provisional visas, they may have the option to lodge another application for a permanent one in the future.

Examples of popular Australian working visas

 If we mention about working visas in Australia, certain visa types or subclasses immediately come to the fore.  One of the most popular ones is the subclass 457, which will be replaced by Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa this coming March 2018.  Australia may be a huge country but it lacks skilled workers in certain industries; companies could not just find the right talents from the local market.  That’s why they hunt for their workers from outside the country.  More often, they offer subclass 457 to their recruits.  TSS visa only offers you temporary residency but, again, if you are able to satisfactorily comply with the requirements of this visa, you may have the option to apply for a subclass that offers permanent residency.

If you are the type of person that enjoys living in a laidback environment, away from the cares of the world, there’s a visa type that’s just right for you.  This is called Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa subclass 187.  You will be working in what we call regional Australia – these are small cities or towns outside of Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Brisbane.  Examples of regional Australia are Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory and Western Australia.

A note on SkillSelect

You may wonder what SkillSelect is.  It is an online facility of the government of Australia used to streamline visa applications, thereby helping speed up the process.  If you want to be considered for a work visa, all you have to do is submit an expression of interest (EOI) through this facility.  An EOI serves as a notice from you that you want to be nominated for a skilled visa.  Please note that EOI is not yet an application for an Australian visa.

Through SkillSelect, an employer, a state or territory government or the Australian government itself may nominate you if you are found to be qualified to take on available occupations here that require your skills.

Work with Nowak Migration for your working visa Australia

There are more topics and issues to discuss about work visas. we will not write about all of them now, but don’t be worried – Nowak Migration can accommodate all your concerns about your specific situation in relation to your visa application.

Facilitating the application and approval of your working visa is one of our strongest suits.  We have lost count of the number of clients whom we have helped secure a 457 visa.  And after they successfully satisfied the conditions of their employment and their temporary visas, we helped them obtain permanent residency here. Also, our list of clients who have availed of the RSMS visa has always been on the up and up.  Many immigrants must have grown tired of the hustle and bustle of the city life that they opted to ply their trade in the little towns and cities of regional Australia.  Now they are living happily and peacefully with their families in the state or territory of their choice.

These two subclasses are just some of several visas we help process for our customers.

We bet you would also want to go the way of our happy and contented clientele.  If you choose Nowak Migration, you wouldn’t regret it.  We are full-service firm dedicated to the provision of superior migration services in Australia.  That means, if you have concerns about your visa application or any issues about migration to Australia, in general, we are the company to turn to for help.

You must have heard about people getting ripped off by scammers posing as legit migration agencies.  Not with Nowak Migration!

In fact, we do not believe in wasting your time, much more your money. We will tell you upfront whether you have reasonable prospects of success.  We will not give you false hopes.  While on the phone, we talk through the possibilities open for you, so you will better understand your case and your rights under the migration law and regulations.

If we find that you have a potential to be an immigrant here, that’s the time when we arrange a meeting with you.  You will sit down face to face with one of our veteran consultants to further verify the requirements of your case and advise you accordingly.  If we do not have a qualified professional to speak with you when you call, we will take note of your details and have an expert migration agent call you back the soonest that we can.

When you call Nowak Migration now, expect a friendly staff to spend time with you to identify the area of migration law your concerns relate to and set up a consultation or pass you on to qualified migration agent.

So stop being unemployed or underemployed in your own country or in another country right now.  Give yourself the income, the privileges, and the esteem as a professional or as a skilled worker that you deserve.  Get a job in Australia.

There’s no better time to come here than at the start of this year as various businesses, states and territories are scampering to fill in their organizations with the right people to help achieve their objectives for the year and the succeeding years.

We will wait for your call.  Our hotline is (07) 3668 0658.  Or let us know your situation by dropping us a message through email or via our website.

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8 useful tips from industry insider for successful Australian visa applications

More and more people from all over the world are queuing up to apply for Australian visas, more noticeably at this time of the year when people from the north scamper for a place to stay in the tropics to avoid the brutal cold of the freezing winter. We are not talking of hundreds of applicants here but hundreds of thousands.

And if you are entertaining the possibility of traveling to the country one of these days, include yourself in the ever-growing census.

Many are lucky enough to apply and secure Australian visas of their choice, but a good number also suffer the misfortune of being refused.  No, we are not talking about dubious and fraudulent applications; we are talking about simple mistakes and misunderstandings that could have been avoided given sufficient advice and assistance.

Compounding the problem is the fact that the Department of Home Affairs, the government agency tasked with the screening of visa applications, is no longer as considerate as before, especially after the 9/11 aftermath.  And the reasons are obvious: The government sees to it that what happened to the United States does not happen here.  In fact, many industry insiders say they could no longer interact with the personnel of the department the way they could do pre-9/11 era.

Indeed, times are a-changing, so goes a popular song.  What was applicable before no longer holds true today.

Against this backdrop, it is more important and urgent that you know the tips to make your application for an Australian visa successful.  Needless to say, getting your application turned down by the department is costly.  Yes, the potential amount that’s certain to go down the drain is nothing to sneeze at.  Add to that the time and effort that you put in at gathering the required documents, organizing such documents, talking to various resource persons who might be of help to you, submission of the application, responding to queries from DIBP, etc.

Complying with the required documents is just a small fraction of the process.  You need the help of someone or some organization that knows the process – what the DIBP wants and how the system operates.

We know, we know: You don’t want the mistakes of other applicants to befall you.  And who would?  It is for this reason that we are writing this article.  The pointers that will follow come straight from the horse’s mouth, so you better sit up and take notice.

Give due credence to evidence

Nowhere is the significance of proof or evidence more prominent and critical than when you apply for Australian visa.  And nowhere is it more strongly required than in the application of an Australian visa.  Like we mentioned earlier, after the occurrence of 9/11, the DIBP became more stringent in the issuance of visas.

And if you are looking at securing a family, business or work visa, be prepared for a more rigorous procedure at substantiating those evidence.  Visa types of such nature require solid proofs.

It goes without saying that your relationships with your dependents or maybe with your sponsor need to be established, your qualifications, as well as your employment records, require validation and your assets need to be demonstrated that they are truly yours.  In fact, everything you declare needs to be supported by evidence.

Not only that – your own word holds less water than the information provided by other sources, especially third-party ones.  It’s like saying some sources of proofs are more dependable and honored than others.

A few classic examples of these are your bank records, income tax returns and pay slips from your company if you are working.  And if you applied for a skilled visa and have yet to receive the required certification, you ought to provide proof that you have applied for it such as the receipts and dates of application.

Between a government-issued document and a privately issued, the former carries more significance than the latter, for obvious reasons.

If you are aiming for a business visa, you need to prove that you are wealthy.  Being wealthy here means that your money should be under your name and not in some trust.  This is where some applicants run into trouble sometimes, especially if they are maintaining complex trust setups and complicated company arrangements.  This is really worth paying attention to.

As regards partner visa, the DIBP demands proof of lasting and genuine relationship, for reasons you and us very well know.  Joint bank accounts can help establish this relationship as well as detailed and accurate accounts from friends, family, and relatives.

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In this age of social media, your posts on Facebook, Instagram, and other sites may likewise serve as an avenue to demonstrate the genuineness of your relationship with your partner.  Some industry experts go as far as recommending that you update your social media accounts often: load them with messages, photos, videos and what have you.  By so doing, you are sending a strong signal to the DIBP officer reviewing your application that you are serious about the relationship and that you care about the visa you’re applying for.

Check the consistency of your public records and social media posts

Not only do you need to load your social media accounts with updated posts, you need to see to it also that your entries in your accounts correspond with the information you have in other sources such as your records from your schools, the companies you worked for or the organizations you used to be affiliated with.  Even the information you provided in your previous visa applications is matched against other available information about you.  Please note that your case officer will go to great lengths to check on them.

Issues that usually crop in this regard involve religious beliefs, gender orientation, race, cultural background and other similar concerns.  In an attempt of the applicants not to be bashed or trolled on the web, they would hide their true identity.  For instance, they would claim to be Christians when, in reality, they are Muslims.  Instead of admitting they are gay, they would say they are straight men or women.  This may not necessarily result in the outright refusal of your application, but this can create unnecessary complications in the process, which sometimes cost you pointless expenses, most especially in legal fees.

Nail that detail

Paying attention to details may sound simplistic to you, but this is still worth mentioning here.  In fact, this constitutes one of the main reasons your visa applications either get delayed or turned down altogether.  Mistakes on dates, inconsistency on the information you provide versus those coming from other sources (as we have just mentioned a while ago), inaccuracies on your data, not following instructions, not abiding by the process, etc. all contribute to adverse outcomes.

Apart from that, Australia offers many subclasses of visa, some types are quite close to the others in terms of categorization.  Not only that — each visa type has specific rules and conditions under it.  In short, you need to make sure that you choose the right visa.  For instance, if your intention in coming here is to stay permanently, you cannot use a tourist visa.  Obviously, the last thing you need to do is to breach the conditions of your visa.  That would have dire consequences on your stay here as well as the status of your other visa applications in Australia in the future.

Indeed, if you are not careful in choosing which type of visa fits your intentions, qualifications and supporting documents, it spells trouble.  Chances are that your visa may be canceled or that you may be barred from entering the country.  Hence, we cannot emphasize better the importance of having a nose for detail.

It’s not only you who can be guilty of such infraction, so is your nominating employer or sponsor.

Honesty is the best policy

This may be cliché but nothing beats honesty especially when it comes to the application of a visa.  The advice of most – if not all — industry experts is: Be honest.  Period.  Even if some facts about your life involve criminal convictions before, you need to disclose them.

The consequences of those found to be lying can be disastrous.  Sometimes, it can mean an imposition of a ban for you from future visa applications depending on the severity of your case.

Again, in this age of rapid technological and computer advancement, it’s not wise to hide unpleasant information or personal events and incidents about yourself even if such things had occurred several years ago.  The officers at the department of immigration have a way of finding them out.  We need not tell you that you are up against the Australian government.  And who said the Australian government is an idiot?

Therefore, you cannot take chances nor take things for granted.  Remember: providing spurious documents is a sure way to earn a quick, well-deserved refusal.

Accuracy is another important policy

Another everyday rule that’s often overlooked and infringed on is accuracy.  This is related to the earlier tips on paying attention to details and on being consistent with your public records and social media entries.  But this is worth mentioning here because of the frequency that it is being disregarded.

How many applications have hit a snag because of minor and innocent mistakes?  We lose count.  It’s a shame because these could have been avoided if the applicant is careful and vigilant.  As some industry insiders love to say, you can’t just settle for 99% accuracy.  You need to make it 100%.  Yes, check each and every detail of the application. And this is a non-negotiable imperative.

So vital is the need for correctness that some immigration agencies require their clients to hand over their smartphones and personal computers to them so that their staff can assure that no inaccuracies can get through the documents they would submit to the department.

Be neat and orderly

When it comes to submission of documents, especially if there’s a ton of them, neatness and orderliness come second to none.  There’s nothing worse than submitting sets of documents in all sorts of arrangements and classifications.  Put yourself in the shoes of the department assessor who will review your application and see how you’d feel.

If there are documents that need to be arranged chronologically or certain elements in them need highlighting, or entries that require translation or digital files on your email and social media posts that need downloading or printing, by all means, do them.  Not only will your life become easier, it makes the life of your case officer easier, too.  On top of that, it helps you with record keeping and locating documents, especially in cases where you are required to resubmit certain documents.

Best of all, it helps your application move faster and easier.

One more important thing: Keep a record of the documents you submit.  This can help in monitoring all your submissions as well as in resolving disputes should they arise.

Follow schedules, deadlines, and instructions

You cannot just submit your requirements at any time you want.  Owing to the volume of work that the DIBP is processing every single day, the department can be unbending on their rules and timetable.

One classic example that comes to mind is the requirement on passing an English test.  The result of this test needs to be submitted in the first part of the application.  If you do it otherwise, you may find yourself in a tight fix.  Even if you hurdle the English test with excellent scores, your application can still be turned down for not following instructions on the order of submission.

You may not believe it but missing a deadline even by just a day can also ruin an entire application.

Hire the services of a migration agency

Do you find the task of obtaining a visa daunting?  We bet that you do.  It really is daunting!  It exacts from you much of your time, effort and resources.

Fortunately, there’s a way for you to free yourself from all of these hassles: Find a dependable migration agency and hire their services.

Migration agents provide you with expert advice as to which visa to apply for based on your needs and qualifications, assist you in the preparation of the required documents and evidence, help you in lodging your application and make the needed follow-ups at the department.  They know the ins and outs at the DIBP, so their help is quite valuable.

No less than the Department of Immigration and Border Protection acknowledges the important role of migration agents in making the whole process faster, easier and smoother.

But beware: Not all migration agencies are created equal.  First off, there are registered agents as there are unregistered ones.  The latter have been known to defraud clients like you.

Needless to say, choose the one that’s registered.  The DIBP maintains a list of registered migration agents on their site.  Hence, you can always check if an agent is officially registered online, and, should you decide to avail of their services, ask for their registration number.

DIBP requires registered migration agents to abide by a code of conduct as well as perform with competence and professionalism.

Speaking of a registered and highly regarded veteran migration agency in Australia, Nowak Migration ranks high on the list of migration agencies here.  Our company can very well provide you with whatever assistance that you may need.  In fact, we can take care of everything that you need if you don’t have time to lift a finger on your application.

If, for instance, you intend to undertake business in the country, here are some of the services that we can offer you:

• We can do research on a location of your choice for potential business and investment ventures.
• We will assist you from the submission of your expression of interest (EOI) to following up the concerned department at DIBP until the release of the invitation for visa lodgement.
• We will coordinate with the state or territory government of your choice so that you will get the coveted nomination from them.
• We liaise with migration and business lawyers if you need legal help.
• For your bookkeeping and accounting requirements, we closely work with topnotch accountants and experienced business brokers.

If you have needs that are not mentioned here, please let us know and we will provide them to you.  You’re right: If you choose Nowak Migration, there’s nothing more you could ask for.  Our company is a veritable one-stop shop for everything involving Australian visa and migration.

So what are you waiting for?  Call us now at (07) 3668 0658.  If not, send us a message through email or via our Facebook page.

You can either hire us now or book us for consultations.

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457 visa application for a child born in Australia

Visa holders have an obligation to report changes in their family composition in Australia. You must let them know about the fact your baby was born, it will not happen automatically. Adding dependent to your visa is your obligation.

Babies born in Australia are considered to have the same the same visa as their parents.  There is no fee to be paid for a visa for the child. First of all, you’ll have to organize a passport for your child. It’s quite difficult to get a visa if there is no passport or another travel document available.

To get a 457 visa for your child you’ll have to send an email to the Department of Immigration. You’ll have also to attach following documents:

• Both parents’ passports  (pages with photo only)
• Baby’s passport – if available (page with photo only)
• Baby’s Australian birth certificate
• A copy of your visa grant
• Evidence a child have been added to your health insurance or has got a Medicare
• Letter from an employer that they do agree to extend their 457 visa obligations to your child.
• In some extreme circumstances form 1229 might be required

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Health examinations are not required for adding a newborn baby on 457 visa. So even if your kid is facing some health problems, health waiver is not required.

If your 457 visa application has been lodged but has not been finalized yet, and your baby was born after you lodged it, attach a Form 1022 and the full birth certificate to ImmiAccount so that your ki will be added to the application.

If your 457 has been granted but your child was born before visa grant email the 457 mailbox with the documents mentioned above.

If your kid was born before you have lodged 457 visa application a new subsequent entrant visa application will be necessary and relevant fee is payable.

Taking newborn overseas without a visa

If you will take your kid outside Australia before a baby will get their own 457 visa, you can still email a 457 visa application overseas. Personally, I wouldn’t let a kid go overseas without a visa. Get prepared for questions at the airport and if anything will go wrong and visa grant will be delayed or refused for some reason you’ll be stuck with your baby overseas.

From the time of visa request to the grant, it may take a couple of weeks at least. If you are stuck overseas and in the hurry you may opt to lodge for another visa such as a visitor visa, but in this situation, you’ll have to lodge a subsequent entrant 457 visa application and pay AUD 1000+ for a visa fee later.

457 visa application for a child born outside Australia

If the kid has been born overseas you’ll have to lodge a subsequent entrant 457 visa application and pay the visa fee. Keep in mind that the whole visa process will have to be followed along with medical tests. It may take a couple of months for a visa grant, so sometimes it might be a good idea to apply for a visitor visa first and then lodge a 457 visa application once a kid in Australia. In general – don’t go overseas if you are expecting unless you have to.

Contact us if you need a professional assistance with a visa for your newborn. we are here to help.  Feel free to add the comment to a section below.

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