Can I apply for residency after 2 yrs on a 457?

zweton

Hey,

As above, can this be done or would I have to see out the 4 yrs with company.

Cheers (again) :-)

irishmover

2 years with same company = ENS employer nominated

Meet criteria and you can apply for PR at any point. 3 years post qualification experience in discipline is the main thing. Plenty of info on these forums regarding it.

catbear

irishmover wrote: »

2 years with same company = ENS employer nominated

Meet criteria and you can apply for PR at any point.

Just to be clear do you mean anytime after you've done two years first?

mandrake04

You can apply at any time through the direct stream if you have a relevant skills assessment and 3 years relevant experience.

If you don't have skills assessment you need to work two years on a 457 and apply for the Temporary transition stream.

One of the following Passports is good enough for English requirements.
Irish
British
USA
Canadian
NZ

Otherwise you need

IELTS 6 for Direct Entry stream
IELTS 5 for Temporary Transition stream


You will also need a Police Certificate for every country you have lived in for over 12 months, full medical & chest X-Ray

hussey

Mod Plenty of info in the sticky and previous threads.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056505082

But as the guys said, you can apply anytime (once you have relevant skills/experience) for an independent PR, and employer sponsored.
But if you stay with company 2years, you can skip the skills assessment part.

laoisforliam

I have been working with my current employer for two years on a 457 I've have been offered a job with another company and we are currently looking at visa options.

The option we are looking at is the RSMS. I am in a Regional area (WA)
If I acceppt the position and apply for a RSMS visa subclass 187, is it correct that I will require a skills assessment?
I think I will as, I will not have been working for my new employer for a period of two years when applying for the visa.

zweton

Thanks for the replies, I currently have a skills assessment done already.
Does this make any difference to me applying for PR.
My employer has said they will start the ball rolling on 457 next week or week after, should I approach them and see if I could go straight for PR instead?
Is this possible bearing in mind I have my skills assessment done. I would rather have the PR.

catbear

I think go for it. I've read the IMMI info on the employer sponsored PR and it's pretty good. I think it actually makes more sense for your employer, from what I can see it appears that if the job goes they aren't liable for your flight home. Basically once you have been approved through that path and your job was to be suddenly axed then you won't be left scrambling trying to organise another 457. You can apply for any job then.

mandrake04

zweton wrote: »

Thanks for the replies, I currently have a skills assessment done already.
Does this make any difference to me applying for PR.
My employer has said they will start the ball rolling on 457 next week or week after, should I approach them and see if I could go straight for PR instead?
Is this possible bearing in mind I have my skills assessment done. I would rather have the PR.

Do you have 3 years relevant post qualification experience? If yes it's doable.

zweton

Ya I have 3 years now but my skills assessment which i got in february is only 2yrs and 8 mths. Not sure if this is enough.

mandrake04

zweton wrote: »

Ya I have 3 years now but my skills assessment which i got in february is only 2yrs and 8 mths. Not sure if this is enough.

If you have 36 months relevant experience then you have enough for the ENS, the 3 years is an ENS thing nothing to do with skills assessment.

zweton

Ok cool I will look into it more,what's the name of the visa do you know e.g 436,766? Thanks :-)

mandrake04

zweton wrote: »

Ok cool I will look into it more,what's the name of the visa do you know e.g 436,766? Thanks :-)

ENS 186

zweton

Great, would the 3 years proof of work experience just consist of submitting payslips etc from a few years back? I have them all scanned along with degree...

Ah I think this is what I'm looking for

This stream is available only to people who hold a subclass 457 visa. People who hold other 400 series visas may qualify to apply for a permanent residence visa through the Direct Entry stream.

Direct Entry stream

If you apply for the Direct entry stream, you must:

provide a positive skills assessment in your nominated occupation
provide evidence of at least three years of relevant work experience
have competent English.

zweton

Would it come across as cheeky to ask my employer about the ENS 186 visa rather than the 457?

Essien

mandrake04 wrote: »

If you don't have skills assessment you need to work two years on a 457 and apply for the Temporary transition stream

hussey wrote: »

But if you stay with company 2years, you can skip the skills assessment part.

Just to be clear, do you have be on a 457 for 2 years or be with the company 2 years? I ask because I was with my company almost 6 months before I got my 457.

mandrake04

Essien wrote: »

Just to be clear, do you have be on a 457 for 2 years or be with the company 2 years? I ask because I was with my company almost 6 months before I got my 457.

If you mean the Temporary transition stream the 2 years is on the 457 only, time spent on holiday visas doesn't count.

lavelle72

What about my situation where I did 4 years on a 457 with my old company, and moved to my current crowd 3 months ago - do I have to be 2 years with this employer before I'm eligible to go down the ENS route? I should probably have my PR by now given I've been here 6 years...

mandrake04

lavelle72 wrote: »

What about my situation where I did 4 years on a 457 with my old company, and moved to my current crowd 3 months ago - do I have to be 2 years with this employer before I'm eligible to go down the ENS route? I should probably have my PR by now given I've been here 6 years...

Good point, but unless you can produce a skills assessment to enable you to go the Direct ENS stream then you have to do another 21 months and go Temporary Transition stream.