Temporary VISA whilst PR is in progress

11-01-2006, 06:09 PM

I am in a sticky situation and would welcome some advice.

I have a 136 non-MODL visa application in progress (ack'd August 1st -
expect to be granted 12-14 months later - so this time 2007 maybe).

My present company has granted me Voluntary Redundancy to leave at the
end of December and it is almost too good to pass up.

I went to the Australia Expo on Friday and was talking to some companies
about 457 Employer Sponsored Temporary VISA's.

My question is basically, if I were to get a job in Oz and get a 457
VISA, once my 136 is granted, could I return to the UK and get the VISA
completed without any problems. I know that I would have to get my meds
and police checks completed before I left but I would have to do that
anyway for the 457 visa.

Has anyone done this themselves or is there anything glaringly obvious
that would stop me from doing this?

Many thanks

IanJakeCharlieDaddy.

11-03-2006, 12:58 AM

> I am in a sticky situation and would welcome some advice.
>
> I have a 136 non-MODL visa application in progress (ack'd August 1st -
> expect to be granted 12-14 months later - so this time 2007 maybe).
>
> My present company has granted me Voluntary Redundancy to leave at the
> end of December and it is almost too good to pass up.
>
> I went to the Australia Expo on Friday and was talking to some
> companies about 457 Employer Sponsored Temporary VISA's.
>
> My question is basically, if I were to get a job in Oz and get a 457
> VISA, once my 136 is granted, could I return to the UK and get the
> VISA completed without any problems. I know that I would have to get
> my meds and police checks completed before I left but I would have to
> do that anyway for the 457 visa.
>
> Has anyone done this themselves or is there anything glaringly obvious
> that would stop me from doing this?
>
> Many thanks
>
> IanJakeCharlieDaddy.

457 is a risky option as it's not permanent residence and things don't
always work out. Read post #7 on this:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t99509

If an employer really wants to offer you a job, then they could sponsor
you for immediate migration. There are still some requirements that
employer and employee must meet, but it's a safer and simpler option if
it can work.

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