MUMSTHEWORD Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Has anyone gone on a hol visa and succeeded in getting a 457 sponsorship,obviously I know its not permitted to work while there on a holiday but what are the chances of being successful doing this?DH is an excavator driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freesia Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 well yes I know several people who've done that very successfully- if you do some searches in the regions his skills will be in greatest demand you should get some good feedback I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUMSTHEWORD Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Thanks for that freesia,its looking like that's what we will do,also do you have to leave the country to apply for the 457 or would myself and dd be able to just follow on once he gets sponsorship?Susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freesia Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I know of several young couples who went over on the WHV ( are you in that age bracket?) they did their tavelling bit the first few months then as the year end was approaching they decided they'd like to stay- as long as you have got the skills a suitable employer needs (Maybe you're looking at the mines??) you should be able to approach related employers/agencies while you're there..... if you don't want the WHV route you can approach the same from here for 457 sponsorship- I don't have specifics for employers but if you use the Search button on here for mines lots of people have posted useful info-good luck!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebloggs Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 For operator jobs WHV is the best bet, you can't work on a tourist visa and most of these employers would rather you work six months trial before risking sponsoring someone. At the moment there are a hell of a lot of Irish excavator operators (and they are good) in Australia on WHV, they have up to 2 years to impress employers where on a tourist visa you would be lucky to have 1/2 hour of chat to try an convince an employer to sponsor. Also looking for a job (Sponsorship) on a tourist visa is risky enough, if you knock on someone's door asking about a job and they did a VEVO check and found out you were on tourist visa and were awkward enough to phone the immigration hotline saying blah blah is here looking for work on a tourist visa..... well it wouldn't look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebourvellec Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 You should check that Excavator Driver is actually on the 457 list of eligible occupations for sponsorship. http://www.acacia-au.com/anzsco/721214.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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