Job sponsorship

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Stevanos

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700 posts

136 months

Wednesday 18th February 2015
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Quick question...

If an Australian company sponsors a visa for me to work in Oz, could my wife join me and can she work also?


Thanks

Wanchaiwarrior

364 posts

213 months

Wednesday 18th February 2015
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What visa are they getting for you ?

If its a 457 (long stay business visa), in which case your company sponsors you and your wife will be on a dependant visa (on yours) and not restricted on who she works for.

That's what I (and wife and daughter) got end of 2005.

HTH

Jamie

Stevanos

Original Poster:

700 posts

136 months

Friday 20th February 2015
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Thanks very much for your help!

Hitch78

6,100 posts

193 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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Make sure you do a bit of digging on your wife's industry too - my wife is a teacher and the bureaucracy involved in her getting anywhere near applying for jobs is mind blowing because of a couple of little, unbendable rules that we did not know about.

HenryJM

6,315 posts

128 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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457 did change in 2012, probably not in a way that causes you a problem but check it out

Jader1973

3,945 posts

199 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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Hitch78 said:
Make sure you do a bit of digging on your wife's industry too - my wife is a teacher and the bureaucracy involved in her getting anywhere near applying for jobs is mind blowing because of a couple of little, unbendable rules that we did not know about.
My wife is a teacher too, but qualified in Queensland. Getting registered in Victoria was a fking nightmare and it is part of the same country*!!!

(*although as those of us who live here know it is really 7 different countries all pretending to be one country).

Gingerbread Man

9,171 posts

212 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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My girlfriend was a science teacher in the UK, senior school/ GCSE. We have come over to NSW and found that although the visa ticked all the boxes for her and welcomes her with open arms, once here we have found that she can jump right in and work as a casual teacher, but to work full time, she'll have to go back to uni for nearly 2 years.

I've found the same in regards to the plumbing trade. I'm now back at the local TAFE/ College retraining.

Hitch78

6,100 posts

193 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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I feel your pain!

Stevanos

Original Poster:

700 posts

136 months

Monday 23rd March 2015
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Thanks, other half works in retail and just finishing off business degree so hopefully no issues.

Stevanos

Original Poster:

700 posts

136 months

Monday 4th May 2015
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A little more help required if anyone can help out.

Looking to relocate to Sydney area, I should be able to get a job with sponsorship without too many issues but I have a few basic questions....

What would be considered a "reasonable" salary to live on in the Sydney area, I know these things can be a little subjective.

Which areas around Sydney are the best to look at for renting somewhere commutable from the CBD and have lower rents.

What are the typical costs of living, ie loaf of bread, mobile phone contract, insurances etc.

Any help would be very welcome.

Thanks

onny

324 posts

261 months

Tuesday 5th May 2015
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Renting in Neutral Bay / North Sydney area for a 2 bdr unfurnished apartment can easily be had for under $600 week. Its just over a half hour walk into the CBD/Rocks area over the harbour bridge. You can grab the numerous trains and bus as well. By walking it saves you about $40 a week in transport into the city. But you don't have to pay for the rates/council tax here! Utility bills are usually cheaper here than UK by about 50% or more.

Any areas that is on the train line into the CBD is going to cost you around $500/week. Best thing to do is look on domain.com.au and realestate.com.au with a map of the sydney train lines and decide from there. Buses are slow in peak hours as there's heavy traffic. As example of travel time to CBD. I'm working in Parramatta about 20Km from CBD but a train takes me about 35mins and they come every 10min.

Aldi is your friend here! Grocery shopping will give you a bit of a shock compared to the UK initially. I've just returned back a couple of months ago after a few years in the UK and our shopping bill is about 40% more even shopping at Aldi.

Don't forget to add about $300 a month for medical insurance as you will not be covered by medicare/NHS on a 457 visa. But you will get the tax free freshold as a resident for tax purposes here. Car insurance will be just under $1K per year for a UK driver for a small car. Petrol in Sydney atm is $1.35/L.

So back to your original question. What is a good salary package? $100K gross or $70K net after tax will give you a fairly good but not lavish lifestyle here but you won't be saving any money on that though.



Edited by onny on Tuesday 5th May 00:29

onny

324 posts

261 months

Tuesday 5th May 2015
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Just realised OP is from Sweden. I think you might find prices here a little bit cheaper than Sweden as a whole but your salary will be better.

Stevanos

Original Poster:

700 posts

136 months

Tuesday 5th May 2015
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onny said:
Just realised OP is from Sweden. I think you might find prices here a little bit cheaper than Sweden as a whole but your salary will be better.
Thanks for your help, much appreciated.

Yes, I currently live in Sweden with my fiancee. I am British though, so it is a little tricky to work out what we need in terms of salary to be better off.

Sweden is a confusing place, tax is high on a lot of things but then somethings are very affordable such as rent. Our joint salaries here in Sweden work out at $9,000AUD per month before tax. I think it should be possible for me to find work around $100-120K per year and I am not sure what my partner could expect to earn, she works in retail as a store manager here and has just completed a degree in retail/business.

I would be happy with an hours commute if it meant a good reduction in rents and or a better apartment etc.



MudwiG

283 posts

263 months

Tuesday 5th May 2015
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Drop me a PM if you like, I have been in Sydney for 6 years and 28 years in the UK before that, I live in Greenwich in a 2 bedroom house. If you are earning 80k + super you will be Ok unless you want to live near the beach, living near a train line is key

Lambchopski

469 posts

186 months

Wednesday 13th May 2015
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onny said:
Don't forget to add about $300 a month for medical insurance as you will not be covered by medicare/NHS on a 457 visa.
Mine is paid by my company. Are you sure it's not an employer's responsibility as part of a 457?

mikR

252 posts

194 months

Thursday 14th May 2015
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Lambchopski said:
onny said:
Don't forget to add about $300 a month for medical insurance as you will not be covered by medicare/NHS on a 457 visa.
Mine is paid by my company. Are you sure it's not an employer's responsibility as part of a 457?
Its not the employers responsibility any more, but if you are a UK citizen, then you are definitely covered for medicare under a recipricol agreement when you are 457 (we have just moved employers / sponsor & DIAC were okay with Medicare being our only "healthcare" provider)

spitsfire

1,035 posts

134 months

Thursday 4th June 2015
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mikR said:
Lambchopski said:
onny said:
Don't forget to add about $300 a month for medical insurance as you will not be covered by medicare/NHS on a 457 visa.
Mine is paid by my company. Are you sure it's not an employer's responsibility as part of a 457?
Its not the employers responsibility any more, but if you are a UK citizen, then you are definitely covered for medicare under a recipricol agreement when you are 457 (we have just moved employers / sponsor & DIAC were okay with Medicare being our only "healthcare" provider)
Lambchopski is right - a UK citizen is covered by the reciprocal healthcare agreement between UK and Australia. However, Medicare doesn't cover as much as you might think: Say you fall down a flight of stairs and break a leg. Medicare won't cover the ambulance, anything other than the most basic scans/X Rays, physio, some surgeries etc.

Depending on how risk-averse you are, you probably want to get medical insurance anyway.

Finding the right 457 sponsor is key - you're at the mercy of your employer whilst on a 457 and some employers use the fact that 457 visa holders have more limited rights and remedies to exploit sponsored workers. I've heard some pretty hair-raising stories since coming to Australia.

For finding a job, there are a few options. Speaking personally, I'd avoid most recruiters. They're often reluctant to put forward sponsored workers for positions, and will lead you on a merry dance if you give them the opportunity. I do know a couple of good headhunters/specialist IT recruiters - PM me if you'd like their details. I'd also recommend registering your CV on Indeed and polishing up your Linkedin profile. I've also registered my CV with a couple of specialists who actively recruit 457 holders. I've also just registered my CV with a website called 457 Visa jobs Australia. They seem to aggregate job postings across several sites and link your CV to jobs. I'll report back if I get any success through it.

Ultimately, most employers prefer to recruit directly rather than use agents because it saves them the fees and BS - Recruiter fees are usually between $10k and $20k yikes

To answer your original question, OP - your spouse can work without restriction or limitation whereas you'll be limited by the restrictions on your Visa. Strange, but c'est la vie!

A professional couple working FT should be clearing at least $120k pa, although you might be able to double this working in the right sector. You can live quite comfortably on that, although the cost of some stuff in Oz will probably irk you!

What do you do for work?

Stevanos

Original Poster:

700 posts

136 months

Sunday 21st June 2015
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Thanks for that info, I work in online marketing and from what I can see there are quite a few firms offering the visa for people with my skills.

I have a friend who visited oz more recently than me and he caught up with a load of his mates who had left the UK to do similar roles to me and they were all doing very nicely, so that is quite encouraging.

Ultimately, my partner and I want to be near the coast and I'm happy to commute about an hour in if needs be.