457 to ENS permanent visa

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457 to ENS permanent visa; Any advise much appreciated
Topic Started: 31 Jul 2008, 09:56 PM (230 Views)
BERTIE	31 Jul 2008, 09:56 PM Post #1
Member Posts: 12 Group: Members Member #2,094 Joined: 9 April 2008	:crazy: Hi all, Has anyone recently changed from a 457 to PR? We have been here since March and my husbands employer has agreed to sposor us for PR does anyone have a timeframe for this in Melbourne? Cheers :bow:



AdeandPaula	1 Aug 2008, 01:59 PM Post #2
Member Posts: 86 Group: Members Member #919 Joined: 21 September 2006 Migration Status Permanent Resident My Mood Just Chillin My Location The Wild West	Hello there, We went down this route and found it very quick and easy, but then again my employers migration agent did all the work for us.... It only took approx 2 months for me but i already had much of the paperwork in order such as full medicals and qualification assessments etc..... Hope this helps Cheers Ade.



BERTIE	2 Aug 2008, 02:46 PM Post #3
Member Posts: 12 Group: Members Member #2,094 Joined: 9 April 2008	Thanks mate sounds promising!!! Fingers crossed cheers Bertie



gail1982	5 Aug 2008, 05:10 PM Post #4
Addicted Member Posts: 246 Group: Members Member #1,827 Joined: 8 December 2007 Migration Status Working Visa My Location Sanctuary lakes, victoria 3030	We are just about to do the same thing, we arrived here in december on a 457 visa. Did you need to re-do medicals?? did you need to get a police check certificate?



BERTIE	7 Aug 2008, 11:24 PM Post #5
Member Posts: 12 Group: Members Member #2,094 Joined: 9 April 2008	I think so but we are still waiting on the migration agent to let us know if city and guilds is a recognised qualification in Oz if not we will have wait until we have been here for 2 years. The agency is called Fragomen global has anyone had dealings with them??



AdeandPaula	8 Aug 2008, 09:21 AM Post #6
Member Posts: 86 Group: Members Member #919 Joined: 21 September 2006 Migration Status Permanent Resident My Mood Just Chillin My Location The Wild West	gail1982 5 Aug 2008, 05:10 PM We are just about to do the same thing, we arrived here in december on a 457 visa. Did you need to re-do medicals?? did you need to get a police check certificate? Hi, I depends on the medicals you had for the 457 and how long back they were. If you had full meds less than 12 months back you will be ok, if you only had the chest xrays for the 457 then you will need to do the meds... Police checks are the same, if you had them done less than 12 months back you are ok, if not you will need to get them. Fragomen were the company that looked after our visa application and they were top notch, if our experience was anything to go by you are in good hands. Cheers :thumbsup:



The Crooksters	8 Aug 2008, 08:41 PM Post #7
Addicted Member Posts: 179 Group: Members Member #1,788 Joined: 9 November 2007 Migration Status Temporary Resident My Location Rowville	BERTIE 7 Aug 2008, 11:24 PM I think so but we are still waiting on the migration agent to let us know if city and guilds is a recognised qualification in Oz if not we will have wait until we have been here for 2 years. The agency is called Fragomen global has anyone had dealings with them?? City and Guilds is recognised in Oz, so you should be OK. I have just had my trade skills assessed by TRA with a positive outcome.



andysarah	9 Aug 2008, 02:31 PM Post #8
Member Posts: 55 Group: Members Member #1,709 Joined: 28 September 2007	Hiya, We have had our PR now for a couple of months, it took about a month in total to process. This month also included some additional medical exams following the initial medical so held it all up about 2 wks, so if that hadn't happened our visa would have been issued within 2 weeks. The Melbourne office seem pretty quick as long as your application is complete. We used all the same paperwork for the ENS as for the 457, just included the new contract for OH job (the sponsoring job!), UK police checks and form 80. OH didn't need a skills assessment as he is a nurse so his vic nursing registration served that purpose, otherwise we would have needed to include a positive skills assessment. OH and kids didn't have new medicals as they had had full medicals in the UK within 12mths of the application being processed. I needed a full medical and new xray as I only had xray for our 457. We didn't use an agent, the application was really straightforward, so we saved a heap of cash. The hardest thing is making sure all of the docs are enclosed and everything that needs to be certified has been! A bit of a headache, but not difficult. Once it is lodged, the case officers at the business centre are also really helpful and easy to get hold off if you have a question. Good luck! Sarah



BERTIE	18 Aug 2008, 12:40 PM Post #9
Member Posts: 12 Group: Members Member #2,094 Joined: 9 April 2008	THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR RESPONSES!!!! WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR FRAGOMEN TO TELL US WHETHER WE ARE ELLIGIBLE OR NOT!! WISH WE HAD LODGED IT OURSELVES NOW ITS BEEN NEARLY 3 MONTHS NOW AND STILL NO CLEARER???


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