Mrs “A” is from Indonesia. She is 25 years old. Three months prior to consulting with Australia Migration Services, she applied for a protection visa as a dependent and the visa was refused. The visa application went through the judicial review process. She has a bridging visa and a section 48 bar which means she has very few options to apply for further visas.
Mrs “A” requested an initial consultation with us regarding the potential solutions for her and wants to know more about employer sponsorship visas. After examining her situation, we recognized that one of the best solutions we could offer to her is a subclass 482 work visa.
To meet the 482 work visa requirements at the time, the applicant must have at least 2 years of relevant work experience in their nominated occupation or a related field.
AMS consultant identified that Mrs “A” has 3 years of full-time experience as an IT technician. Her occupation was on the short-term occupation list which qualified Mrs “A” for a work visa for up to 2 years, with the option of renewal for an additional two years. Mrs “A” is fortunate enough to have a keen employer whom she has been working with and was ready to sponsor her as they are in short of good staff similar to Mrs “A“.
AMS was able to prepare all the employer’s documents and lodge the sponsorship and nomination while Mrs “A” continue working for the employer once all other requirements are completed, Mrs “A” was bound to travel overseas for a short trip to meet the requirements in the situation was that is the visa application must be submitted from abroad because Mrs “A” was a subject of section 48 bar. We were able to obtain a bridging visa for Mrs “A” to travel abroad while we apply for the visa and once lodged, Mrs “A” was able to return to Australia because she held a bridging visa to enter. We were able to have Mrs “A’s” work visa granted within 2 months from the date of lodgement and her sponsorship and nomination only took about 1 week to be approved.
In the long run, AMS has planned for Mrs “A” on a permanent visa pathway in Australia, after completing the skills assessment and by gaining sufficient work experience while holding the 482 visa. Mrs “A” has the option of a 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa or she may also be eligible for a regional or state-nominated visa subject to the state’s policy at the time. Thus Mrs “A” has a minimum of 3 prospect visa pathways and we will assist her continuously until she and her family achieve residence. We congrats Mrs “A” on achieving her first positive step towards PR and will assist her further to come. As for the protection visa review, it was no longer going to be successful and is no longer required.
Another successful case was solved and another happy client!!
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