> Hi there. New to this board and have been trying to ask a question for
> 3 weeks but too stupid to find the button!
> Anyway, seem to have sorted it now. I am not familiar with all the
> different types of visas available. We have applied for a 457
> sponsored visa, as partner has been offered a job. We were told this
> was the quickest - given the impression that permanent ones could take
> anything up to 2 years and did not want to wait that long.
> Does anyone know roughly how long these 457 visas are taking?
> We have only been asked to have xrays and not medicals as these
> apparently are not required - just wondering about that as looking at
> previous posts, everyone seems to have had full medicals.
> Sorry to be so silly, but new to computer world, new to this site, and
> new to the idea of chaning our life to live in Australia - all very
> exciting.
Hello and welcome!
There is lots of info on here on 457 visas - just do a search at the top
of the page. You don't need a medical for a 457 visa, and it takes
approx 4-8 weeks to get the visa. Do you know if the company will
sponsor you for a permanent visa once you arrive?
Ruth
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