Sad news...looks like i am off to the UK

**Preen59** · 15-01-2010, 08:03 PM

Ohh no mate.. It's such a shame..

Annoys me that if you had of come here illegally you could have been SUPPORTED by the govt.. But that's another matter...

There's got to be a job around somewhere for you, mate.. Surely. You're a smart guy and i'd reckon there's more than one thing you could do. Don't want to move to Orange and design fridges do you?

**OEM G60** · 15-01-2010, 10:27 PM

Oh man this sucks.

Could you apply for permanent residency using your qualifications and experience? Surely you would have at least 50 points for your line of work?

I was on a sponsership visa when i first came here in 1999, i didn't like the fact that i could only be with one empoyer to stay in the country so i went for permanent residency, i ended up going back to the UK for a few years while i sorted it all out, but i could of applied from Australia, surely you could do it?

I wish you the best of luck mate, but i reckon if you really want to live here then there will be a way around it.

**schoona** · 16-01-2010, 07:49 AM

That sounds rough as.

As the other boys said, can you change the classification of your VISA?

**Blitzen** · 16-01-2010, 09:41 AM

Man, that really dose suck the big one...With a massive trade shortage in Australia, you should be granted citizenship straight up...Its not like you floated into Australia on a fridge, then went on a hunger strike so you could stay...Wait, now there is an idea, do you have a spare fridge?? We can get this sorted!!

**velly_16v_cab** · 17-01-2010, 09:06 AM

lol...cheers for the kid word peeps

no its not got anything to do with the 'one ford' stuff on the news. The Falcon is set to run till 2018

It is just the lack of new projects, load of us got taken on 2 years ago and the work had faded off now. the sicken thing is i dropped the ball last year getting my PR and i ws going to start looking back into it this weekend (doh!)

My problem is that i am on a 457 visa which it tied into my agent so i MUST work for them.
So if my agent cant find me another job (which i am not hold out for off them as they are pants!)
i will need to find a job who will take over my current visa
or find a job who will contract me with my current agent.

i will be hitting the job sites hard on monday, seen a few jobs on there so lets see if they play ball with my visa.

will keep you all informed on what happens

Vel