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[Fresh]

Hi Gill,

Thanks for the reply. I don't think I was clear. The job I have accepted is based in London, but it is with a TV channel that also has a base in Sydney. I know that they do transfer people, but as I've only been there on a short term contract for a couple of months, and only just been taken on as a permanent employee I haven't brought up the subject with HR. So I don't really know if I would be a candidate for transferal at some point. Even if I went the route of transferring, I think I'd need to move into a different role.

Although Charlotte Church may not be to everybody's taste, she is a lot more eligible for the Distinguished Talent visa than I am. That wouldn't be an option for me either.

I'm not sure if it's worth mentioning that my sister and her family live in New Zealand and apparently I have a distance relative who lives in the Northern Territory? I don't think either would make me more eligible.

[Gollywobbler]

Hi Gill,

Thanks for the reply. I don't think I was clear. The job I have accepted is based in London, but it is with a TV channel that also has a base in Sydney. I know that they do transfer people, but as I've only been there on a short term contract for a couple of months, and only just been taken on as a permanent employee I haven't brought up the subject with HR. So I don't really know if I would be a candidate for transferal at some point. Even if I went the route of transferring, I think I'd need to move into a different role.

Although Charlotte Church may not be to everybody's taste, she is a lot more eligible for the Distinguished Talent visa than I am. That wouldn't be an option for me either.

I'm not sure if it's worth mentioning that my sister and her family live in New Zealand and apparently I have a distance relative who lives in the Northern Territory? I don't think either would make me more eligible.

Hi Fresh

A TV company that has a permanently established base in Australia would probably be able to get you into Oz on a temporary sc 457 visa:

hthttp://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/sbs/

However, it would only be a temporary visa. One cannot predict whether the same employer would be able and willing to nominate you for PR in Australia. Somebody like a TV company is likely to use one of the large accountancy firms in order to get the visas for their employees to go all over the world. All of the large firms like KPMG have in-house visa departments and in Australia they employ Registered Migration Agents.

So I suspect it is a matter of chatting with the right person in HR when the moment is right for the chat and both of you can spare enough time.

Your distant relly in the NT cannot help unless s/he is able to get you a suitable job and an offer of employer-sponsorship to go with it. It would be worth contacting your relly just to enquire because one never knows.....

Your sister in NZ cannot help unless you want to go to NZ yourself? Several RMAs of my acqaintance (Kiwis themselves) have told me about an Idea. Apparently Bloggs emigrates to NZ. He then becomes a Permanent Resident of NZ and later he becomes an NZ Citizen.

NZ Citizens are entitled to a special visa automatically, whenever they arrive at a port of entry to Australia. Armed with this special NZ visa, a Kiwi is entitled to live in Australia indefinitely, do any job that he wants to do etc. However, the Kiwi does NOT become a Permanent Resident of Australia so he is not entitled to any State Benefits or the Australian State Age Pension. A Kiwi who wants to become a PR in Australia has to go through the same process as everyone else in order to emigrate to Oz instead of simly turning up brandishing a Kiwi passport.

I vaguely understand how it is supposed to work but I'm not sure whether it is really of any long term value unless one is already a Kiwi. If one has to emigrate to NZ and become an NZ Citizen first then this idea sounds a bit long-winded and not terribly satisfactory to me?

Cheers

Gill

[Fresh]

While I wait for the right time to bring up the subject with HR, I'm still looking at other routes. 1 option is to fire off CV's to video/TV production/distribution companies in SA (with intension of getting RSMS or 457. Something I SHOULD have done when I lived there before! Hindsight aye?). Still seriously considering the student visa if I can work out a way of financing it. There are a number of courses on CRICOS, most available through TAFE SA, that appeal. But there's a few issues I'm still figuring out:

1) What the best subject/trade would be to study to give me a good chance of employment and visa options (probably nursing is the safest option? My parents are also both ex-medical professionals)

2) Level of course. Diploma seems the wisest choice as the RSMS requires at least a diploma.

3) The length of course. Depends on my chosen pathway. I would need 90 weeks (2 years) to go for a graduate visa or SS with special circumstances afterwards.

4) 'No Further Stay'. I've seen that you need to say you only intend to stay temporarily. But this seems contadictary to the promotion of student to PR pathways etc. Although being level 1 assessment (from the UK) that shouldn't be a big issue anyway.

5) The overall financial cost would be a big part in deciding which course and for how long. I've read that they require you to have $60,000 at your desposal to cover living costs etc during your course. That seems a little crazy. Although they did have a similar financial requirement for my past WHV, but never asked for evidence. I think I could find the capitol to pay for the course, visa, flights, but would intend to work as much as possible (up to 20 hpw) to fund living costs.

Any past experience, suggestions or advice would be appreciated.