[ian and sandra]

If you get a job offer dou you go in quicker skills shortage area ,
and do you have to stop in that job a certain time etc

[Georgebulldog]

Hi & Welcome to the forum
I'm sure there's someone out there that knows a bit more than I do but I can say that my OH had a job offer & because of this & the date he had in writting to start the new job it was rushed through in a few weeks & this was over the Xmas period too.
Good luck

[ian and sandra]

Thanks for your reply and wellcome george ,how long does he have to stop in that job and did he get pr with it

[macuser]

Hi, I think that if you get PR based on a job offer your residence has a condition attached, (18A) that states you must stay in that job for 3 months. After 3 months is up you apply to get the condition lifted and then you are free to change jobs, stop work, whatever you like.

HTH

Helen

[CJ22]

It depends. If the job offer is from an approved employer, and you apply for a work-to-residence visa (talent stream), then yes it is quicker, as you avoid the EOI part of the process. This gets you a 2-year visa. However, if you want to stay after that you still have to apply for a residents visa, so you end up spending more time on the process and more expense (for e.g. you'll need to do two medicals). If the employer is not approved and you apply via the WTR route, it's no quicker, as you still have to endure the EOI process.

[ian and sandra]

heck its very complex innit :exit

[IanW99]

It depends. If the job offer is from an approved employer, and you apply for a work-to-residence visa (talent stream), then yes it is quicker, as you avoid the EOI part of the process. This gets you a 2-year visa. However, if you want to stay after that you still have to apply for a residents visa, so you end up spending more time on the process and more expense (for e.g. you'll need to do two medicals). If the employer is not approved and you apply via the WTR route, it's no quicker, as you still have to endure the EOI process.

If you go for a WTR then you are normally given a 30 month visa (not 2 year), this allows you time to get the WTR changed to a PR at the end of 2 years.

Ian

[ian and sandra]

If you allready have an eoi succesfully lodged and are awaiting a potential ita then its different again i suppose scenario wise

[CJ22]

If you go for a WTR then you are normally given a 30 month visa (not 2 year), this allows you time to get the WTR changed to a PR at the end of 2 years.

Ian

Quite right. I was thinking 'you can apply for a PR after 2 years', giving you 6 months to get it sorted (which still seems silly to me).