rademakers Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 a big hello to you all from ore on the way to perth! i would like to ask you all for some advise. me and my wife and 3 childeren want to move from Holland to Perth i am a Carpenter (foreman) with over more 22 years of expierence in holland and in Scotland. what i see in Scotland and on the internet in Australie is that there is number of al sorts of carpentry jobs, from roof carpentry and kitchen fitters etc. In holland we dont know this we as a Carpenter are trained to do everything . so i thought maby i can try for a sponsorship? any help ore questions are more than welcome! kind regards mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Hi Mark and welcome to the forum. The he first thing to note is that it is very hard for trades to recieve sponsorship. though it is rarely the best way to go as it is usually just a temporary visa and has a lot of restrictions. Is there a reason you don't want to do skilled migration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rademakers Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 hello no there is no reason for not doing that. i wanted to have a look at both options, ore are there any more options that i dont maby? any advise is more then welcome. and if there are more carpenters on this forum who want to share there info ore expierence with me that wil be a great help to thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 The options come down to sponsored or permanent. The he sponsored route is very difficult as normally when a company needs to fill a vacancy, it needs it quickly. But the visa can take a number of months. Also, most trades people here are self employed. That is not possible under a sponsored visa. The he issue with sponsored visas is it is usually a 457 visa. This is only a temporary visa. It is tied to the employer, so if you lose your job, you only have 90 days to find another that is willing and able to sponsor. Note, not every company can sponsor and many won't. if you did not find a new sponsor within 90 days, you would have to leave the country. Social security is is not available to 457 holders. There is a fee of $4000 per year for families with children in school fees for 457 holders. The partners of 457 holders can find it more difficult to find work because they are only temporary. It it is for these reasons that the 457 route is rarely a good idea for families. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millie1978 Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 My husband is a carpenter. We got our permanent residency visa a few months ago. It took a long time to come through, but with a young family to consider it is definitely the better option. You do not want to be let go of your job and have 90 days to find another sponsor. Carpentry is still on the list of skilled shortages but in Perth as a carpenter jobs are harder to find as less houses etc being built. For this type of industry I just hope the economy starts to pick up again in Perth for my husbands future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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