DavidA Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Hi all! Thanks for reading this. I am after advice about an opportunity that has come me and my girlfriends way. We are both half way through our 2nd year of our working holiday visa's and now working away in Perth and living in Freo. My employer wants to sponsor me on a 457 visa and is adamant he can due to having sponsored other people in the same way. I'm an audio visual technician with lots of valuable experience. My girlfriend and I have decided to look into this option of staying here in aussie for longer! My question is - how do I get her visa to change too? Does she go on mine and is it relatively straight forward? We have been together over a year and shes from Italy. Whilst her english is very good is she required to sit a test etc? Please excuse my lack of research, I know I could look into the rules on the government and migration website but this doesn't provide any personal experiences! Any advice on how easy this would be or any problems we would come across would be great! Thank you in advance, David & Francesca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Do you live together? If so, then you can put her on your visa as a de facto and no, she would not need to pass english. But, you must be able to establish you live together as if married for at least 6 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidA Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Thanks for the reply! Yes we have been living together for about a year. During that time we have lived in perth for 6 months and previously during our farm work and then before that in Manly, NSW. We don't have a shared bank account or anything like that though and we have been staying in shared accommodation. Many thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 In theory, she should qualify. You problem might be proving it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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