Anyone here has successfully applied for a prospective marriage visa recently? I'm a PR there and planning to bring my partner over.. How long does the process usually takes and any tips to share to increase the success rate? Really worried that her application might get rejected..

I went through the partner visa (defacto). Are you married to your partner? If so a marriage certificate will definitely ease the entire process. Mine took 3 months in total but was given a TR.

Unlikely. There are a bunch of graduates out there which are seeking jobs with legitimate visa, also you will be competing against locals as well. No employer will want to look at your resume unless you have a niche skill unfortunately.

What I would really recommend is to gain some working experience in Singapore and try again in Australia after having around 3-5 years experience. Getting a PR would definitely boost your chances for work employment.

Hi, hope my comment will give you a clear guideline.

what's your engineering profession? i'll not giving you a cold shower before you giving more specific info about yourself.
obviously your working experience or i would say yet to have much experience. getting a WHV won't land you an engineering job. noted that you only be able to work with ONE firm for 3 - 6 mths only. If i'm the employer, why should i employ short term whilst with no local experience? besides that i have to pay minimum wages @ $45k/annum.
there are various reason why you can't get a job in SG. My suggestion you could try China, HK or middle east as you're still young and bright. Pack your bags and explore the world while working.

The other way for Oz to employ is thru visa 457 working visa. this only apply when your skills really rare here and need it so desperately.

Hope my comment really helps. Good luck

i got most my friends here once a defacto visa. it's very bumpy route but it's worth.
make sure both of you married and will boost up the chances. the partner will get TR after 3 mths. PR will be granted if you fulfill the requirement and may took approximate 1-2 years.
that's why i said, if you so eager wanna get PR here, die die also wanna get, marry an angmoh girl or boy then sure can get......sorry just kidding

Spot on. I got a fresh graduate master degree engineering colleagues in my company being jobless for a year previously.
Joining my current company due to relationship with the boss.
Working in here also talk about who you know, not who you are......

partner visa will be given TR as well for 2 years

easier if you are a programmer

yes i am software enginner / programmer in MALAYSIA

but i wish to change to other role(related with IT) as I already tired with this job.

other IT jobs are harder to get it unless you have connections eg. you know the hiring manager etc. I've got a network friend who got a job easily but he has CCIE

This post has been edited by DarReNz: Apr 6 2016, 02:53 PM

Anyone here on student visa with dependants in Australia?

Any accountants here working in Australia? Just wondering if anyone has any tips for a Big four interview, do they ask lots of technical questions?

Technical questions will be probably 20% the rest of the questions 80% will be about yourself.

They mostly want to know if you fit in with them...your plans for the future etc.

could be different for you, but based on my experience this has been it.

Anyone here is a chef? I start a biz on the F&B

under subclass 487 visa - does the employer has the rights to withheld tax on the employee behalf and pay to the tax authority straight?

The employer should also pay super for the employees. Is this portion taxable and counted towards your annual remuneration?

Hi. Depends which position that you are referring to. If S2 and above usually yes. The one that my gf had previously was about 20 minutes discussion over technical questions.

Where are you currently based at and how's the rental there ?
Im surveying for a foodstall kiosk to take over in Sydney.

I am not sure if I am an Accountant as per se as I am not in audit or tax, but I can share my experience with you since I working in one of the Big 4s in the consulting / Corp Finance practice. I am not sure what is the angle of your question so I will just share what I have been through and hopefully you can get some idea on what to prepare for.

The first stage is usually a telephone interview where the HR will give you a call and ask more about your background and your intention. This is typically a filtering process before the HR forward your CV to the hiring Manager. If the hiring Manager likes your CV, they will proceed to arrange an interview with you face to face. It usually take 2 days to a week before they come back to you because they need to schedule the hiring manager's time to have an interview with you. (Managers are quite busy).

If you are not in Australia, they will arrange an interview with you through video-conferencing (It is quite common these days, although some still prefer to chat with you physically, hence the reluctance to employ oversea candidate because they can't 'gauge' you properly without physical presence). at this stage, the hiring manager will be chatting with you about your work experience and why Australia etc, and maybe throw you some question regarding your technical field. Again, you will need to wait for another week or 2 before you know you succeed as they are also interviewing other candidates during your waiting period.

The third stage usually involve a case study / test. In my case, I had a phone call again with the hiring director who then gave me specific instructions on how the test will be conducted and what is expected in the test. The materials was emailed to me 15 minutes before the call and I was given an hour to read the case and prepare my answers. The director called me an hour later and ask for the answers. They will not tell you whether you pass or fail and you are expected to wait for a day or 2 before they come back to you.

If you pass the technical test, you will proceed to the final stage of the interview, which is meeting / video-conferencing with the Partner. At this stage, it is very likely that you will be getting the job unless for a very rare stroke of misfortune the Partner decided he or she does not like you. The session is really for the Partner to know more about you and officially tell you he will be making an offer. However, you may have to wait for another 3-4 weeks before the HR give you a call and talk to you about your salary package and your employment start date.

Tips? - do not fear the interviewer just because they are in the position of hiring - speak like they are your equal and be confident to ask anything.

It is very hard to express what I mean by that but I think a lot ppl, esp Asians, because out of respect to the superiors / hiring managers, they avoid asking confrontational questions or difficult questions that will make interviewer think. Aussies are generally very open with questions and the more you ask, the better impression they have with you. Fluency of english is definitely helpful. I suppose I do not need to talk about technical knowledge since it is given.

Hope that helps.

I am not a tax expert so I am not in the position to give you any tax advise here. I am merely telling you based on what I understood so far so that you can verify that / check with qualified tax advisors on your own later.

Yes, the employer has the right. In fact, Under the Pay as you go (PAYG) withholding rules prescribed by the ATO, as long as you are deemed employee (not contractor), employers have an obligation to collect tax from payments they make to you.

The super contribution made by the employer is generally taxable at a concessionary rate of 15%. I am not sure what you mean by 'counted towards your annual remuneration', but generally your annual remuneration includes superannuation contribution. For example, let's say your annual package is AUD100k, this include AUD9.5k (9.5%) superannuation contribution from employer, which will be taxed at 15%. In other words, your actual pay that you 'received' is only AUD90.5k, before tax.

Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

This post has been edited by Justin Wong: Apr 17 2016, 11:14 PM

Agreed