international students are no longer covered by medicare, and all students needs to buy a oshc insurance on enrolment and is a condition for issuance of student visa....

that would be debatable...there are many people who would thoroughly enjoyed spending up to a year living and travelling in oz...and working odd jobs to pay for it....a relative being one of them....

if your profession is not in the sol, it would be difficult to both get a job offer, as well as to get a work visa...

people on accompanying study visa will normally be allowed to work, but if your qualification is not accredited by the respective Oz professional regulatory bodies, you cannot work in that capacity....

This post has been edited by limeuu: Mar 31 2017, 08:35 AM

like i said, if your qualification is not in the sol, you will not easily find a job, and even if you do, you will face problems getting a visa....finance and banking is not in the sol...

i sometimes don't understand why international students go study in oz, and then suddenly think they are citizens and should have equal rights and are discriminated by the racist aussies....

hello....you are NOT an australian....you just go study there....you have NO right to jobs there....

however, since they are short of some professionals, they take in a lot of immigrants who have the right skills (amongst other considerations)....

and they will normally want "local experience" ie having worked in oz before....over people just off the boat (or plane)...

you want to stay and work there, you jolly FIT yourself into the system....NOT expect them to bend over to accommodate you...

finally, how is preferring and prioritising your own residents (citizens and prs) racist?....don't all countries do that?...including msia?....

The 457 visa is specifically for occupations on the sol and employers sponsored, so of course you cannot go work as waiters ...

But to bar international students is a bummer....Many earn their pocket money this way....

people on a valid work and holiday visa (462) are allowed to work...

the people who make headlines are NOT on a work and holiday visa....they enter as tourists, and then illegally work....

msians are not eligible for the working holiday 417 visa...

what that means is, under the old 457, there is an option to apply for a pr after 2 years...

actually, under the new rules, there is still an option, but only after 3 years, and only for the medium and long term 4 years visa....it effectively means no chance under the 2 year short term visa...

he will be eligible for graduate work visa....to stay back for 18 months....

whether he will get a job, depends on the labour market...which is very tight for engineers...in fact, there is a possibility engineers will be removed from the sol in july....in which case, he will not be eligible for graduate work visa, but will still be for post study work visa....which is useless as there is little option to stay beyond the 2 years....

actually, the 457 still exist, just called another name, with changes in conditions....it will become more difficult and expensive....

the new mltssl list is not much different from the old sol...so people with these professions are not much affected...

the new stsol however will have a lot less professions than the old csol....

the nett effect is, the professionals are not much affected....but the skilled workers will be....

this only affect the 457 visa...there will be significant changes to the 189/190 visas in july....

apply for the new long term tss lah....

is it still on the stsol?

if your qualification an engineering, or an IT one.....?

IT professionals will not be affected....

since july last year, several professions are on the watch list, for review and potential removal from the sol...that page has been removed, as recent events has overtaken...

iirc, these includes engineers, doctors, accountants and lawyers...

they review this yearly, and a new sol (now mltssl) is issued in july....we will wait for the july revision to see what they have removed....

p/s found it....list of flagged professions...

https://www.education.gov.au/flagged-occupations-sol-2016-17

This post has been edited by limeuu: Apr 21 2017, 04:13 PM

Professions are in the list because there is a shortage of these people...That's the whole point of the sol, and independent migration...

The resources slowdown means there is a lot less demand for engineers...And the last 2-3 years, getting an engineering job is difficult...So it's the other way round...Less jobs hence on the watch list....

Being on the flag however doesn't necessarily mean removal...It just mean they reassess the demand and decide on current conditions, if a profession should be removed.... Many times in the past, flagged professions continued to remain in the list...When the statistics show shortage remains...

This time round, it's likely...

this revision of the 457 visa is designed to give priority to australians, which is of course the right thing to do...

australian here refers to both citizens and permanant residents...in fact pr have all the rights (medicare, 1st house owner's grant etc) and responsibilities (taxes, levies) as citizens, with the exception of right to vote, and some sensitive federal jobs (for obvious reasons, remember pr are still citizens of other countries)....

that is in contrast to foreigners with temporary residence visas (457, other temporary work visas, students), who are NOT australians...until they get a pr...

therefore, this move is positive for prs.....as well as those who are applying for the 189...just that conditions are changing, and some professions may find the door closed come july...

based on the eoi, selection for processing depends on the number of vacancies in your nominated profession, and the points you have...the higher, the faster....i know people who got called for processing 10 days after submission of eoi...

You don't submit anything at eoi....The actual process actually only starts when you get called for processing.... However, you need to have your ielts and skill assessment completed before you submit eoi, and they will reference them directly...

190 is state sponsored independent migration...They give you a visa... That's all...

Everything else, you do yourself....And pay yourself....So your better have a significant war chest to see you through the first few months...

This post has been edited by limeuu: Apr 22 2017, 10:16 PM

for 190, you can approach the state/territory and get a sponsorship BEFORE eoi, and that will help your application....