Hi all.

I'll try to make my question brief. I am 24 year old US Citizen with a teritary degree in business/accounting. I have been working in my profession for the past 3 years. I am in the process of getting my skill assessment. From there, I will apply for migrant sponsorship through South Australia (since I want to live in Adelaide and accounting is listed on the MODL as well as a high priority for South Australia). After that, I will begin the lengthy DIAC process for a subclass 176 Sponsored Migrant visa (I've heard in excess of 7 months!! Ouch!) .

Here is my question:

After applying for the Sponsored Migrant visa with DIAC while in the USA, can I come to Australia on a Work and Holiday Visa (subclass 462) while the visa is being processed? I know I need to send in medical/police checks and I will front-load these shortly after applying for the subclass 176 visa. However, will coming to Australia on this Work and Holiday Visa somehow cancel my subclass 176 application? From my research on the DIAC site, I only need to be outside Australia at the time a decision is made on the subclass 176 visa, not while it is being processed. The site also states that DIAC will inform me to leave the country if I am there if a decision is going to be made soon.

Is my interpretation correct? If you are still reading this message, THANK YOU. And if you can provide a response, I will THANK YOU EVEN MORE! hehe