Restriction of State Sponsorship (PLS HELP)

[royalequeenbee]

I am currently confused. We are State Sponsored by SA and currently holding a permanent resident visa. Me and my husband is having a hard time looking for a job here. My relatives in Melbourne is encouraging us to go there already, at least someone will support us and we'll have free accommodation. because we are running out of cash already. Is this possible to transfer since we are permanent resident already? are there penalties or legal actions when we do this? just making sure. thanks

[jb12]

Hi royalequeenbee,

Check out the following web link I found on the internet with a similar issue as you and your husband.



I'm assuming you and your husband were granted visa 176? If yes, it stated the obligation is a 2 yr requirement. Unless someone on this forum can give a friend or relative's example of having left the state they were sponsored to know the consequences? Would DIAC do a check at towards the 2 yr mark for each person granted this visa?

However, when and if you and your husband decide to apply for Australian citizenship, DIAC maybe able to uncover information?

Skilled – Sponsored (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 176)

[naoto]

Ring DIAC. If you have compelling reasons (running low on cash, relatives etc) DIAC might wave the 2 years requirement.
There is a lot of talk this is a moral obligation. You can start working in Melb and later, say 5 years down the road, do the two years in SA.
Im not sure how this will impact your citizenship application as I'm sure DIAC will check. However a number of people moved from SA to other states and found jobs quickly. Considering job market in SA is probably the worst in Australia.

Also there is there anything standing between you residing in Melbourne and looking for a job in SA?

[shonawilke]

Originally Posted by royalequeenbee

I am currently confused. We are State Sponsored by SA and currently holding a permanent resident visa. Me and my husband is having a hard time looking for a job here. My relatives in Melbourne is encouraging us to go there already, at least someone will support us and we'll have free accommodation. because we are running out of cash already. Is this possible to transfer since we are permanent resident already? are there penalties or legal actions when we do this? just making sure. thanks

From everything I have read the 2 years is a "moral" obligation, and won't affect your visa, however should you somewhere along the line wish to get Australian citizenship it would be an issue.. That being said I have heard that if you are battling to find a job you can talk to DIAC about it. They are generally lenient about allowing you to leave the state if you cannot find a job in that state without penalising you in the long run. I may be wrong but that is everything I have read

[bangalg]

Originally Posted by shonawilke

From everything I have read the 2 years is a "moral" obligation, and won't affect your visa, however should you somewhere along the line wish to get Australian citizenship it would be an issue.. That being said I have heard that if you are battling to find a job you can talk to DIAC about it. They are generally lenient about allowing you to leave the state if you cannot find a job in that state without penalising you in the long run. I may be wrong but that is everything I have read

From what you have read, is the process of seeking permission to move out of the state a long and bureaucratic one?

[shonawilke]

Originally Posted by bangalg

From what you have read, is the process of seeking permission to move out of the state a long and bureaucratic one?

No one has actually said, but I never got the impression that it was. Don't believe I have seen that asked before so possibly has not been an issue.

[jimmyver]

Hi friends, I also have the similar prob like "royalequeenbee" suppose if I get a job offer from state other than SA, and ask for SA govt aproval to move out of state. how long it takes?