If my hubby has been offered a job in Aus can he go over on the remainder of his NZ work permit?

Question

If not how hard is it to get a work visa rather than long business stay permit... He is an Automotive Technician...

Answer 1

a NZ visa means nothing in Australia,two different countries. he will need to apply or an Australian work visa

Answer 2

As other answerers have said, Australia and New Zealand are two completely separate countries and visas from one country are not valid for the other.

That said, if Automotive Technician and Motor Mechanic are the same thing, he won't have very much trouble at all getting even an independent (non sponsored) permanent visa. Sponsorship requires effort and expense on the employer's part and I doubt it will be necessary in your case. Motor Mechanic is on the Migrant Occupations in Demand List (MODL) and if that's what he does, his visa application should receive priority processing, particularly with a job offer in hand. An applicant for a MODL job must have solid, recent work experience to be eligible.

Following are direct links to the immigration web pages you'll need to look at:

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1121... (the SOL list of required occupations)

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-s... (the MODL)

http://www.immi.gov.au/asri/a-z.htm#a (skills recognition -  very important)

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-s... (the points test - MODL applicants with job offers and experience have no trouble with this)

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/characte... (character)

http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/health-r... (health)

All other info.: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/index.htm

Answer 3

No; NZ and Australia are two different countries, you can't have a visa for one country then skip to another.

He will have to apply for a work permit - if he's been offered a job and they sponser him, it's alot easier.

See Australian Immigration for more info

http://www.immi.gov.au

and http://workingin-australia.com/

Answer 4

NZ work permit is for NZ not Australia