@jobe: hello! Relative sponsor po ba gusto niyo or 457 (employer-sponsored)?
I can't speak about relative-sponsor visas, pero medyo may alam ako konti sa 457.
- Sponsorship of employing organisation
Yung business ng parents mo need to apply to be a sponsor bago ka ma-sponsoran as worker nila. Di naman ako makapag commment about your company, because I am not familiar with your business. May requirement kasi sila na may certain gross annual income in 2 of the last 4 fiscal years. Kaya, ang pansin kong nakakapag sponsor ay mining industries/infrastructure (engineers), the medical industry (nurses, doctors), information tech/ telecommunications (IT etc). Madami sa sponsoring organisations may labour agreement with the government, kaya mabilis ma-process ang visa.
- Employee nomination
They will then nominate you as prospective employer. Tricky lang sa 457 kasi may income-test at labour-test.
Income-test: you should be earning at least $60k per annum.
Labour-test: dapat walang PR or citizen makakagawa or kayang gawin ang magiging trabaho mo dito. Eto pinakamahirap tingin ko. Need kasi maging specialised talaga ang trabaho para ma-prove na mahirap nga humanap ng worker dito
- Visa
Kasama na dito ang skills assessment, medical, visa application itself. Iba-iba proceso sa skills assessment eh, depende sa industry. Pero dahil may employer ka na, may gabay ka. Sa kaso ko, skills assessment ko umaandar habang naghihintay ma-prub ang nomination. Kanya-kanyang style yan.
Goodluck po.