4th March 2009, 01:47 PM
I work with a number of antipodean planners very few of whom have managed to get extensions to their visas and are having to go home. These are qualified planners with relevant masters degrees, some employed directly some as agency staff. Essentially to employ someone from outside the EU and justify the visa the employer has to justify why that person is better than anyone else who applied for the job. And under the current rules performance in that job cannot be counted to demonstrate your expertise in doing the job. This is unless you can find an employer to sponsor you, even then, they still have to justify why you are the best person for the job.
Do you have a useful grandparent?
Do you have a useful grandparent?