Hi All,
I need some advice for my current situation. I have a 482 that expires in Jun 2027. My partner and I are applying for a partner visa in July this year. The average time is 18 months which is quite long.
The issue is that my current role has become quite draining and toxic. I dread working everyday, have been at the company over 4 years now. It's really taxing mentally.
Within my current occupation there is really no job opening that is willing to sponsor people, and I feel like Im stuck in a box. I have 2 options, 1 is to stay till a minimum of Jan next year and then quit and do nothing for 6 months and let my visa naturally go onto bridging. Or the other is quit, go back and then wait for the partner visa to get approved.
Are those my only options? I know that i need a 'substantive visa' to get bridging visa, and if I leave the company and my visa gets cancelled after 6 months of not finding another employer, I would not be able to get the bridging visa for the partner visa.
It's really hard waking up everyday and having to deal with the stress of this and Im not sure if it's even worth waiting at this point. Any advice would help, thanks