Can Australians apply for sponsorship?

[Abdul.hani]

Okay so i wanted to apply for sponsorship in the Carnival corporations and plc but instead i found this forum.
Does anyone here know if i could apply for sponsorship? Wouldn't want to give them a bad first impression asking the wrong questions, so i thought i would ask here first.

Thanks for the help!

[Pilot Chris]

Your biggest issue will be tax as Australia has no tax free system, I was with the Carnival group and had to leave as soon as I got my Australian Visa as I would have been on less money as a staff captain than a rubbish collector in Australia (seriously!) also the company had a policy of not hiring a Australians due to the tax issues.

[Abdul.hani]

Well what about Egyptians? Ive got a dual citizenship, and do u know of any other competitive cruise company with carnival that i would have a chance at joining? Thats if all hope is lost here...

[Abdul.hani]

Your biggest issue will be tax as Australia has no tax free system, I was with the Carnival group and had to leave as soon as I got my Australian Visa as I would have been on less money as a staff captain than a rubbish collector in Australia (seriously!) also the company had a policy of not hiring a Australians due to the tax issues.

oh and does that mean that im screwed as long as im with my australian passport or what? Like what should i do now, change fields or something? U got my head spinnin with that tax thing man. What about if there are companies that like dont pay taxes i heard about those does that mean that i also pay tax?

[CharlieDelta]

Unfortunately your chances with Carnival are slim to nothing. The company has its own cadetship scheme in place and berths tend to be full most of the time.

Don't lose hope, you just need to cast your net a bit wider to get your seatime and consider companies outside the cruise sector.

[Abdul.hani]

To tell you the truth im in this field because i heard the money was great, i dont know what to do so i just thought about the money. So if the cruise sector isnt for me, then what sector would u prefer money wise for my nationalities. Something that has nothing to do with taxes i hope..

[Pilot Chris]

I'm afraid with a Australian passport you are screwed unless you work on Australian based ships as then you are paid enough to negate the tax issue but the fleet is very small (at present there are no vacancies apart from 1 vacancy for a full DP holder).

If you work for another company outside of Australia the Australian tax man will eventually catch you and you will have problems.

[Abdul.hani]

I'm afraid with a Australian passport you are screwed unless you work on Australian based ships as then you are paid enough to negate the tax issue but the fleet is very small (at present there are no vacancies apart from 1 vacancy for a full DP holder).

If you work for another company outside of Australia the Australian tax man will eventually catch you and you will have problems.

Haha so its like Tom and Jerry if i work outside Australia. What about in the gulf i asked the australian maritime college about sponsorship and they said that most of the students they get go to abu dhabi for sponsorship. But i didnt ask about the taxes, and why do i have to pay taxes i mean most of my life ive been in egypt and never paid taxes to anyone.

How do i find australian companies? Is there a site or something?

thanks alot!

[Abdul.hani]

Oh and btw, what about shell? If i wanted to work in it will i also be taxed? Its based in australia but idk where its from.