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Canberra (ACT) Sponsorship List Update
Posted by admin in 176, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australian State Sponsored Visas, SMP, SMPs, SOL on January 30th, 2012
Today the ACT Government (Canberra) has announced changes to its State Sponsorship List: 160 occupations have been removed from the new list and 5 occupations have been added.However, despite the removal of a large number of occupations, migration agents will be able to approach the ACT for sponsorship for unlisted (off the list) occupations.
The government has also introduced significant changes to its criteria and guidelines, including removal of financial criteria.
More information about these changes will be available on the ACT website shortly.
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Australian State Sponsored Visas – Links to State Sponsorship Lists
Posted by admin in 176, Australia - News, Australian Skilled Visas, SMP, SMPs, South Australia State Sponsorship List, State and Territory Nominations, australian points test on September 21st, 2011
Victoria has overnight updated its list of occupations for the purposes of state sponsorship nominations.
Below is a link to the Victorian list of currently sponsored occupations, as well as the links to the occupations being sponsored by the remaining Australian States and Territories:
the list:
regional:
http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/live-and-work-in-nsw/visa-and-migration/skilled-regional-migration
List
http://203.210.126.185/dsdweb/v4/apps/web/secure/docs/4498.pdf
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South Australian State Sponsorship List – Amended
Posted by admin in Australian State Sponsored Visas, SMP, SMPs, Skilled Occupations List, South Australia, State Migration Plan, State and Territory Nominations on April 1st, 2011
Immigration South Australia has advised that due to having reached the planning levels for the 2010-11 Program Year, these occupations are no longer listed on the list of occupations currently available for sponsorship:
225213 – ICT ICT Sales Representative
262112 – ICT Security Specialist
323111 – Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)
333212 – Solid Plasterer
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Sort Out My Visa is a registered and licensed Australian and NZ visa specialist, providing visa and migration services to individuals and families wanting to travel to, conduct business, work or live in Australia or New Zealand. Visit Sort Out My Visa for more information.
NSW State Sponsorship (SMP) List Released
Posted by admin in 176, Australian State Sponsored Visas, SMP, SMPs on March 9th, 2011
The NSW Government has finally released its long awaited NSW State Migration Plan (SMP).
The plan lists 138 occupations, most of which are available for provisioal regional sponsorship visa purposes, rather than the permanent 176 skilled sponsored visas. The occupations that are listed on the SMP but not on DIAC’s Schedule 3 Skilled Occupation List are:
For Skilled Regional Sponsored Subclasses 475 and 487:
• Chef
• Baker
• Fitter (General)
• Metal Machinist (1st Class)
• Toolmaker
• Cabinet Maker
And for Skilled Sponsored Subclasses 176 and 186:
• Insurance Broker
• Solicitor
Further, these occupations are temporarily closed as allocated numbers for this migration program year (to 30 June 2011) have already been reached:
• Financial Investment Adviser
• Life Scientist
• Biochemist
• Pastrycook
• Production Manager (Manufacturing)
• Vocational Education Teacher
• Corporate General Manager
• Medical Administrator
• Pharmacist (Hospital)
• Pharmacist (Retail)
Existing applications currently with DIAC and which have nominated occupations which are on the NSW State Migration Plan will receive Priority Group 2 processing.
For more information about sponsorship from NSW please click here.
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Sort Out My Visa is a registered and licensed Australian and NZ visa specialist, providing visa and migration services to individuals and families wanting to travel to, conduct business, work or live in Australia or New Zealand. Visit Sort Out My Visa for more information.
South Australia State Sponsorship List – Update
Posted by admin in 176, SMP, SMPs, South Australia State Sponsorship List, State Migration Plan, State and Territory Nominations on February 21st, 2011
The State of South Australia has announced that the following occupations will be removed from its list in the next coming days:
• 221112 – Management Accountant
• 232412 – Illustrator
• 233612 – Petroleum Engineer
• 272511- Social Worker
• 331213 – Joiner
• 411213 – Dental Technician
Please note that even if your application has been submitted on-line and the documents sent, your application will not proceed if your occupation is remved from the list before your application is finalised.
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Sort Out My Visa is a registered and licensed Australian and NZ visa specialist, providing visa and migration services to individuals and families wanting to travel to, conduct business, work or live in Australia or New Zealand. Visit Sort Out My Visa for more information.
State Sponsorship Lists – Update – South Australia
Posted by admin in 176, Australia, SMPs, South Australia State Sponsorship List, State and Territory Nominations on October 21st, 2010
Immigration South Australia have advised that the following occupations will be removed from the current Interim Occupations List and/or will not be included in the State Sponsored Migration List (SSML) when they are (finally) released:
- Civil Engineer
- Software Engineer
- Developer Programmer
- ICT Business Analyst
- Systems Analyst
- Production or Plant Engineer.
For more information, and to access the full interim South Australia list, please follow this link: South Australia Interim Sponsorship List
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Sort Out My Visa is a registered and licensed Australian and NZ visa specialist, providing visa and migration services to individuals and families wanting to travel to, conduct business, work or live in Australia or New Zealand. Visit Sort Out My Visa for more information.

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