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Canberra (ACT) Sponsorship List Update

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:52:53 +0000

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

admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:53:17 +0000

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:

VICTORIA

ACT – Canberra

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES

the list:

http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/5788/STNI-Update-List-of-Occupations-22.09.11.pdf

regional:

http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/live-and-work-in-nsw/visa-and-migration/skilled-regional-migration

TASMANIA

QUEENSLAND

List

http://203.210.126.185/dsdweb/v4/apps/web/secure/docs/4498.pdf

NORTHERN TERRITORY

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South Australian State Sponsorship List – Amended

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:17:13 +0000

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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NSW State Sponsorship (SMP) List Released

admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:57:54 +0000

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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South Australia State Sponsorship List – Update

admin — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:29:52 +0000

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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State Sponsorship Lists – Update – South Australia

admin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:19:35 +0000

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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