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NSW State Sponsorships – Subclass 190 Nominations – Closed Until July 2013

admin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:29:09 +0000

Applications for NSW nomination under the Skilled Nominated Subclass 190 visa for the 2012-13 financial year have reached full capacity and have closed for this year.

Applications for the Subclass 190 visa will open again in July 2013.NSW continues to accept applications for nominations for other visa classes, including the Significant Investor Visa.

Applications received for NSW nomination under the Skilled Nominated Subclass 190 visa up to close-of-business on 11 April 2013 will be processed as usual. Any application that has already been received and is currently being processed will continue to be processed. Details of the 2013-14 intake for the Subclass 190 visa will be available in July 2013.

We have been advised that applications for NSW nomination under the Skilled Nominated Subclass 190 visa for the 2012-13 financial year have reached full capacity and have closed for this year.

We have also been advised that the State will resume accepting applications for subclass 190 nominations in July 2013.

In the meantime the State will continue to process applications received up to close-of-business on 11 April 2013.

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Employment Opportunities in Canberra, Australia

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:03:25 +0000

ActewAGL is a Canberra based multi-utility company offering electricity, natural gas, water and wastewater services.

We have been advised by the skilled and business migration team in Canberra that they are seeking to recruit 8 senior engineers. ActewAGL will be willing to consider supporting the right candidate to obtain a Temporary Business Long Stay Subclass 457 visa, followed by permanent residence.

If you are a senior engineer and you are interested in migrating to Canberra, please get in touch with your CV.

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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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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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ACT (Canberra) State Migration Plan Update

admin — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:37:38 +0000

The Australian Capital territory (ACT) has now released it’s list of sponsored occupations under its new State Migration Plan (SMP).

The ACT State Migration Plan (SMP) Occupation List and the 176 / 886 Nomination guidelines that now apply can be found on the ACT Website.

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Victoria Releases New Sponsorship List

admin — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:29:50 +0000

We are very excited to be able to confirm that Victoria will be releasing it’s long awaited new list of sponsored occupations (via the SMP – State Migration Plan) tomorrow, 3rd November 2010.

Under the Plan the number of skilled migrants that the Victorian Government can sponsor against each occupation listed on the State Sponsorship Eligibility Lists is limited by a quota, and by an overall cap on the total number of applications that can be sponsored each year.

For 2010-11 Victoria’s cap is 4,500 visa grants, which includes primary and secondary applicants.

Advice will be placed against the relevant occupation/s on the State Sponsorship Eligibility Lists on teh Victoria website, stating that applications are not currently being accepted for that occupation and/or if the quota has been reached.

For a full list of occupations eligible for Victorian Government state sponsorship consideration, see the LiveinVictoria website:
Eligibility Lists

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ACT State Sponsored List – Updated

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:51:01 +0000

The Australian Capital Territory has updated its state sponsored list and will apply the updated list from 1 April 2010.

As of 1 April the following occupations will no longer be considered for ACT Government sponsorship:

2294 – Business and Organisation Analyst
2221 – Marketing and Advertising Professionals
2533 – Designer and Illustrators
2422 – Teacher VET

Sponsorship of the occupation of 3421 – Welfare Associate Professionals – will be limited.

And sponsorship of the following occupations will now be considered under the quota list (this means that the ACT must be contacted first, to ascertain whether your state sponsorship application will be considered):

2231-11 Systems Manager; Proficient English.
2231-13 Systems Designer; Proficient English.
2231-15 Software Designer; Proficient English.
2231-17 Applications and Analyst Programmer; Proficient English.
2231-19 Systems Programmer; Proficient English.
2231-21Computer Systems Auditor; Proficient English.
2211 – Accountant; Proficient English.
2212 – Accountant – External Auditor; Proficient English.
4931 – Hairdresser – Proficient English.

The Australia Capital Territory (ACT) Sponsorships Are Back!

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:14:49 +0000

We have been waiting anxiously for the release of the new ACT State Sponsorship lists, and here they are:

ACT Sponsorship List of Occupations in Demand

ACT Sponsorship “Off List” of Quota Occupations

Thankfully, the ACT has clearly given a lot of consideration to the skills shortages in the ACT. And the news is good on all fronts – tradesmen/women, engineers, IT professionals, and health professionals are just some of the skilled workers required in the ACT. Here is more information about the ACT’s guidelines:

ACT (subclass 176 visa) Sponsorship Guidelines-September 09

ACT (subclass 886 visa) Sponsorship Guidelines- September 09

With a population of just over 300,000, the ACT is not so much as “territory” as it is a city. In fact, it comprises Australia’s Capital City, Canberra, it houses Australia’s High Court, and it is surrounded by great countryside.

The ACT has long been maligned by many as a boring bureaucratic hub, but it is in fact much more than that. As the seat of Government it has great job potentials, it is young, vibrant, safe, and within driving distance of Sydney and Melbourne.The ACT has the lowest unemployment rate and the highest paid salaries. And the ACT representatives are extremely keen to offer help and information so that all new migrants are well settled in on arrival to the ACT.

Click here for more information about moving to and living in the ACT and Canberra:
Live In Canberra.Com

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Australian State Sponsorships – Update

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:03:53 +0000

Due to the economic downturn, many of the Australian States have been revising their lists of occupations for which they will sponsor visa applicants. The latest revision came from the Queensland State Government. South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory are both in the process of re-assessing their lists and will announce changes shortly.

Here are links to the State websites, where you will be able to find informaiton about the latest lists:

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales – They are currently only sponsoring professionals in the IT, Finance and Pharmaceutical sectors.