STATES AND TERRITORIES

There are 8 States and Territories accepting skilled migrants to apply for General Skilled Migration program in both visa 190 or visa 491 such as:

1) South Australia (Hays Migration Office in Adelaide)

2) Tasmania (Hays Migration Office in Hobart)

3) New South Wales

4) Victoria (Hays Migration Office in Melbourne)

5) Queensland

6) Australian Capital Territory

7) Northern Territory (Hays Migration Office in Darwin)

8) Western Australia

Please Click on each STATEs to link to their current state nomination requirement.

SKILLED NOMINATED VISA (SUBCLASS 190)

This visa is for points-tested skilled workers who are nominated by a state or territory government agency. It allows you to live and work in Australia as a permanent resident.
Immigration visa applicants need to first submit EOI (Expression of Interest). The the applicant will be invited to submit a further 190 visa application once they are nominated by a state or territory government. Applying for the state sponsored visa can provide the applicant with extra 5 points, so applicants only need to reach 60 points to satisfy the minimum immigration score.

REQUIREMENTS

• Your occupation must be on the relevant list of eligible skilled occupations.

• You must have a skills assessment that shows you have the skills and qualifications to work in that occupation.

• meet the points test pass mark of 65 points

• be under 45 years of age at the time of invitation

• have Competent English

• be invited to apply.

LENGTH OF STAY

Permanently

GLOBAL PROCESSING TIMES

75 per cent of applications processed in 9 months

SKILLED WORK REGIONAL (PROVISIONAL) VISA (SUBCLASS 491)

This visa allows skilled workers to live and work in regional or low-population growth metropolitan areas of Australia for up to five years validity. JThe main difference from visa 491 and visa 190 is Visa 491 is Temporary Visa 5 years and Visa 190 is Permanent Visa.

This visa might lead to the permanent Skilled Regional visa (subclass 887).

REQUIREMENTS

You must

• be nominated by a state or territory government agency or be sponsored by an eligible relative (Invited pathway)

• be invited to apply (Invited pathway)

• have a relevant occupation

• have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation

• meet the points test pass mark of 65 points

• be under 45 years of age at time of invitation

• have Competent English.

LENGTH OF STAY

Up to 5 years 

GLOBAL PROCESSING TIMES

Skilled Regional: 75 per cent of applications processed in 6 months

State/Territory Nominated visa: 75 per cent of applications processed in 8 months

Source: DHA Website