Australian Immigration Daily News

Welcome to the Victorian Government's Agent Alert for migration agents and representatives.

In this edition:

• Changes to the Victorian State Nomination Occupation Lists
• Assessment processing times
• SkillSelect changes – lodge directly with Victoria
• Business Migration Updates
  • Demonstrating economic benefit for Victorian business visa nomination
  • Significant Investor visa nomination application form update
  • Export business activity and economic benefit to Victoria
  • Additional business or investment activity requirements for Business Investor visa
  • Change of business activity.

  Changes to the Victorian State Nomination Occupation list

  The Victorian State Nomination Occupation Lists have been updated to reflect changing labour market demand within Victoria. 

  The following occupations have been removed:

  • 133211 Engineering Manager
  • 231212 Ship's Engineer

  All of the Automotive Trades have been removed:

  • 321111 Automotive Electrician
  • 321211 Motor Mechanic (General)
  • 324111 Panelbeater
  • 324311 Vehicle Painter

  The requirement for statisticians to have science experience has been removed.

  Visa nomination applications will be assessed against these changes from Monday 26 October.

  Visit the Live in Victoria website for the most current occupation lists: www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au/skillsindemand

  Assessment processing times

  Victoria’s visa nomination assessment processing times can change in response to fluctuations in demand for services. To check the current processing times visit the Live in Victoria website:

  • Skilled Migration: FAQ section – under ‘What are your processing times?’ 
  • Business Migration: listed within the 'Apply for visa nomination' tab of each business visa

  If you do not receive any communication within the published timeframes please contact:
  
  Telephone: + 61 3 9651 9756
  Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  
  SkillSelect changes - lodge directly with Victoria

  Please lodge Victorian visa nomination applications directly through the Live in Victoria website. To reduce visa nomination processing times, Victoria’s Skilled and Business Migration Program no longer initiates contact with applicants via SkillSelect.

  Business Migration Updates

  Demonstrating economic benefit for Victorian business visa nomination

  Victoria offers visa nomination for a range of business migration visas which require the applicant to undertake business activity:

  • State Nominated Business Innovation (Provisional) visa (subclass 188A)
  • State Nominated Business Investor (Provisional) visa (subclass 188B)
  • State Nominated Significant Business History (Permanent) visa (subclass 132A)
  • State Nominated Venture Capital Entrepreneur (Permanent) visa (subclass 132B)

  Applications for business migration visa nomination  must demonstrate the business skills the applicant will utilise within their intended business activity. Applications must also demonstrate their intention to engage in business activity which contributes economic benefit to Victoria such as investment, employment creation and job retention in Victoria.

  Significant Investor visa nomination application form update

  Applications for Victorian Significant Investor visa nomination resumed on the Live in Victoria website on 1 July 2015 under the new complying investment framework

  A new Significant Investor visa nomination online application form is in development.  In the interim an MS Word form is available on the Live in Victoria website: State Nominated Business Significant Investor (Provisional) visa (subclass 188C) offline application form v3 (DOC, 297 KB)

  To lodge an application for Victorian visa nomination under the Significant Investor visa program, please return a completed application form with supporting documents to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  We welcome your feedback on this new form and Victoria's investor migration visa nomination process. Please forward any comments to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  Export business activity and economic benefit to Victoria

  Applicants for business migration visa nomination who propose to undertake export activity as their intended business must demonstrate that the business will make a direct contribution to the Victorian economy. Examples of how to demonstrate economic contribution can include identifying:

  • the export value of Victorian goods and services
  • Victorian jobs created or retained, including  flow-on effects to other Victorian suppliers
  • the local economic benefits of the business
  • assistance to Victorian businesses in exporting their products or addressing market gaps
  • the expansion of export markets
  • other examples depending on the nature of the business.

  Export businesses should demonstrate that they will not engage in ‘grey market’ or ‘parallel exporting’, that is, activities where goods are imported and sold in an export market without the consent of the owner of the goods’ trademark.

  Applicants for provisional visas must demonstrate the intended contribution to the Victorian economy. Evidence will be required at the permanent residency visa nomination application stage to demonstrate this ongoing economic contribution.

  Additional business or investment activity requirements for Business Investor (Provisional) visa (subclass 188B)

  Applicants seeking Victorian nomination under the Business Investor (Provisional) visa (subclass 188B) must make a designated investment of at least $A1.5 million with the Treasury Corporation of Victoria and make a commitment to live and do business in Victoria.

  Applicants who wish to apply for visa nomination under the State Nominated Business Investor (Permanent) visa (subclass 888B)  must meet the Business Investor (Provisional) visa (subclass 188B) investment requirement and must also have engaged in business or active investment activity in addition to their designated investment.

  The business activity should take place before the last year of the provisional visa in order for the applicant to meet the second stage permanent residency.

  Change of business activity

  Please notify the Victorian nomination processing team in writing if your client wishes to change their business activities after their visa nomination has been approved. Please include a brief explanation of the reason for the changes: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  To be able to provide us with notification of a change in an applicant’s business activity, you must be listed as the client’s nominated representative on an Appointment of Agent form Please email completed forms to: businessThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.