Australian Immigration Daily News

South Australia as well as Tasmania Government revised the skilled occupations list over the weekend with Tasmania and South Australia publishing their revised lists earlier today.  

South Australia: 

South Australia specifically highlighted occupations which are now seen as classed as “low availability” including: 

• 139914            Quality Assurance Manager
• 263113            Network Analyst
• 411713            Family Support Worker 

In addition, 29 occupations were shifted to supplementary list where special conditions include.  Examples of such occupations include: 

• 612115            Real Estate Representative
• 313113            Web Administrator
• 312511            Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson
• 312511            Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson 

South Australia continues to operate using two lists.  A supplementary skilled list contains 297 occupations which are those that have not identified as being in shortage; they are available to limited applicants who can demonstrate employment outcomes or family links to support human capital and economic objectives of South Australia's participation in the skilled migrant program. The list is available to international graduates of South Australia; skilled migrants who are working in a skilled occupation in South Australia (minimum time periods apply); have immediate family members permanently residing in South Australia who can support their settlement whilst seeking employment; or who demonstrate strong employability qualities (based on scoring very highly on the Department of Home Affairs Points Test). 

For more information on South Australian Skilled Occupations list visit: http://www.migration.sa.gov.au/skilled-migrants/nomination-process 

Tasmania 

Tasmania government committed to process nomination for subclass 489/190 visas for no fee.  In addition, the government confirmed there will be no nomination ceilings applicable to state nominations received from 1 July 2018 and that students with no employment offers will be able to access the Tasmanian Skilled Occupations lists which had further occupations added on 6 August 2018 including: 

131112            Sales and Marketing Manager

252712            Speech Pathologist

Successful applicants who receive a nomination from Tasmanian government will receive an additional 10 points for applying for a subclass 489 visa or five points when making an application for a subclass 190 visa.  The usual processing time for Tasmanian government to issue a nomination is two to eight weeks.

Current information is available directly from Tasmania's www.migration.tas.gov.au website.

Full list of occupations can be found here: https://www.migration.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/147267/Tasmanian_Skilled_Occupations_List_TSOL_2017-18_--_July_2018_update.pdf