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The following message is displayed on the RDA Northern Inland website:
Applications for regional sponsorship for the Northern Inland region are now closed.
We will be accepting applications as soon as we are notified by the NSW State Government that nominations are being processed. We have been advised that the NSW Government is likely to re-commence nominating by 22 July 2019.
This Northern Inland region will not accept 489 applications any later than
3 September 2019. The last day that nominations will be processed and invitations from the Department of Home Affairs will be issued for the visa sub-class 489 is 10 September 2019. The new Skilled Regional State Nominate visa sub-class 491 will commence on 16 November 2019. The last day that invitated applicants can lodge their application with the Department is 15 November 2019.
Source: http://www.rdani.org.au/skilled-migration/skilled-regional-nsw-sponsorship.php