Australian Immigration Daily News

A new QSOL and nomination criteria have been released for the State of Queensland.

QLD state has now released it's new nomination criteria and the new QSOL for the migration program 2019-20. The highlights of the updates are as follows:

Onshore Applicants

• For 489 visa - applicant must be living in a regional area of Queensland for 3 months.
• Must be working full-time in the nominated occupation for 190 visa (for 6 months); and for 489 visa (for 3 months).  Full time work is considered to be 35 hours per week.
• Have evidence of ongoing employment for 1 year with a registered Queensland employer.

Offshore Applicants

There is a new occupations list for the 2019-20 program year, released by RDA Far South Coast.

Below are some features of the new list and also some conditions:

• Accountant and Software Engineer occupations are currently suspended.
• A lot of occupations include the prerequisite of a minimum IELTS score of 8 in all components (or equivalent)

The new occupations list is here: 

RDA Northern Inland Regional nomination changes 

RDA Northern Inland has placed a link on their website allowing sign-up via email. Once a person has signed up, they can receive email updates regarding open dates for the acceptance of futurer 489 visa applications. 

The links are below:

RDA Northern Inland: http://www.rdani.org.au/skilled-migration/skilled-regional-nsw-sponsorship.php

The status of the following occupations has changed: 

Low Availability
323214 - Metal Machinist (First Class)

Special Conditions Apply
225311 - Public Relations Professional
225499 - Technical Sales Representatives nec
263299 - ICT Support and Test Engineers nec
234517 - Microbiologist
251312 - Occupational Health and Safety Advisor

Source: https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/skilled-migrants/lists-of-state-nominated-occupations

Please find Migration Newsletter 727 by Lewis Bollard Migration Experts below:

Migration_Newsletter_727.pdf