Updated NSW Skilled Occupations List

Are you a skilled worker that wants to live and work within Australia as a permanent resident on a visa subclass 190? Read more as New South Wales (NSW) have recently updated their Priority Skilled Occupation list for 2017-18.
The Priority Skilled Occupation list is reviewed and revised on the advice of the state’s Department of Industry based on the demand and availability of occupational skills.

The occupations currently on the Priority Skilled Occupation list can be nominated for state nomination which provides applicants an additional five points towards their overall score on the points-tested visa application process.
After the calculation of points, the highest-ranking applicants in occupations on the Priority Skilled Occupation list, are invited first to apply for an Australian visa. There are no key dates involved in this process.“

Determining the occupations on our priority list, NSW uses Commonwealth and State employment data as well as evidence-supported feedback from NSW industry” states the New South Wales Department of Industry.
The process is ongoing and changes are made to the Priority Occupation List based on the needs of the NSW economy. To download the current Priority Skilled Occupation list for 2017-18, please click here.

Skilled Nominated visa subclass 190

Those eligible applicants who received state nomination will then be able to apply for a Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190). This is a permanent visa which will allow the applicant to work and live within Australia on a permanent basis.
Successful nominees are required to live and work in New South Wales for at least two years while in Australia on the visa subclass 190.

Eligibility for the Skilled Nominated visa subclass 190

You must:

• have a relevant occupation
• have a suitable skills assessment for the occupation
• meet the points test pass mark of 60 points
• be nominated by a state or territory government agency
• be under 45 years of age at time of invitation
• have Competent English ability
• be invited by the Australian Government to apply.

If you have any questions regarding the Nominated Skilled visa subclass 190 or would like to begin your visa application, please contact our team of Registered Migration Agents and Immigration Lawyers today!

Current Priority Skilled Occupation list for 2017-18: