Australia Skilled Migration Program for Financial Year 2022 -2023 Now Open for Offshore Applicants
Since the first week of August, Australian state and territories consequently opened their skilled migration program for the financial year 2022-2023. As the country currently has high requirements for skilled migrants, most states even open their skilled migration programs to offshore applicants.
State and Territory Nomination Allocation
State and Territory Updates on Skilled Migration Program 2022-23
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
For ACT, there is an increase of allocation from 2,000 places for FY 2021-22 up to 2,720 places for the current FY 2022-23. ACT recently updated its occupation list, adding more occupations and also removing a few from the list.
Main Eligibility Criteria for Offshore candidates
Subclass 491 visa - 3 years of post-graduate experience in the nominated occupation
Subclass 190 visa - A job offer of 2 years to be eligible
Queensland
Last Tuesday, Queensland opened its migration program for the year 2022-23 for onshore and offshore applicants. Queensland is among the states who now welcome offshore skilled migrants to apply for subclass 190 and 491 visas. Queensland also announced its list of occupations and revealed high opportunities for IT, Engineering and Trades.
Main Eligibility Criteria
Must have a score of
80 points or more for subclass 190
65 points or more for subclass 491
Must have an occupation listed on the Queensland occupational list (and meet the required scores)
Must have a minimum of 3 years of post-study work experience
South Australia
South Australia state is scheduled to open its General Skilled Migration (GSM) program this coming Thursday, 25 August with over 500 occupations. Along with the announcement of their opening, they also declared their Skilled & Business Migration website and portal will be closing on Wednesday 24 August for maintenance and preparation for FY 2022 - 2023 program.
The interim nomination allocation for South Australia:
5,880 places for the GSM program and;
70 places for the Business Innovation and Investment Program
Onshore Applicants
Eligible onshore applicants will be able to apply directly for nomination considering they are:
SA Graduates
Currently Working in SA
Outer Regional SA
Long Term Residents
Offshore Applicants
South Australia will select offshore applicants to apply for state nomination from those who have submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI) using the Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect database. Offshore applicants will not need to lodge a Registration of Interest (RoI) this program year. South Australia will be nominating offshore applicants from over 470 occupations so please ensure all the information in your SkillSelect EOI is up to date and you have selected South Australia as your first preferred State or Territory to move to in Australia.
Further information and requirements for SA’s GSM program for FY 2022-2023 will be posted when it opens this coming Thursday.
Tasmania
Tasmania state has a total of 3350 allocations for the skilled migration program. We recently posted an article regarding the upcoming changes to Tasmania's skilled migration program here. However, Tasmania's skilled migration program for FY 2022-23 is not open. We are still waiting and expecting to receive an update in the coming weeks.
Victoria
Last week, Victoria opens its Skilled Migration Program for FY 2022-23 for both onshore and offshore applicants. The state’s previous program (2021-22) was fierce, as they received more than 15,00 ROI. Now, they invite those who are not selected to submit a new ROI for the 2022-23 program.
Main Eligibility Criteria
Must be less than 45 years of age
Have an occupation on the Department of Home Affairs list of occupations
Committed to residing in Victoria
At least 65 points
Must have a competitive English score
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