South Australia: Increased requirements for “High point category”

Due to high demand, Immigration SA will be raising the requirement for the high point category from 80 points to 85 points. This change is to still allow an avenue for high point scoring applicants.

This policy will come into effect on the 22 September 2015 and all high point applications submitted from this date will need to meet the new requirement. Please check the web page for more detailed information on the day.

You will be able to access additional occupations (special conditions and Supplementary Skilled List) if you have 85 points in SkillSelect (including state nomination points).

Should you require 10 points for state nomination in order to reach 85 points on the DIBP points test, please ensure that you are aware of the conditions of the provisional 489 visa.

There are individual occupation quotas for high point nomination. To date, Marketing Specialist is the only occupation that has been closed off for high point nomination.

There is also an overall quota for the high point category. Once this is reached, the high point category will be closed off for the remainder of the program year.

Employment
Occupations on the Supplementary Skilled List may have certain barriers to being immediately eligible for employment. Please research your employment opportunities thoroughly. It is your responsibility to determine if your occupation requires further training, or if it has registration, licensing, residency or other requirements before you can work in South Australia.