2019 July

South Australia’s Lists of Nominated Occupations for the 2019/20 Immigration SA would like to advise that the Lists of State Nominated Occupations for the 2019/20 program year has been published and is now available to view. General skilled migration Please note there have been updates to the skilled nomination requirements and international graduate of South Australia requirements and

The Australian Government has increased Visa Application Charges (VAC) for most visas from 1 July 2019. Some examples of new fees include: – Skilled – Independent Subclass 189 – Base application charge (main applicant) $4,045 – Skilled – Independent Subclass 189 – Additional application charge (applicant 18 years and over) $2,025 – Skilled – Independent

Regional Development Australia Murray is a Regional Certifying Body for the Skilled Regional (Sponsored) Visa (Subclass 489) 351311 Chef (excludes positions in Fast Food or Takeaway Food Service) 341111 Electrician (General) 351411 Cook (excludes positions in Fast Food or Takeaway Food Service)* – Minimum 5 years work experience as a Cook in Commercial Kitchen 321211

Immigration cap lowered Following months of posturing on the issue of growing congestion in Sydney and Melbourne, the Federal Government announced in March this year that it will cut back Australia’s annual permanent immigration intake to 160,000. The intake has been capped at 190,000 since 2011 but the actual intake fell to just over 162,000 in 2017-18

Skilled Regional (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 489) REGIONAL NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2019-2020 PROGRAM YEAR. RDA-Riverina welcomes overseas skilled workers to apply for regional nomination. Skill shortages exist in many parts of Australia, in particular regional Australia, which allows RDA-Riverina to nominate skilled workers to come to the Riverina. This is just one way

NSW Skilled Occupation Lists NSW Skilled nominated (190) program 2019–20 The NSW 190 Priority Skilled Occupation List for the 2019–20 financial year is published below and includes a list of occupations across a broad range of industry sectors. This year we have introduced a system to show the availability of occupations for nomination by NSW.