Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491)

2020-21 Financial Year Update

The NSW Government’s limited number of interim nomination places for the 2020–21 financial year have been exhausted.

We are currently awaiting confirmation of an additional allocation of places from the Home Affairs for the remainder of the financial year.

Regional Development Australia (RDA) offices will shortly commence assisting NSW Treasury managing applications for NSW nominations for the subclass 491 visa once the additional allocation has been confirmed.

Under this new arrangement, each RDA will be responsible for setting their own eligible skilled occupations for nomination and accepting and assessing nomination applications.

Information on applying for nomination through participating RDAs, including eligible skilled occupations, will be made available on their respective websites.