State Nominated

1.  Overseas skilled employment – (outside Australia)   2.  Australian skilled employment – (in Australia)   Under the points test there is a cap on the number of points that can be awarded for employment experience. The maximum number of points that can be awarded is 20, this means that even if you score more than 20 combined points for your employment experience only 20 points will be awarded.

You must have at least 1 degree, diploma or trade qualification from an Australian educational institution that meets the Australian study requirement.

At the time of invitation to apply, you had completed a Professional Year.

To be credentialed in a community language and eligible for the award of points you must have been accredited at the paraprofessional level or above, certified at the certified provisional level or above, or have a community language credential for interpreting or translating by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters.

You must be nominated to be invited to apply for this visa. Provided your nomination remains in effect, you may be eligible for the award of these points.

To be eligible for the award of these points your Professional Year must have been in Accounting, ICT/Computing or Engineering, and:

• In your nominated occupation or a closely related occupation
• Completed over a period of at least 12 months
• Completed in Australia in the four years before you are invited to apply for a visa
• Provided by one of these organisations:
  • The Australian Computer Society
  • CPA Australia
  • Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
  • The Institute of Public Accountants (formerly the National Institute of Accountants)
  • Engineers Australia.

To be eligible for the award of points your educational qualification:

• Must meet the Australian study requirement
• Have been obtained while you lived in, and studied at a campus in a designated regional area
• Not include study undertaken by distance education

Partner Skill Eligibility: For you to be eligible for the award of these points your partner must be an applicant for the same visa subclass and must not be an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen. Additionally, you will need to provide evidence that when you were invited to apply for this visa that they:

• were under 45 years old
• had competent English
• had nominated a skilled occupation that is on the same skilled occupation list as your nominated skilled occupation
• had a suitable skills assessment from the relevant assessing authority for their nominated skilled occupation, and the assessment wasn’t for a Subclass 485 visa.

Your spouse or de facto partner must also be an applicant for this visa and has competent English For you to be eligible for the award of these points your partner must be an applicant for the same visa subclass and must not be an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen.

The Australian Government publishes the list of occupation profiles that comes under subclass 190. You need to check if your skill is there, under the same or not.

Submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) to the Department of Immigration and Border (DOIB), Australia, through SkillSelect. The DOIB will take a call if you are qualified to take up the chosen profession in Australia. This application needs to go through SkillSelect.

While you submit your EOI, you need to mention the state you want to apply PR for. You have to be sure of the state because your skill set should be in their required skill set list.

You have to wait for the EOI acceptance by your desired state. The acceptance of EOI is based on the points scored. The minimum requirement for points is 65. Once you are selected, you will receive an invitation to apply for PR.

Once the ITA is received, you have 60 days to apply for the visa with all the required documents. Don’t wait for the ITA to start getting the required documents. The 60 days may not be enough for some of them.

Once the ITA is received, you have 60 days to apply for the visa with all the required documents. Don’t wait for the ITA to start getting the required documents. The 60 days may not be enough for some of them.

Yes. It is possible to increase the score points by improving your English and meeting the other requirements. Here are certain points to remember in order to gain a higher point.

• Your skill assessment report by an authorized organization shall be positive. A positive skills assessment is mandatory for application.
• A territory should have the nominated occupation on their list in order to approve you.
• You should not be 45 or more while applying for the visa.
• If you are not good at English, make sure to take lessons for IELTS exams and make sure to score high points.
• You must possess at least 2 years of valid experience in the field of occupation you are applying for.
• You should have a graduate degree that is equivalent to the Australian education standard.
• If your spouse cannot speak English, there will be extra charges for the same.
• Apart from all other documents, you need to provide a document showing your good moral character.
• If you apply for the visa while staying in the country and your application is canceled, you would not be allowed to apply for subclass 190.
• If you have considerable debt, you need to clear that up or arrange for the money before you can put forward your visa application.

You need to make sure your skill assessment is done properly and you qualify under all categories.

Different states of Australia have different state nomination programs, and their requirements are also quite different for visa applications. Here is a list of nomination programs run by Australian states.

• Canberra Nomination Program
• Victoria Nomination Program
• Northern Territory Nomination Program
• New South Wales Nomination Program
• South Australia Nomination Program
• Tasmania Nomination Program
• Western Australia Nomination Program
• Queensland Nomination Program

Every state that runs the program has a labour shortage for some occupation categories.

• You can check which state requires which skilled workforce the most. You can apply accordingly.
• Make sure to provide an engaging EOI to the state that has a labor shortage for your occupation category.

The state will shortlist your profile on the basis of the following factors.

• The demand for nominated occupation of your Job profile in that specific state/territory
• Occupation ceiling in that state/territory on that specific job

A permanent residency skilled nominated visa comes with its rights and regulations. While you have some obligations just like the regular citizens, there are certain rights too.

Here is the list of things you can do with a PR under a skilled nominated visa subclass 190.

• Immigrants can stay in Australia indefinitely.
• The visa holder can work and study in Australia.
• Enroll in Medicare; this will save your expenses on healthcare
• You can also sponsor a relative for PR.
• For the next five years, you are eligible to travel in and out of Australia.
• If eligible, you can apply for Australian citizenship.
• You can receive some social security assistance.

While there are benefits, you must follow the rules and also have a responsibility towards the state that provided you with the skilled nominated visa.

It is possible to shift from the state you apply for a skilled nominated visa from after two years of completing your stay.
Though there is no proper rule of staying, it is considered to be best for the following reasons.

• It shows your proper etiquette as a citizen.
• It is ethical to be in the place that gave you the state nomination.

Yes. You can shift to other states once you have lived in the state for 2 years.

You must keep all this information handy before applying for a specific permit or get a immigration agent to work for you.