Immigration South Australia has now released the new Lists of State Nominated Occupations. This is available to all applicants, including international graduates of South Australia. ( Table 1)

Additional occupations are available on the Supplementary Skilled List. The Supplementary skilled list reflects occupations available on the Short Term Skilled Occupation List |(STSOL) that are not available in South Australia's state occupation list. These occupations are only available if they meet the additional requirements listed here. (Table 2)

The state of Queensland, is now open to receive expression of interest for the General Skilled Migration Program (GSM)  for applicants who meet the eligibility and points test for the following occupations currently in shortage:

Following the removal of a number of occupations for employer-sponsored visas, the Department of Home Affairs have published a “New Occupation List” specific to employers located in Regional Areas.

This means that in addition to the current occupation list, regional employers have access to additional occupations listed below.

The High Points category has been successful in attracting high-quality applicants to South Australia for Supplementary Skilled List (SSL) occupations and occupations on the State Nominated Occupation List which are listed as ‘Special Conditions Apply’. 

Immigration SA has received a high volume of applications for the high points category and will be monitoring applications received over the coming weeks.