The Australian Government has added a further 3 occupations to the ‘Priority Skilled Occupation List’ and these skilled occupations need to be filled now.

Do you have skills and/or qualifications on this list?

The Current Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List is;

• • Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111)
  • Construction Project Manager (133111)
  • Accountant (General) (221111)
  • Management Accountant (221112)

• Taxation Accountant (221113)
• External Auditor (221213)
• Internal Auditor (221214)
• Surveyor (232212)
• Cartographer (232213)
• Other Spatial Scientist (232214)
• Civil Engineer (233211)
• Geotechnical Engineer (233212)
• Structural Engineer (233214)
• Transport Engineer (233215)
• Electrical Engineer (233311)
• Mechanical Engineer (233512)
• Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) (233611)
• Petroleum Engineer (233612)
• Medical Laboratory Scientist (234611)
• Veterinarian (234711)
• Hospital Pharmacist (251511)*
• Industrial Pharmacist (251512)*
• Retail Pharmacist (251513)*
• Orthotist or Prosthetist (251912)
• General Practitioner (253111)
• Resident Medical Officer (253112)
• Psychiatrist (253411)
• Medical Practitioners nec (253999)
• Midwife (254111)
• Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412)
• Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (254415)
• Registered Nurse (Medical) (254418)
• Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (254422)
• Registered Nurse (Perioperative) (254423)
• Registered Nurses nec (254499)
• Multimedia Specialist (261211)
• Analyst Programmer (261311)
• Developer Programmer (261312)
• Software Engineer (261313)
• Software and Applications Programmers nec (261399)
• ICT Security Specialist (262112)
• Social Worker (272511)
• Maintenance Planner (312911)
• Chef (351311)

Employer-sponsored applicants on this list will be given priority processing for both nomination and visa applications in the following visa types and will also be eligible for a travel exemption.

• Subclass 482 – Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa
• Subclass 494 – Skilled Employer-Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa
• Subclass 186 – Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) visa
• Subclass 187 – Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS)

ASC Migration are visa processing specialists who will guide you every step of the way and we have experts in the United Kingdom and Australia at your disposal.

Begin your journey down under by completing a free assessment HERE. We will assess your submission and define your immigration eligibility.

For more information please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

NSW is now nominating skilled nomination work (Provisional) visas for numerous Managers, Professionals, Technicians, Trade Workers, and Community and/or Personal Service Workers.

NSW has also introduced 3 new streams of nomination for the SC491 visa;

• Stream 1 — Applicants living and working in Regional NSW
• Stream 2 — Applicants who have recently completed studying in Regional NSW
• Stream 3 — Applicants who are skilled in an occupation required in Regional NSW

Further Information

• The NSW Government has provided further information regarding nomination streams on their Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) page AND
• Regional NSW occupation lists are available on their Skilled visa occupation lists

As you can see, this is a complicated process so please contact us at our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email with lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk OR

At our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email with john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au OR

Begin your journey down under by completing a Free Assessment. Just click HERE complete your submission, and we’ll assess your immigration eligibility.

The Australian Prime Minister has announced the formulation of a four-stage plan to reopen Australia.

As 22 new occupations were recently added to the ‘Priority Skilled Occupation List’, Australia is clearly heading into a ‘Boom’ time for the economy.

NSW has announced that the applications for State’s nomination for the Business and Skilled Migration Program can now be made online.

South Australia has announced that applicants for State’s Skilled Program will get access to a direct online application system also, and significantly, overseas registration of interest for critical skills in a specific trade and health occupations are now available.

Western Australia has announced changes to the State’s Skilled Migration Program to expand the occupation lists available for Western Australia State nomination through the general skilled stream.

Contact us at our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email to lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk OR

At our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email to john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

This is a provisional visa for intending migrants that are nominated by a State or Territory government in Australia, or sponsored by a family member in regional Australia to work, study and live in Regional Australia for up to 5 years.

After 3 years on this visa, you can apply for a permanent resident visa,. You may also apply inside or outside Australia for a provisional visa.

There are approximately 30,000 vacancies in regional Australia at this time in all kinds of industries, from mining to medical, technology, and Agriculture. Covid 19 concessions are also available, as are incentives to students who have studied in regional Australia. Some medical professionals and engineers may also be granted ‘travel exemptions’ during this time.

ASC Migration are visa processing specialists who will guide you every step of the way and we have experts in the United Kingdom and Australia at your disposal.

Please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email at lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or

Contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email at john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

If you nominate an occupation on the ‘Priority Skilled Occupation’ list, as an employee you will be given priority processing. If you are an employer suffering from a skills shortage in your business, sponsoring skilled workers from overseas is an excellent option to grow your business by providing you with the help you need.

This will apply to employer-sponsored nomination and visa applications, now and in the future, which will allow businesses and migrants to have certainty that eligible nominations and applications will be assessed ahead of other applications.

Many businesses are suffering from a skills shortage but there is a type of visa which, even during the pandemic, allows employers to hire workers from overseas.

The Temporary Skills Shortage Visa (subclass 482) is designed to fill positions in Australia that have not been filled by locals in industries where there is a shortage of available job seekers and is one of the very few categories under which a migrant can apply for a travel exemption to get into Australia.

ASC Migration are visa processing specialists who will guide you every step of the way and we have experts in the United Kingdom and Australia at your disposal.

Please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email to lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email to john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

A Labour Agreement (LA) is a formal contract entered into between the Commonwealth and an Australian business where the business is authorised to recruit overseas workers. A Labour Agreement is designed to provide a flexible solution to support Australian businesses where standard temporary or permanent skilled visa programs are not available, and the employer’s recruitment needs cannot be met through the Australian labour market.

Many industries can utilise labour-hire or recruitment companies to source overseas workers, and such companies can be based in Australia or overseas.  While the use of these companies can be an efficient and cost-effective method to source workers, it is quite a complicated process to use this program.

ASC Migration are visa processing specialists who will guide you every step of the way and we have experts in the United Kingdom and Australia at your disposal.

Please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email to lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email to john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

A kind reminder that the demand for Nurses and Medical specialists in Australia is still there. In fact, at one hospital in Western Australia, there are 32 vacancies for Nurses alone.

Please see our recently publicised post below on ‘Priority Skilled Occupations’ for details on the large amount of ‘Medical Professionals’ in demand and remember, these nominated occupations are eligible to bypass Australia’s travel restrictions.

There are excellent career opportunities whether you want to emigrate to Australia, or just stay for a few years, whether you have a high level of skills and experience or need to gain additional skills,

To determine whether you can work in Australia as a nurse, you will need to be assessed so please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

Programmers and ICT security specialists will get prioritised visa processing to enter Australia and bypass travel restrictions under an expansion of the skilled migration program.

22 new occupations were added to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (see yesterday’s post) and these new occupations include various Engineers, Multimedia and Security specialists, various Software and Application Programmers, and Social Workers.

Australia’s economy has fully recovered and now has less unemployment than before the Covid-19 pandemic began and Western Australia has had over 13 months of consecutive falls in the unemployment rate.

The Skilled Migration program is expected to vastly expand in the coming months and years, as the Australian economy continues to grow. Consequently, to become part of this growth and to begin your journey down under, please start with a Free Assessment by clicking HERE.

Once you complete and lodge your submission, we will assess your immigration eligibility.

ASC Migration are visa processing specialists who will guide you every step of the way and we have experts in the United Kingdom and Australia at your disposal.

Please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email to lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email to john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

22 new occupations have been added to the ‘Priority Skilled Occupation List’ (PMSOL).

The PMSOL ensures a number of critical occupations are filled to continue to create Australian jobs and aid in Australia’s ongoing recovery from the impact of COVID-19.

The addition of 22 occupations brings the PMSOL to 41 in total.

The 22 new occupations are indicated with *

The Current Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List is;

• Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111)
• Construction Project Manager (133111)
• Accountant (General) (221111)*
• Management Accountant (221112)*
• Taxation Accountant (221113)*
• External Auditor (221213)*
• Internal Auditor (221214)*
• Surveyor (232212)*
• Cartographer (232213)*
• Other Spatial Scientist (232214)*
• Civil Engineer (233211)*
• Geotechnical Engineer (233212)*
• Structural Engineer (233214)*
• Transport Engineer (233215)*
• Electrical Engineer (233311)*
• Mechanical Engineer (233512)
• Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) (233611)*
• Petroleum Engineer (233612)*
• Medical Laboratory Scientist (234611)*
• Veterinarian (234711)
• Orthotist or Prosthetist (251912)*
• General Practitioner (253111)
• Resident Medical Officer (253112)
• Psychiatrist (253411)
• Medical Practitioners nec (253999)
• Midwife (254111)
• Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412)
• Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (254415)
• Registered Nurse (Medical) (254418)
• Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (254422)
• Registered Nurse (Perioperative) (254423)
• Registered Nurses nec (254499)
• Multimedia Specialist (261211)*
• Analyst Programmer (261311)*
• Developer Programmer (261312)
• Software Engineer (261313)
• Software and Applications Programmers nec (261399)*
• ICT Security Specialist (262112)*
• Social Worker (272511)
• Maintenance Planner (312911)
• Chef (351311)*

ASC Migration are visa processing specialists who will guide you every step of the way and we have experts in the United Kingdom and Australia at your disposal.

Begin your journey down under with a Free Assessment. Just click HERE, complete your submission, and we’ll assess your immigration eligibility.

For more information please contact our UK office by telephone at 74 8753 8231 or by email lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk or contact our Australian office by telephone 08 9301 5905 or by email john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au

The subclass 491 visa is a Skilled Visa for Applicants that are sponsored by a State/Territory Government OR an eligible family member, and this visa provides a pathway to permanent residency providing the applicant meets some conditions (such as working and residing in the sponsoring state/territory for the first 3 years).

KEY POINTS

Applicants for this visa:

• Must have recent work experience in the nominated occupation.
• Must pass a skills assessment by a relevant skills assessment authority.
• Can stay in Australia for up to 5 years.
• Must live, work and study in a specified region of Australia.
• Can travel to and from Australia as many times as required, while the visa is valid.
• Can bring their immediate family members to Australia.

For more information please see the ‘Regional Visas’ tab on our website and thereafter to assess your eligibility please complete a General Enquiry

In the United Kingdom call us at 74 8753 8231 or email lesley@ascmigrationvisas.co.uk

In Australia call us at 08 9301 5905 or email john@ascmigrationvisas.com.au