Ahead of Australia's Jobs and Skills Summit, the states and territories have been relaxing visa conditions to help attract skilled workers from overseas.
"Victoria is saying, 'if you've already got a job in Victoria and you've been working here for some time, we're going to prioritise you,'" she said.Department of Home Affairs' Skillselect systemBut Ms Cheng warned: "There's not a lot of transparency so you could express your interest and never really get a good indication as to whether you stand a chance of being selected".
But people already living in Australia are generally banned from applying for nomination in other states, partly because they are considered less likely to move if they've already established themselves. "Although you declare that you'll live in Victoria for at least two years, once the visa is approved, there's no way they can really hold you to that," Ms Cheng said.Australia needs more workers for these jobs. Is migration the answer to solving our skills shortage?
Those who receive a regional visa are more restricted to living in certain areas as they don't get permanent residency straight away but Ms Cheng said "regional" was defined quite broadly and basically included anywhere outside of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.The criteria for state-nominated visas can vary widely. See some specific information for different jurisdictions below.
Extra English requirements for professional and manager positions will also be removed, and work experience requirements will be reduced.migration.wa.gov.auVictoria has the second highest number of state nominated visas available with a quota of 11,570 places for 2022/23. It has the highest number of subclass 190 visas , as well as 2,400 regional visas and 170 business visas.
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