The Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) and Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa is a permanent visa for skilled migrants wishing to migrate to Australia.

You must receive nomination from Victoria before you can apply for the visa. 

Subclass 190 Visa Program 2022 - 23

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

No – any occupation in the Skilled Occupation list is eligible for Victorian Nomination. Applicants are no longer required to be using STEMM skills and working in a target sector.

Skilled employment includes any role that is at skill levels 1, 2 or 3 in the relevant ANZSCO classification is considered skilled. 

There is no fee for Victorian Nomination. 

Yes, as of 12 September 2022, Victoria is open to offshore applicants. 

Victoria provides visa nomination to skilled professionals living in Victoria or overseas for the following skilled visas:

  • Subclass 190
  • Subclass 491

To be selected to apply for Victorian skilled visa nomination and assessment, you must:

  • Make or update an EOI via SkillSelect; and
  • Submit a Registration of Interest for Victorian State Visa Nomination.

The following occupation groups will also be prioritised:

  • Healthcare and social services
  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
  • Advanced manufacturing, digital and innovation economy
  • Chef, cook, accommodation and hospitality managers – for the 491 visa only
  • Early childhood, secondary and special education teachers.

If you are onshore applying for subclass 190 nomination, you must be living in Victoria at the time of nomination to be eligible for Victorian Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa nomination.

If you are applying as an onshore applicant, there is no minimum time for you to have lived in Victoria to be eligible. You will be asked to provide evidence that you are living in Victoria after you are invited to submit an application.

There are no employment or work requirements for Victorian nomination for a subclass 190 visa. If you made annual earnings claims in your Registration of Interest, if selected you will be required to provide evidence of your annual earnings in the nomination application.

The 2021-22 program was highly competitive with over 15,000 Registrations of Interest submitted. Applicants who were not selected to apply are encouraged to submit a new Registration of Interest for the 2022-23 program.

Subclass 491 Visa Program 2022 - 23

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR SUBCLASS 491 VISA
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

If you are living offshore, you can submit a Registration of Interest if you have a Skills Assessment for any eligible occupation.

Health occupations will initially be prioritised and we encourage applicants in all other occupations to submit a Registration of Interest as you may be considered.

Yes, subclass 491 visa holders may be eligible to apply for the Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa (subclass 191).

You must be currently living and working in regional Victoria to be eligible for Victorian visa nomination for the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491) visa.

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa holders must live and work in regional Victoria

Contact Us for Victorian Skilled Migration

If you would like to discuss your skilled visa options, contact our office as below! 

Phone us on +61 3 9654 8611 

Please email us your resume at: [email protected]

or contact us through: https://www.austmss.com.au/contact-us/

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