Skilled Migration Program Update For Offshore Applicants

After such a long time, the Department of Home Affairs has declared a satisfying update for the offshore applicants. As per the latest news, South Australia is opening additional 70 occupations for offshore applicants from Tuesday 28 September 2021. The state nomination allows the state governments to nominate skilled candidates as per the state skills needs.

State Nomination Requirements For Offshore Applicants

1. Residency Requirements

• The occupations must be in South Australia’s Skilled Occupation List
• Candidates who are eligible to apply must need to submit a Registration of Interest (ROI) Application.

2. Age

• Your age must be under 45 years at the time of nomination.

3. Occupation

• Occupations of candidates must be in updated South Australia’s Skilled Occupation List and they need to meet the eligibility requirement.

4. Skills Assessment

• Candidates must have a valid and positive General Skilled Migration (GSM) skills assessment from the authorized skill assessment body.
• A skill assessment must need to be valid at the time of nomination.

5. Work Experience

• The work experience of candidates must need to meet the occupational requirement.
• In this particular update, the specific requirement that is – candidates requires at least 8 years of work experience in the occupation or closely related occupation.

6. English Language Requirement

• English language requirements need to match as per the occupation. However, as per the recent amendments, a proficient plus English level is necessary for the candidates.

7. Points Requirements

• The Candidate should match the minimum point requirement as the occupation requirement.

Updated List Of South Australian State Nomination Occupations

Conclusion

As per the update, the specific requirements defined by the Department of Home Affairs, state-based occupations and skills of the occupation for the South Australia State Nomination. All the applicants must need to follow the given criteria to obtain the nomination. Suppose any offshore applicant meets the criteria, then he can lodge a Registration of Interest (ROI) from 10 am, ACST Tuesday 28th September 2021. However, there is no guarantee that the applicant will get a nomination after submitting an ROI because the final decision for the nomination is depending on the South Australia Department.