On 12 December 2022, the New South Wales Government has announced several changes relating to the State Nomination requirements which is applicable for the subclass 190 skill nominated visa as well as subclass 491 skilled work regional visa.
Summary of Changes:
Subclass 190 Visa
All the NSW nomination requirements of points and minimum relevant work experience which was applicable to all the groups of occupations listed in the 190 NSW list has now been removed.
Currently, all occupations need to fulfill the minimum requirements that are applied according to the general rule:
- Be able to score 65 points.
- Have a positive skill assessment.
- Have competent English.
The recent changes on the list have been received well by Immigration professionals as it brought more flexibility for their clients.
491 nomination requirement changes:
In relation to the 491 skilled work regional visa, the NSW Government maintained the NSW Nomination requirements, that being:
- Be able to score specific points. Each occupation requires different standards of minimum points. The group of occupations that requires the highest scores are those ones classified under the “managers” group and “professionals” group.
- Have a positive skills assessment. Applicants need to hold a positive skills assessment to be able to apply for a 491 skilled work regional visa. Each skills assessment body has their own minimum criteria for assessing skills assessment applications.
- Meet minimum relevant work experience. Despite the fact of holding a positive skills assessment, applicants still need to meet the minimum relevant work experience. Having said that, holding a positive skills assessment does not guarantee that the applicants meet minimum relevant work experience. Each occupation has different minimum relevant work experience. The group of occupations that require the highest scores are those ones classified under the “managers” group and “technicians and trade workers” group. Please refer to the NSW list link below.
Below is the link for 190 & 491 NSW list:
https://www.nsw.gov.au/visas-and-migration/skilled-visas/nsw-skills-lists
It is important to check all the criteria when assessing an applicant eligibility. If you are an applicant, we strongly recommend seeking advice from Immigration Lawyer or A Registered Migration Agent.
If you have any questions in relation to your eligibility, we are more than happy to assist. Please feel free to contact us through ross@crystalmigration.net or (02) 9189 2988.