Skilled Migration
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
State sponsorship is available for two skilled visa categories. The Government of Western Australia sponsors the Skilled Sponsored Visa and the Skilled Regional Sponsored Visa. These visas encourage people to live and work in areas where there is a shortage of skills by providing:
- a lower pass mark for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's points test,
- processing priority by DIAC as per DIAC'S General Skilled Migration FAQ pdf,
- applicants with the ability to apply for a permanent residence visa if their occupation is in 'Statewide demand' on the Western Australian Occupations in Demand List (WAOIDL), and the ability to apply to the Migration Review Tribunal for a review of the decision on their visa application.
Prospective skilled migrants are encouraged to read Booklet 6: General Skilled Migration from the Australian Government's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) and conduct a self-assessment against the visa categories.
For more detailed information regarding the range of Federal migration programs, please visit the Department of Immigration and Citizenship website.
Graduate Students
The Government of Western Australia is no longer sponsoring non WA Graduate Students - please see International Students for further details.
Non WA Graduate Students
This ONLY applies to non Western Australia Graduate Students who applied for State sponsorship between 1 December 2008 and 25 February 2009
The sponsorship offered by the Western Australian Government to graduate students will be valid for a period of three (3) months from date of issue. For sponsorship to be confirmed with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) via Form 1100, applicants must register in-person at the office of the State Migration Centre (SMC), Perth within this three month period. Sponsorship approval, when granted, will be valid for the duration of the processing period.
How to Register:
Registrations can only be made in person at the State Migration Centre
| Where: | State Migration Centre Small Business Development Corporation 553 Hay Street (Cnr Pier Street) Perth Western Australia (08) 9220 0279 or (08) 9220 0254 |
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| When: | Mondays between 2pm and 3pm (Registrations cannot be made outside of these times) |
At the time of registration graduates will be required to provide:
- confirmation of a job offer in Western Australia in a skilled occupation;
- SMC approval letter and agreement;
- passport for validation of identity;
- completed registration form; and
- evidence of local address.
If you do not register in person, sponsorship will not be confirmed and DIAC will be unable to process your visa application
