The Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) is a Commonwealth Government program aimed at assisting the economic development of regional Australia by attracting skilled migrants to fill employment vacancies, where local Australian applicants are not available.

Under the RSMS employers are able to nominate skilled migrants to fill a full time vacancy (available for at least two years) when there is a genuine need for a paid employee in a business located in regional Australia. The RSMS category is not points tested and applicants can be overseas or already in Australia on a qualifying temporary visa.