NSW will be currently working from reduced skilled occupation lists at Home Affairs direction. The lists are subject to change without notice.
Skilled Nominated (Permanent) visa (subclass 190)
133211 Engineering Manager
134211 Medical Administrator
134212 Nursing Clinical Director
134214 Welfare Centre Manager
233911 Aeronautical Engineer
233913 Biomedical Engineer
233916 Naval Architect
233999 Engineering Professionals nec
254411 Nurse Practitioner
254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
254413 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)
254414 Registered Nurse (Community Health)
254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
254417 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)
254418 Registered Nurse (Medical)
254421 Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
254422 Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
254423 Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical)
254425 Registered Nurse (Paediatric)
254499 Registered Nurses nec
261111 ICT business Analyst
261112 Systems Analyst
261311 Analyst Programmer
261312 Developer Programmer
261313 Software Engineer
262112 ICT Security Specialist
263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
312311 Electrical Engineering Draftsperson
312312 Electrical Engineering Technician
312999 Building and Engineering Technicians
To effectively manage the ongoing high demand for NSW nomination, a selection-based invitation process is being used. Candidates cannot directly apply for NSW nomination and must be invited to apply for NSW nomination.
Invitation rounds occur ongoing throughout the Australian financial year and there are no set dates.
During an invitation round, EOIs in are ranked within an occupation code in order of:
Point score
English proficiency
Years of skilled work experience in your nominated occupation
The highest-ranking EOIs up to the number of places available for a given occupation are generally issued an invitation to apply.
Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491)
The updated occupation list for Skilled Regional visa has been published as well and can be found on the following link: https://www.business.nsw.gov.au/_data/assets/pdffile/0010/339382/491OccupationList_dot.pdf
Regional Development Australia (RDA) offices across regional NSW will begin manage the subclass 491 visa in early February 2021.
The candidates must meet all the criteria in one of the following three streams to be eligible for NSW nomination:
living and working in regional NSW (for at least 12 moths);
recently completed study in regional NSW; or
living and working outside of regional NSW and either have: a. job offer in regional NSW in your nominated occupation b. at least 5 years of skilled work experience (offshore applicants) c. family ties in regional NSW
For more details and to discuss how these updates affect your situation, contact us today to arrange discussion with our Registered Migration Agent.
Source: https://www.business.nsw.gov.au/live-and-work-in-nsw/visas-and-immigration/skilled-visas