Western Australia opened their Nominations for skilled visas 190 and 491 for FY 2025.
A new requirement of the program is to have an employment contract from WA employer for candidates invited through the General Stream Schedule 1 occupations for SC 190 visas.
Certain exemptions apply, for example for candidates in the WA building and construction industry sector occupations.
Invitation rounds for the 2024-25 program year are anticipated to be held the first week of each month, commencing in August 2024.
Candidates eligible for the General stream will be ranked in accordance with the following:
currently residing in Western Australia
currently residing offshore or in another Australian state or territory
occupations in priority WA Industry sectors (in no particular order):
building and construction;
healthcare and social assistance;
hospitality and tourism; and
education and training.
occupations in all other WA industry sectors
highest EOI points score
oldest EOI submission date
NEW DAMA program
Migration WA has also introduced a new DAMA Agreement under which employers in WA can nominate overseas workers for TSS, 494 or 186 visas in selected occupations.
The new WA DAMA will complement the existing 4 regional DAMAs to support the whole state.
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