There has been a holistic change and overhaul by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) pertaining to the Australian immigration laws. This has been reflective from the recent increase in the minimum point’s threshold of the Australian skilled migration streams. Queensland, a bustling state that offers great employability and cultural wellbeing opportunities to countless new migrants and prospective applicants, has announced to open its state sponsorship once again for the year 2018/2019.
State sponsorship has been quite a helpful variable factor for all those prospective applicants who were short of points by a small margin. In order to meet the state sponsorship requirements it is imperative that the applicants must have to meet not only the Department of Home Affair’s eligibility criteria but also fulfil the said state’s requirements. Depending on the occupation, Queensland sponsorship has 4 different lists, discussed below:
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- Working in Queensland
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- For those who are offshore candidates
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- For those graduates who have completed their masters from Queensland
- PHD students in Queensland
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for Queensland nomination, you must meet both Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) criteria and Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) criteria for your chosen visa category.
DHA criteria requires you to:
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- have a points test result of 65 or higher, inclusive of state nomination points;
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- have a positive skills assessment in your nominated occupation;
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- be under 45 years of age;
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- meet the minimum English language requirement of COMPETENT, unless a higher level is required by your assessing authority; and
- submit additional documents if invited to lodge an application for a subclass 190 or subclass 489 visa.
BSMQ criteria requires you to:
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- have an occupation on the QSOL for applicants currently ‘Working in Queensland’ (onshore);
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- satisfy other requirements for certain occupations (higher points, more work experience, registration/licensing)
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- provide evidence of full-time employment in your nominated occupation for the past six months;
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- if employed through a labor hire company, provide evidence that they are registered in Queensland (including overseas companies)
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- provide evidence of ongoing employment with a Queensland employer registered in Australia for a further 12 months; and
- commit to living and working in Queensland for two years from visa grant.
For offshore – Queensland Skilled Occupational List (QSOL)
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for Queensland nomination, you must meet both Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) criteria and Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) criteria for your chosen visa category.
DHA criteria requires you to:
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- have a points test result of 65 or higher, inclusive of state nomination points;
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- have a positive skills assessment in your nominated occupation;
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- be under 45 years of age;
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- meet the minimum English language requirement of COMPETENT, unless a higher level is required by your assessing authority; and
- submit additional documents if invited to lodge an application for a subclass 190 or subclass 489visa.
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