New South Wales adds 19 New Occupations to Subclass 489

A total of 19 occupations accross 3 regional areas have been added to the New South Wales State Sponsorship list since the last update. These occupations belong to the Skilled Regional (Provisional) subclass 489 visa which requires nomination.

The majority of these new occupations are located in the Riverina area of New South Wales which is located in the States' South-West.
New Inclusions (since last updates)

Orana (Central Northern NSW)
-Agricultural Consultant
-Hotel/Motel  Manager

Northern Inland (Regional NSW)
-Electrical Engineer



Riverina (South West NSW)
-Quantity Surveyor
-Production/Plant Engineer
-Veterinarian
-Registered Nurse (Medical)
-Registered Nurse (Critical Care & Emergency)
-Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
-Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
-Registered Nurse (Surgical)
-Sheetmetal Trades Worker
-Metal Fabricator
-Welder (First Class)
-Fitter (General)
-Vehicle Painter
-Airconditioning & Referigeration Mechanic
-Fitter (Welder)
-Cook

Australia's New Immigration Policy

The Turnbull government is considering new measures to encourage more migrants to settle in regional or remote areas to relieve pressure on soaring house prices in Melbourne and Sydney.

 With one month until budget day, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says his department is working closely with the treasury and finance departments to assess the likely impact of a possible shift in the migration programme.

House prices rose 19 per cent in Sydney and 16 per cent in Melbourne in the year to March, locking more people out of the market.
The government is believed to be looking at the NSW central coast and Goulburn as key areas that could host migrants who might otherwise settle in Sydney.

Describing house affordability as a "whole of government effort", Mr Dutton said there were good reasons many migrants wanted to settle in the capital cities, including access to jobs and proximity to family and expat communities.

But getting them to move "beyond the city limits" and directing them towards regional centres could bring many benefits, he said. "If we can encourage more of that - people moving away from capital cities - then I think that is something we can embrace.

"The argument is how can we marry them up with regional communities where there is a supply of work, where there is the ability to send kids to school?. Living in regional towns is a great way to raise a family, a great way to be involved more intimately in the life of that community. And housing and the cost of living otherwise has the potential to be much cheaper than living in a capital city".

Occupation Ceilings reached for two ANZSCO groups

Every year, the Australian migration programme sets an occupation ceiling for each skilled occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL). The occupation ceiling limits the number of invitations (Invitation to Apply) which can be issued to a particular occupation under the SkillSelect programme.

As of 31st of March 2017, two groups of occupations have met their respective occupation ceilings and will no longer receive further invitations for this programme year. The two groups of occupations are:

. Other Engineering Professionals (ANZSCO Group 2339)
. Computer Network Professional (ANZSCO Group 2631)

If your nominated occupation is from the ANZSCO group above, you will not receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) until the invitation rounds from 1st of July 2017 onwards.

The occupation ceilings apply to the subclass 189 Skilled Independent Visa, and the subclass 489 Skilled Regional Sponsored Visa (Relative) categories. State or Territory Nominated Visas (subclass 190 and 489), Employer Sponsored Visas (subclass 457, ENS 186 and RSMS 187) or Business Innovation and Investment Visa subclasses are not subject to the occupation ceilings.