WA, SA and Queensland State Migration Plan Updates – new sponsorship lists effective immediately

Hi all

Some "hot off the press" news for your information.  Please pass it on to any friends or colleagues who are planning to apply for State Sponsorship with Qld or SA, particularly in the medical, nursing or IT fields, as it could impact on their plans quite considerably.

New State Sponsorship Lists

• Qld, SA and WA lists updated
• Changes effective immediately

Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia have revised their sponsorship lists, with the changes effective immediately.

WA has only taken one occupation off its list, but Qld and SA have made some significant changes that apply now.

A summary of the changes and links for further information follow.

Queensland State Migration Plan

Queensland has revised its State Migration Plan and sponsorship lists, effective 25 January 2012.

Occupations affected:

Removed:

• Some medical and nursing specialties
• IT professions
• Secondary school teacher (from 475/487 list)

Added:

• Allied health
• Construction trades occupations
• Civil engineering (to 475/487 list)

Click here for more information.

Western Australia State Migration Plan

Skilled Migration Western Australia (SMWA) has conducted its review of the Western Australia Skilled Migration Occupation list.

Occupations affected:

The occupation of Retail Pharmacist is no longer available. SMWA advises it may reopen if State’s future needs exist for this occupation and any updates will be published on the website as they become available in the future.

Click here for more information.

South Australia State Migration Plan

The South Australian State Migration Plan its State Sponsored Migration List (SSML) for the 2011-12 program year have now been finalised:

Occupations affected:

• 28 occupations have been added to the SSML.
• Some occupations have been removed from the previous list and now are now available for “Off-List” nomination.
• 17 occupations are no longer available for sponsorship unless the applicant can meet SSML’s special conditions:

Additionally, there have been some revisions to the IELTS requirements for certain occupations.

Click here for more information.


McGrath Migration Lawyers is Australia’s longest established specialist immigration law firm. With 30 years’ experience in all aspects of corporate and personal immigration, we count thousands of Australian visa holders and citizens amongst our clients.

If you have any questions about state sponsorship, or any other type of Australian visa, contact us today, for fast, friendly and professional service.

Best wishes

Susan