Skilled visa subclass 190, state sponsorship

S31 wrote: »

Hi there!

I'd like to pick the brains of people who've been successful (or not) in securing the australian skilled visa 190 and managed to get state sponsorship.

From my understanding a condition of the visa is that you have a job offer for 12 months minimum in order for your application to be reviewed.

Technically it's not a condition of the visa, but a condition of State Sponsorship under WA State Migration Plan.

Only occupations that are on Schedule 2 of the SMP require a formal 12 month employment offer, those occupations that are on schedule 1 do not.

Also on average only about 700 Irish people per year are granted State Nominated 190s for the whole of Australia and that number includes dependents and families so the number Primary of applicants would be a lot lower, you would be safer asking on one of the Brit sites like Pomsinoz.com or Britishexpats.com or even something like Indiansinoz as the demographics of this forum is unlikely to yield what you are looking for.

Why can't you go for a 189 visa? Then you can live anywhere you want. Only limitation I could see is that your occupation isn't on the list for 189? State sponsorship only gives you 5 extra points and limits you location wise. We went for 190 as we were already in WA and intending to stay here and the processing time then was faster for 190 over 189.

S31 wrote: »

See it's because my occupation is on the 2nd list that's why I think I need to go for the 190

But as a side - I submit my Resume to a recruiter in Perth who contacted me to say they have a number of jobs that I would be perfect for but the lady there said that maybe I could travel over on a tourist visa and then once I secure permanent employment, my permanent residency could be arranged from there. She said she would need to consult an agent to see if this would be possible, but I'm wondering if any of you guys have heard of this before or know whether it is allowed??

Thanks!

So illegal it's not even funny.

And any recruiter who suggests you do that is not worth their salt.

If immigration suspect you are coming here seeking employment, they will have you on the first plane back to Ireland at your own expense.

I'm a Registered Migration Agent in Australia. What's your occupation ?
How many point do you have ?
Have you completed a skills assessment?

The 190 are processed very fast - 2 months on average .

If you have relatives you may also wish to look at the Subclass 489 / 4 year visa ( not permanent visa)

The 190 - state sponsorship has no conditions on the visa . You sign a commitment to that state that you intend to stay there for 2 years . You generally have to complete surveys for statistical purposes over the two years . If your situation changes over the two years and you have to move state there is no provision in the legislation to cancel your visa .

Lots of ppl on tourist visas approach an agency's for work . Although you are not legally permitted to work there is no reason why you can't suss the work situation out for a return trip. You can even apply for your visa while onshore. If you lodge your visa onshore you get a bridging visa A. Once your current visa expires you go on to a BVA and can legally work while waiting for pr to be approved .

I hope this helps!!

Guys, if you score 55 points, you are not eligible for a visa. You need a minimum of 60 points.

I know of people that have waiting for over 2 years for their occupation to be included on the state shortage lists before giving up and reconsidering their visa options.

Getting your skills assessed and doing the IELTS ?(or other acceptable English tests) is risky because you are paying out hundreds of AUD and you don't even meet the points requirements.

While it is true that requirements can change from time to time - why risk paying out money to different bodies when you already know for definite at the beginning that you are not eligible (if you only score 55 points).

This is not something I'd advise a client to do!!

Hi Pugins

Yes - you can claim 5 points for state nomination but in order to claim these, your occupation needs to be on the occupation list for that state.

Also even if your occupation is on the state shortage list, the state has different criteria that you need to comply with in order to secure a nomination - for example job offer, IELTS requirements. If you are applying from outside Australia, there is also a significant funding requirements that you need to comply with - WA for example wants evidence that you have AUD 25,000 in an account to support yourself and this increases the more applciants that are included on your applciation.

So if your occupation is not on the state shortage list or you find it difficult to meet the state requirements, then you will not secure state nomination and you will not be able to claim the additional 5 points.

This is a basic check I do with all my clients before proceeding with an application because I would not like to put someone through the uncertainty of whether their occupation will get be included on the state shortage list at some point in the future - especially after they pay out money for an skills assessment.

Thanks Declan