Sponsorship options for Community Worker
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| 190 Visa Sponsorship
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| 489 Visa Sponsorship
| Northern Territory (NT) (Darwin) Government Visa Sponsorship |
| NT |  | _______________________________________ - Financial capacity
- Applicants living outside Australia:
one year of skilled work experience in the past 2 years or alternatively have Australian qualifications.
- Processing times
Offshore applicants: six to eight months
NT student / NT resident applicants: one month.
- Cost of application: Free
| | NT | | _______________________________________
- Financial capacity
- Applicants living outside Australia:
one year of skilled work experience in the past 2 years or alternatively have Australian qualifications.
- Processing times
Offshore applicants: six to eight months
NT student / NT resident applicants: one month.
- Cost of application: Free
Postcodes: Entire territory (including Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs, Katherine and Nhulunbuy)
| | Nomination by South Australia State Government (SA) (Adelaide) |
| SA |  | Available to all applicants including South Australian international graduates. - Available
- one year of skilled work experience in the past 3 years. See Work experience waiver
- Competent English (e.g. IELTS 6.0 in each band); Provisional 489 visa only; 2 years' work experience in field; South Australian graduates must be currently working in their field in South Australia for the last 12 months
- 45 years or less
- Financial capacity
- See Exemption considerations for International graduates of South Australia
- Processing Times: 6 - 7 weeks
List current as of 22/04/2019
| | SA | | Available to all applicants including South Australian international graduates. - Available
- one year of skilled work experience in the past 3 years. See Work experience waiver
- Competent English (e.g. IELTS 6.0 in each band); Provisional 489 visa only; 2 years' work experience in field; South Australian graduates must be currently working in their field in South Australia for the last 12 months
- 45 years or less
- Financial capacity
- See Exemption considerations for International graduates of South Australia
- Processing Times: 6 - 7 weeks
Eligible Postcodes: Entire territory (including Adelaide, Mount Gambier, Whyalla, Gawler, Port Pirie, Bridgewater, Port Augusta, Murray Bridge, Port Lincoln, Mount Barker, Victor Harbor and Aldinga Beach)
List current as of 22/04/2019
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| | Victoria State Nomination (VIC) (Melbourne) |
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| | VIC | | For Graduates in Victoria:
- completed a PhD in Victoria within the past five years.
- IELTS: Minimum 6.0 in each band
| | VIC | | For Graduates in Victoria:
- completed a PhD in Victoria within the past five years.
- IELTS: Minimum 6.0 in each band
| | Skilled Migration Western Australia State Nomination (WA) (Perth) |
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| | New South Wales (NSW) (Sydney) State Visa Sponsorship |
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| | Central West
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| | Far South Coast
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| | Mid North Coast
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| | Murray
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| | Northern Inland
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| | Northern Rivers
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| | Orana
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| | Riverina
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| | Southern Inland
| | Queensland (QLD) State Visa Sponsorship (Brisbane) |
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| | QLD | | For applicants currently working in Queensland:
- Currently working in Queensland in the nominated or closely related occupation for the previous 6 months at time of lodging the Expression of Interest; and
- Have an offer to continue your employment and the same employer for 12 months in your nominated or closely related occupation
- Sponsorship Fee: $ 200
BSMQ Temporarily Suspends QUEENSLAND SKILLED VISA NOMINATION for Subclass 190 & 489; BSMQ will re-open the State Nomination Program in the new financial year (July 2019).
| | QLD | | BSMQ Temporarily Suspends QUEENSLAND SKILLED VISA NOMINATION for Subclass 190 & 489; BSMQ will re-open the State Nomination Program in the new financial year (July 2019). For applicants currently working in Queensland:
- Currently working in regional Queensland in the nominated or closely related occupation for the previous 4 months at time of lodging the Expression of Interest; and
- Have an offer to continue your employment and the same employer for 12 months in regional Queensland in your nominated or closely related occupation
- Sponsorship Fee: $ 200
Eligible Postcodes: 4124 to 4125, 4133, 4211, 4270 to 4272, 4275, 4280, 4285, 4287, 4307 to 4499, 4515, 4517 to 4519, 4522 to 4899 (Anywhere except the greater Brisbane area and the Gold Coast; including Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Cairns, Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Mackay, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Pacific Pines, Carrara, Nerang and Gladstone)
| | QLD | | For PhD Graduates in Queensland:
BSMQ Temporarily Suspends QUEENSLAND SKILLED VISA NOMINATION for Subclass 190 & 489; BSMQ will re-open the State Nomination Program in the new financial year (July 2019). - Completed within the last two years
- Have a positive decision on thesis
- Sufficient funds
- Applicants must be ONSHORE only. Once this quota has been filled the program will close again until July 2019.
- Sponsorship Fee: $ 200
| | QLD | | For PhD Graduates in Queensland:
BSMQ Temporarily Suspends QUEENSLAND SKILLED VISA NOMINATION for Subclass 190 & 489; BSMQ will re-open the State Nomination Program in the new financial year (July 2019). - Completed within the last two years
- Have a positive decision on thesis
- Sufficient funds
- Applicants must be ONSHORE only. Once this quota has been filled the program will close again until July 2019.
- Sponsorship Fee: $ 200
| | Australian Capital Territory (ACT) (Canberra) Visa Sponsorship |
| ACT | | - Closed
- For Overseas Residents:
Their skills and at least 12 months experience in the nominated occupation must be relevant to the ACT economy. Experience in heavy industry, manufacturing, production, mining; shipping, gas and oil, head office banking and railways are not generally considered relevant industries given the structure of the ACT economy which is primarily knowledge-based
For Canberra residents: When you lodge your expression of interest, you must be working in Canberra for the last three months. While the employment does not have to be fulltime or permanent, you must be working a minimum 20 hours per week. You may also work for more than one ACT employer or be self-employed on an ABN. If you are employed by a NSW employer in the ‘ACT Region’, you must demonstrate that your work activity is located in the ACT.
If you hold, or have previously held a student/temporary graduate visa within the last two years:
- You must be resident in Canberra for at least 12 months at time of invitation.
- If you express your interest after 1 July 2019, the minimum ACT residence criteria for student/temporary graduate visa holders will increase to two years
You are not eligible for ACT 190 nomination if you or any dependents are living or working in another Australian state or territory.
To apply, you must formally express an interest in applying for ACT 190 nomination by completing a score-based Canberra Matrix where you are allocated points against demonstrated economic contribution or benefit and/or a genuine commitment to be part of the ACT community.
- Different criteria may apply to ACT 190 Streamlined PhD nomination pathway.
Service fee: A$300 (if you are invited to apply)
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| | Tasmanian (TAS) (Hobart) Government Visa Sponsorship |
| TAS | | Nomination Criteria: - Available to Tasmanian international graduates who enrolled in a Tasmanian tertiary institution prior to 31 July 2017, have been living in the state for at least 12 months and have studied for a minimum of one academic year (40 weeks) in Tasmania; The course undertaken must be full time and be either a bachelor or any higher degree, a diploma, an advanced diploma, or a trade qualification (minimum Cert III level for a skilled occupation in Major Group 3 in ANZSCO); The applicant must currently be in Tasmania;
or - The applicant must have been working in Tasmania for six months immediately prior to the application for state nomination in an occupation in-line with applicant's skills assessment (for a minimum of 35 hours per week); A genuine need for the position should be satisfied.
or - For Overseas Applicants:
- have formal job offer for a job that is based in Tasmania and in-line with applicant's skills assessment; The applicant and his/her dependants have not lived in another Australian state or territory within the last 12 months. A genuine need for the position should be met.
- Applicants who enrolled in a Tasmanian tertiary institution after 31 July 2017 must meet the Australian study requirement through study in Tasmania. So they must complete a two year study in Tasmania and Have lived in the state during your period of study. The applicant and their dependants must be in Tasmania at time of application.
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sufficient funds.
Processing Time: 20 working days
Sponsorship Fee: Nill
| | TAS | | Nomination Criteria: - Available to Tasmanian international graduates who have been living in the state for at least 12 months and have studied for a minimum of one academic year (40 weeks) in Tasmania; The course undertaken must be full time and be either a bachelor or any higher degree, a diploma, an advanced diploma, or a trade qualification (minimum Cert III level for a skilled occupation in Major Group 3 in ANZSCO);
or - have been working in Tasmania for six months immediately prior to the application in any fields (for a minimum of 35 hours per week); Evidence proving no local person has been able to fill the position Should be provided.
or - For applicants from outside Australia (Without Job offer - TSOL):
- The applicant and his/her dependants have not lived in another Australian state or territory within the last 12 months.
- have at least ‘Proficient English' (ie IELTS 7 in all bands) or hold a passport of the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada or New Zealand
- researched the Tasmanian labour market and provide evidence that there are sufficient employment opportunities
- skills and recent experience relevant to the researched employment opportunities.
- access to sufficient financial assets
or - For Overseas Applicants:
- have formal job offer for a job that is based in Tasmania and in-line with applicant's skills assessment; The applicant and his/her dependants have not lived in another Australian state or territory within the last 12 months. A genuine need for the nominated position must be met.
or - have an immediate family member (parent, child, sibling, aunt, uncle, first cousin, or grandparent) permanently residing in Tasmania;
or - Available to small business owners with past business experience and management expertise who have a business plan.
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sufficient funds.
Processing Time: 20 working days
Sponsorship Fee: Nill
Eligible Postcodes: Entire territory (including Hobart, Launceston, Devonpor, Burnie, Kingston, Ulverstone, Wynyard, George Town and Sorell) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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