VIC Skilled Nomination and Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) are set open in the new year. Victoria has received the allocation for the rest of the migration year for skilled nomination visa.
Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) opens on 4 January 2021
Skilled visa nomination program (subclass 190 and 491) reopens on 5 January 2021
Skilled Visa Allocations
|
Visa type
|
Interim program
(September 2020)
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Additional for remainder of 2020-21
(full program)
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Total
|
|
Skilled Nominated (Subclass 190) visa
|
600
|
1,900
|
2,500
|
|
Skilled Work Regional (Subclass 491) visa
|
200
|
843
|
1,043
|
|
Total skilled nomination places for Victoria
|
3,543 |
Nomination criteria changes
The eligibility requirements for both the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) and the Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) visas have changed. You must carefully read the requirements before you submit your application.
To be eligible to be considered for selection to apply for Victorian skilled visa nomination, you must meet the criteria outlined below:
Subclass 190
- Already be living in Victoria
- Already be working in Victoria (minimum 6 months employment)
- Work in a highly skilled occupation in health, medical research or life sciences which supports Victorias economic recovery and/or health response.
See Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) for further information.
Subclass 491
- Already be living in regional Victoria
- Already be working in regional Victoria (minimum 3 months employment)
- Work in a highly skilled occupation in health, medical research, life sciences, agri-food or digital sectors which supports Victoria's economic recovery and/or health response.
See Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) for further information.
Nursing Occupations
If you are a nurse, please note Victoria will only be nominating applicants in the following nursing occupations:
- Midwife - 254111
- Registered Nurse (Aged Care) -254412
- Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) - 254415
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health) - 254422
- Registered Nurse (Perioperative) - 254423
Business Visa allocations update
Victorias full 2020-21 business and investor visa nomination program (subclass 188A, 188B, and 188E streams and subclass 132A and 132B streams) will re-open at 10am AEST on Monday, 4 January 2021. Applications for Significant Investor (subclass 188C) visa nomination opened on Monday 30 November.
The Commonwealth Department of Home Affairs has allocated the Victoria Government another 1,350 visa nomination places, in addition to the 400 places as part of the interim program. The total number of places for the Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) is 1,750 for the 2020-21 program year in Victoria.
Changes to nomination criteria
The BIIP will reopen on 4 January 2021 with changes to the state nomination criteria so it's important that you review the latest requirements.
The new criteria strengthen Victorias ability to select the worlds best businesspeople and investors who will:
- create new jobs for Victorians
- boost innovation in strategic sectors (digital technologies, advanced manufacturing, health and life sciences, agri-food, new energy and emissions reduction, circular economy and priority precincts)
- generate forward-looking businesses utilising their qualifications in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) fields.
Check the details of the new nomination criteria for Victoria's Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) under the relevant subclass.
Source: https://liveinmelbourne.vic.gov.au/news-events/news/2020/victorias-skilled-visa-nomination-program-subclass-190-and-491-reopens-on-5-january-2021 and https://liveinmelbourne.vic.gov.au/news-events/news/2020/victorias-business-innovation-and-investment-program-biip-opens-on-4-january-2021