Victorias 2020-21 Victorian skilled visa nomination program (subclass 190 and 491) will be reopening on Tuesday 8 September, 2020.
New process will be in place to select the applications for state nomination applications. Applicants will now need to register their interest for the state nomination program.
The skilled visa nomination program up until 5 October 2020
Victoria will initially run a shorter and more targeted interim skilled visa nomination program (subclass 190 and 491) until 5 October 2020.
For this interim period, applicants will only be selected if their Registration of Interest demonstrates they are working in health or medical research and contributing to Victorias economic recovery and/or health response.
Registration of Interest for Victorian State Visa Nomination
To be considered for Victorian visa nomination, you must submit a Registration of Interest for Victorian State Visa Nomination.
As a pre-requisite for submitting your Registration of Interest for Victorian State Visa Nomination, applicants will need to lodge or update a valid Expression of Interest (EOI) on the Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect website. Applicants must submit your Registration of Interest by 5pm AEST, 21 September.
To be eligible to submit the Registration of Interest (ROI) for Victorian visa nomination (subclass 190 and 491) applicants must:
- be currently living in Victoria, and
- be currently employed in Victoria (minimum six months), and
- work in a highly skilled occupation in health or medical research, which supports Victorias economic recovery and/or health response.
Please note, a Registration of Interest is not an application for Victorian visa nomination. There are no set timeframes for when applicant may be selected.
Read further information here: https://liveinmelbourne.vic.gov.au/news-events/news/2020/victorias-2020-21-skilled-visa-nomination-program-subclass-190-and-491