Victoria issues new State Migration Plan

Sep 22, 2011

The Victorian State Government have issued the updated State Migration Plan (SMP). This lists the occupations eligible to apply for Victorian state sponsorship under the Skilled - Sponsored (176) visa and the Skilled - Regional Sponsored (475 and 487) visas.

The State advise: Priority industries for Victorian state visa sponsorshipare currently: Engineering and Building, Financial Services, Biotechnology and Science, Tourism and Hospitality, Information and Communications Technology, Health, Education and Trades.

Here is the link to the new list and detailed requirements for each occuaption.

http://www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/225920/SBMP-State-Sponsorship-Occupation-List-for-Victoria-FINAL-September-2011.pdf