NSW Treasury will begin accepting for NSW nomination for the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) on Monday 15 June 2020.
NSW Treasury will stop accepting applications at 5pm Tuesday 23 June 2020.
Applications will be assessed by the end of the financial year; Tuesday 30 June 2020.
Who can apply?
Only candidates who meet all the requirements below will be able to submit an application.
If you do not meet these requirements, we strongly urge you not to apply as your application will be declined.
The NSW nomination fee is not refundable.
Requirements
You can only apply for NSW nomination if you meet Department of Home Affairs’ requirements for this visa and:
1. have an occupation on the NSW Stream 1 Regional Skilled Occupation List (see below), and;
2. have been living in a designated regional area in NSW for at least the last 12 months, and;
3. have been working in a designated regional area in NSW for at least the last 12 months, and;
4. have been working in your nominated occupation, or a closely related occupation, for at least the last 12 months.
If you do not meet all of these requirements, you are not able to apply for NSW nomination.
How to apply
We will publish information on how to apply for NSW nomination on our website on Monday, 15 June 2020.
Your application
As we have a short time frame to assess your application, it is important that your application is complete.
Before submitting your application, please carefully review our frequently asked questions and document checklist which will be included in our application form.
These will be published on our website on Monday 15 June 2020.