To manage South Australia’s COVID recovery response, an additional 24 Engineering occupations are now open to applicants currently residing offshore from Tuesday 2 November 2021
For South Australian state nomination, prospective applicants must meet the Department of Home Affairs requirements, state-specific occupation requirements and have skills in an occupation that is available on our Skilled Occupation List.
Offshore applicants meeting the minimum published requirements can lodge a Registration of Interest (RoI) from 10am, ACST, Tuesday 2 November 2021.
The minimum requirements for state nomination for these occupations include
- You must have at least eight years work experience in the nominated or closely related occupation
- You must demonstrate a Superior English level, unless you hold an eligible passport from a country where the primary language is English (the United Kingdom, the United States of America, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada)
- You must score at least 85 points for the Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) in the Department of Home Affairs’ points test.
Full requirements for each occupation are shown on South Australia’s Skilled Occupation List.
Additional 24 engineering occupations open to Offshore Applicants are given below
| ANZSCO | Occupation |
| 133211 | Engineering Manager |
| 233111 | Chemical Engineer |
| 233112 | Materials Engineer |
| 233211 | Civil Engineer |
| 233212 | Geotechnical Engineer |
| 233213 | Quantity Surveyor |
| 233214 | Structural Engineer |
| 233215 | Transport Engineer |
| 233311 | Electrical Engineer |
| 233411 | Electronics Engineer |
| 233511 | Industrial Engineer |
| 233512 | Mechanical Engineer |
| 233513 | Production or Plant Engineer |
| 233611 | Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) |
| 233912 | Agricultural Engineer |
| 233913 | Biomedical Engineer |
| 233915 | Environmental Engineer |
| 233999 | Engineering Professionals nec |
| 312211 | Civil Engineering Draftsperson |
| 312212 | Civil Engineering Technician |
| 312311 | Electrical Engineering Draftsperson |
| 312312 | Electrical Engineering Technician |
| 312511 | Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson |
| 312512 | Mechanical Engineering Technician |
Please note that state nomination is a competitive process. There is no guarantee of receiving an invitation to apply for state nomination after lodging an ROI, even if the minimum requirements are satisfied. South Australia cannot indicate the likelihood of invitation or answer enquiries on this matter.
Once state nomination is approved, the applicants will be eligible to lodge the visa application for Australia Immigration.
Source: Skilled & Business Migration News