Designated Area Migration

Immigration Lawyer Sydney

The Australian Government has a series of formal agreements with various states, regions, and territories to provide access to more overseas workers. This goes beyond the standard skill migration program both in flexibility of employment and the number of people brought into the country. The idea is to find qualified/skilled people from overseas and bring them into positions where they are needed. The obvious advantages are twofold: Australia fills the jobs where we are short staffed; overseas people will have an opportunity to work in the country doing a job they are qualified for.

 

The limit to these agreements is that while paid employment is provided for eligible applicants, those individuals will be required to live and work in a specified area. These are often outback country areas, but some smaller cities are also in the program. This is simply because these specific areas are where the work is needed the most.

 

 

The Designated Area Migration Agreement is generally in effect for 5 years. And it will use the either the subclass 482 Temporary Skills shortage Visa, 492 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional Visa or the 186 Employer Nominated Scheme Visa Program.

 

There are about a dozen areas in the program. This may vary as different job are required, or if different areas find themselves understaffed.

 

• Adelaide City Technology, SA
• South Australia Regional, SA
• Pilbara, WA
• East Kimberley, WA
• Pilbara, WA
• South West, WA
• The Goldfields, WA
• Townsville, QLD
• Far North Queensland, QLD (Cairns)
• Goulburn Valley, VIC
• Great South Coast, VIC
• Northern Territory, NT
• Orana, NSW
• Townsville, QLD

 

Employers in the above areas must be apply for and be granted endorsement from the Designated Area Representative before nominating skilled and semi-skilled overseas workers. Employers should offer positions to Citizens and permanent residents of Australia before seeking overseas workers.

Individuals interested in migration should consult an Immigration Lawyer Sydney about this Designated Area Visa program, or one of the other immigration possibilites. This can also be a pathway to permanent residency.

 

 

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Immigration is subject to complex, changing laws. There are presently positions for qualified individuals in regions areas.

 

 

 

 

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