Changes to 457 Skills List

First blog post for the year....

There has been some tinkering with the skilled occupation list for the 457 visa.

Seven occupations have been removed:

Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers (ANZSCO 149999)
Private Investigator (442214)
Beauty Therapist (451111)
Bookmaker (552311)
Insurance Consultant (552312)
Production Assistant (Film, Television, Radio or Stage) (599912)
Motion Picture Projectionist (711912)

Four occupations have been added:

Sugar Cane Grower (121217)
Small Engine Mechanic (321214)
Real Estate Agency Principal (612113)
Wool Buyer (639212)
In addition, several occupations now have excluded or restricted categories:

Café or Restaurant Manager (141111) (Excluding positions in Fast Food or Takeaway Food Services)
University Lecturer (242111) (Suitable for the position of Research Associate or Research Fellow in a university)
Butcher or Smallgoods Maker (351211) (Excluding the activity of slaughtering animals, or primarily boning, slicing or packaging meat in a non-retail setting)

Thanks go to the MIA (www.mia.org.au) who circulated this information as a service to their members.

Creative commons attribution for the photograph.

Tasmania and Western Australia - State Migration Plans

With holiday season upon us I have been a bit slow off the mark in updating the blog for the announcement of the Tasmanian and WA state migration plans.

Details for the Tasmanian plan are HERE

Details for the WA plan are HERE

Now we're only waiting on Sth Australia and New South Wales.

Queensland - State Migration Plan

After a false start (with a withdrawn press release) on 26 November, the Queensland State Migration Plan has been announced:

The Queensland Government website has further details:

Skilled Sponsored (Subclass 176) information (including occupation list)
Skilled Sponsored (Subclass 886) information (for onshore students and incl occupation list)
Skilled Regional Sponsored: 475 and 487 information (for regional sponsorship and occupation list).

 Please note that you need to check each occupation on the lists for any:

• English language requirements
• qualifications and registration requirements
• industry experience requirements

The Queensland government used to have an "off list" nomination program, but that has currently disappeared from its website.

This blog post is largely based on the MIA email news bulletin which is provided as a service to its members.