[Adam Grey]

It will be available through:

- NSW state migration from the 14th July
- VIC if you have IELTS 7 in all bands and 3 years experience
- NT if you can provide evidence of an offer of employment
- TAS (I believe TAS also require an offer of employment, but please check)

Always lots of constant changes in these scenarios, especially around this time of year so it's worth checking the lists every week.

 

[Adam Grey]

VIC will go by whatever is written on your EOI, but of course your EOI should reflect the opinion of ACS

Some states have 'offlist' or 'special condition' scenarios that can include requiring an offer of employment in the occupation (or a similar occupation), from a business inside the state, before a state nomination will be approved. Essentially this is a concession to allow migrants from less in demand occupations to relocate to the state providing that they can walk straight into employment. The terms of these criteria differ from state to state.

 

[Adam Grey]

My first recommendation would always be to see if you can gain 60 points without the state sponsorship. The most common way people do this is by improving on their IELTS scores. NSW have also announced they are keeping the same list as last year, so from the 14th July it will be on there (if what they say is correct).

Other than this it's hard to make suggestions as I don't really know the details of your case.

All the best,

 

[Adam Grey]

VIC will simply look at your EOI and see what experience you have put on there, they won't conduct their own assessment.

The problem is your EOI should reflect the opinion of the ACS as the case officer will give regard to this opinion when making his/her assessment.