Australian immigration: Victoria opens its Skilled Migration Program for 2022-23

Victoria has opened its Skilled Migration Program for the current financial year introducing 'much lenient criteria' to apply for a Registration of Interest (ROI) for State Nomination under Subclass 491 and 190.

As Australia moves into its post-pandemic recovery phase, Victoria’s Skilled Migration program for 2022-2023 aims to facilitate businesses and the broader state’s economy for future economic growth.

In an interview with SBS Punjabi, Melbourne-based migration agent Ranbir Singh decoded the newly introduced changes saying that the government's move is deemed to benefit both onshore and offshore migrants seeking permanent residency.

Mr Singh said that in previous years, applicants seeking permanent residency through skilled migration were obliged to work in their nominated occupation, but the Victorian state government has revoked such obligation easing the eligibility for ROI.

But the great news is that unlike in the past, there is no requirement to be working in your nominated occupation. As long as you are working in occupations under skills level 1 to 3 and have a minimum of 65 points, you are eligible to apply for ROI,” said Mr Singh.

Mr Singh added that this would be a 'great opportunity' for eligible applicants with high points who have been waiting for over two years to get an invitation to lodge their subclass 491 or subclass 190 visas.

“It seems that the Victorian Government has listened to the demand of businesses regarding acute labour shortage and therefore has introduced much lenient criteria to be eligible to apply for an ROI,” he said.

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