Rachel Ireland, Manager, General Skilled Migration, Trade, Population and Migration, Department of Trade and Economic Development, SA Government, has advised the MIA:
South Australia has now changed the age criteria for General Skilled Migration state sponsorship – applicants aged 45-49 years are now eligible to apply for state sponsorship for occupations on the SSML and Off-list.
Please see our state sponsorship criteria page.
In addition, we have now reached the planning level for the 2011/12 program year for the following occupations:
- 233211 Civil Engineer
- 261312 Developer Programmer
- 261313 Software Engineer
- 262112 ICT Security Specialist
- 262113 Systems Administrator
- 263113 Network Analyst
These occupations are no longer available for Sponsorship unless the applicant can meet the “Special Conditions“.
If you have clients interested in these occupations but don’t meet the “Special Conditions”, please monitor our website next year for the 2012/13 State Sponsored Migration List to see if the occupation is available.
(Source from MIA Notice released on Issue 2011.54 – 28 October)
