WA Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190

Updated on 05 Jul 2021 

 

Description:

To apply for a skilled nominated visa you must be nominated by a state or territory such as the Government of Western Australia. To be eligible for Western Australian nomination you must meet both the Department of Home Affairs criteria for the nominated visa and the Western Australian State criteria

Candidates may be nominated by the Western Australian Government under two streams:
• General; or
• Graduate.

 

Process for all candidates
• Submit an Expression of Interest on the Department of Home Affairs’ SkillSelect database
(homeaffairs.gov.au) and indicate the candidate is seeking either nomination from ʻWestern Australia’
or ʻany state or territory’.
• Meet the Department of Home Affairs’ eligibility requirements for the Skilled Nominated visa (subclass
190) or Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491).
• The points test pass mark is the Department of Home Affairs’ minimum number of points required to
receive an invitation for a visa. The pass mark is currently 65 points.
• The applicant must reside in Australia at the time of application and nomination.
• The applicant must not be subject to section 48 bar at the time of application and nomination.
Not all Expressions of Interest that meet the points test pass mark will receive an invitation to
apply for State nomination.
• The State nomination migration program may be amended at any time, including to align with
directions provided by the Department of Home Affairs. The State reserves the right to amend
occupation lists, policy and nomination criteria, and withdraw applications and any offer of nomination
at any time.
• Where a candidate’s Expression of Interest indicates that the candidate is residing in Australia and
meets the State’s minimum requirements (see below), the candidate may be invited to apply for State
nomination.
• Invitations to apply for the State nomination General stream will be issued to those with the highest
ranking Expression of Interest by points score, subject to:
            o occupation ceilings;
            o meeting the State nomination General stream minimum requirements; and
            o meeting the Department of Home Affairs’ points test pass mark.
• Invitations to apply for the State nomination Graduate stream will be issued to those with the highest
ranking Expression of Interest by (in order of priority) as per Table 1 subject to:
              o occupation ceilings;
              o nomination ceilings for university/higher education graduates and VET graduates;
              o meeting the State nomination Graduate stream minimum requirements; and
              o meeting the Department of Home Affairs’ points test pass mark.
• If an invitation is issued, the applicant has 28 calendar days in which to apply for State nomination.
• The information provided in the Expression of Interest will be examined and the State nomination
application will be assessed against the State nomination requirements for the relevant stream.

General stream WASMOL Schedule 1
To be considered for an invitation to apply for the State nomination General stream, candidates must:
• be currently residing in Australia;
• have an occupation listed as available and eligible for the intended visa subclass on the Western
Australian Skilled Migration Occupation List in Schedule 1;
• be able to claim and give evidence of work experience in the Expression of Interest – this requirement
can be met through:
           o at least one year of Australian work experience in the nominated (or closely related)
occupation over the last 10 years; or
          o at least three years of overseas work experience in the nominated (or closely related)
occupation over the last 10 years;
• meet the following minimum English language requirement; and
• have a contract of employment for full time employment for at least 12 months in the nominated or
closely related occupation in Western Australia.
If an invitation is issued, the applicant has 28 calendar days in which to lodge an application for State
nomination. Applications will be assessed against the above minimum requirements and the additional
requirements listed in Table 2.

General stream WASMOL Schedule 2
To be considered for an invitation to apply for the State nomination General stream, candidates must:
• be currently residing in Australia;
• have an occupation listed as available and eligible for the intended visa subclass on the Western
Australian Skilled Migration Occupation List – Schedule 2
• meet the following minimum English language requirements: and
• have a contract of employment for full time employment for at least 12 months in the nominated or
closely related occupation in Western Australia.

If an invitation is issued, the applicant has 28 calendar days in which to lodge an application for State
nomination. Applications will be assessed against the above minimum requirements and the additional
requirements listed in Table 2.

Graduate stream
To be considered for an invitation to apply for the State nomination Graduate stream candidates must:
• be currently residing in Australia;
• have an occupation listed as available and eligible for the intended visa subclass on the
Graduate Occupation List (GOL)
• have gained a Certificate III or higher qualification in Western Australia, including a requirement to have completed at least two years of full time study in Western Australia at a Western Australian university, higher education provider, TAFE, registered training provider or English language provider;
• demonstrate:
o at least six months of paid Australian work experience in the nominated (or closely related) occupation over the past five years. Applicants must enter work experience evidence in their SkillSelect Expression of Interest; OR 
o a contract of employment for full time employment in Western Australia for at least six months in the nominated (or closely related) occupation.

Meet English requirements
All applicants applying through the graduate stream, and applicants applying through the general stream who are nominating an ANZSCO Major Occupation Group 1 (Managers) or Group 2 (Professionals) occupation, must demonstrate a ‘Proficient’ level of English, in all four components in a single test, outlined in the following table.

Table 3a: English language required test scores –ANZSCO major occupation groups 1 and 2

​Bands	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
​Test	Minimum score​ ​ ​ ​
​International English Language Testing System (IELTS)	​7	​7	​7	​7
​Occupational English Test (OET)	​B	​B	​B	​B
​Test of English as a foreign language internet-based test (TOEFL-iBT)	​24	​24	​27	​23
​Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)	​65	​65	​65	​65
Cambridge C1 Advanced	​185	​185	​185	​185

Candidates nominating ANZSCO Major Occupation Groups 3-8 for General Stream or Graduate Stream occupations must meet the minimum English language scores in Table 3b in a single test.

Table 3b: English language required test scores –ANZSCO major occupation groups 3 – 8

​Bands	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
​Test	Minimum score​ ​ ​ ​
​International English Language Testing System (IELTS)	​6	​6	​6	​6
​Occupational English Test (OET)	​B	​B	​B	​B
​Test of English as a foreign language internet-based test (TOEFL-iBT)	​12	​13	​21	​18
​Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)	​50	​50	​50	​50
​Cambridge C1 Advanced	​169	​169	​169	​169

Table 1: Western Australian ranking hierarchy for university/higher education and VET Graduates

Table 2: Western Australian State nomination additional requirements

Additional requirements for applicants living outside Western Australia (in another Australian
State or Territory or in another country)

Subclass 190 visa	Provide evidence showing sufficient funds to cover settlement costs and living costs for at least three months
Subclass 491 visa	Provide evidence showing sufficient funds to cover settlement costs and living costs for at least three months.

Occupations designated ‘regional Western Australia only’
Candidates nominating for occupations that are designated ‘regional Western Australia only’ in the General or Graduate Stream must provide evidence of a job offer/contract of employment in a location defined by the Commonwealth as Regional Centres and Other Regional Areas which includes the following areas by postcodes: 6041 to 6044, 6084, 6207, 6213, 6215 to 6537, 6560 to 6770.

Demonstrated the minimum required work experience in nominated occupation:     

Be able to claim and give evidence of work experience in your Expression of Interest. This requirement can be met through:

• at least one year of Australian work experience in the nominated (or closely related) occupation** over the last 10 years; or

• at least three years of overseas work experience in the nominated (or closely related) occupation over the last 10 years.

WA Migration Services will assess your work experience in line with the Department of Home Affairs requirement, which specifies work experience must be gained post-qualification and via paid employment. You must have worked at least 20 hours per week in the specified occupation. 

Provide a contract of employment:

All applicants must have a contract of employment for full time employment for at least 12 months in Western Australia in the nominated (or closely related) occupation. If you are intending to apply for a Subclass 489 visa, the contract must be for employment located in a regional area of Western Australia.
   
The copy of your signed employment contract from your employer must demonstrate a minimum of 12 months employment and must include:

• full names of both the employer and the employee;

• contract start date and end date (if permanent, only start date is required);

• job description of the work to be performed by the employee;

• the terms and conditions of employment (include the position's salary, hours of work, leave entitlements, superannuation, among other things) that are no less favourable than those that would apply to an Australian citizen or permanent resident doing equivalent work;

• location of employment;

• a statement that work specified in the employment contract must be performed by the employee and not contracted out to a third party;

• a signed and dated employment contract by the employer and the employee and provided as one document; and

• must be drafted by the employer and not by the employee.

Full time employment is defined as "on average at least 35 hours of work per week".

You may provide two employment contracts which equal at least 35 hours of work per week.

You can submit your contract of employment when you lodge your application for State nomination with WA Migration Services.

Funds:

If you live outside of Western Australia, one of the conditions of State nomination is that you bring sufficient funds into the State to cover your settlement costs. 

The minimum amount of funds required is:

• for a single person – $20,000 (AUD);

• for a couple – $30,000 (AUD); and

• for every additional dependant – $5,000 (AUD).

You will be asked during the State nomination application process to show evidence of these funds through bank statements or asset valuations.

Additional requirements for graduate stream

A Western Australian qualification

You will need to have gained one of the following qualifications or a combination of studies from accredited educational institutions in Western Australia.

• a university or higher education qualification (registered by TEQSA). This includes a PhD, Masters, Bachelor or higher degree (Bachelor Honours Degree, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma); and/or

• a vocational education and training (VET) qualification at a Certificate III level or above (registered by ASQA).

At least two years study in Western Australia

You must have studied at an accredited Western Australian educational institution, full-time and face-to-face, for at least two years. You can use study from different qualifications to make up the two years. This can include university/higher education; VET (Certificate III level); and/or English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS). This is two years living and studying in Western Australia.

Accredited Western Australian university or higher education providers

Accredited Vocational Education and Training (VET) institutions

Accredited provider of English language programs

FAQ

Contact Details:

Migration Services
Department of Training and Workforce Development
1 Prospect Place
West Perth WA 6005

Open from Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 4.00 pm (except public holidays).

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