BSMQ State Nomination Program - Article From Immigration Agent In Sydney

BSMQ State Nomination Program

The BSMQ business and skilled program is NOW OPEN.  We are open from Tuesday 29 September 2020 until Monday 5 October 2020. Please note, only decision-ready applications in a COVID-19 priority area will be considered.

Due to the limited nomination allocation and processing timeframe:

• BSMQ will only pick up NEW EOIs lodged on Skillselect from Tuesday 29 September 2020.
• If an invitation is made, all supporting documents must be uploaded in 24 hours. If all documents are not received in the 24-hour period, the invitation will be closed.

Nomination guidelines

Business Program 

With limited allocations, BSMQ will only nominate:

• high-quality applications related to the COVID-19 economic recovery, or
• businesses that focus on productive investment and job creation, or
• businesses that have a regional investment focus within the business program. 

• Priority processing for:

– Subclass 132 – Significant Business History stream

– Subclass 188 – Business Innovation stream

– Subclass 188 – Significant Investor stream

– Subclass 188 – Entrepreneur stream

• Open to both ONSHORE and OFFSHORE applicants.

Skilled Program 

With limited allocations, BSMQ will only nominate applicants critical to the effort in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:

• in medical services, or
• in maintaining the supply of essential goods and services, or
• in delivering services in sectors critical to Australia’s economic recovery.

Further information regarding critical skills and sectors is available on the Department of Home Affairs website: (https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/critical-skills-and-sectors#toc-1). 

• Priority processing for:

– 491-SBO (small business owners’ pathway) applications

– Subclass 190 visa applicants who have worked in their nominated occupation in

Queensland for at least 6 months and have a job offer for 12 months

– Subclass 491 applicants who have worked in their nominated occupation in a regional

area of Queensland for at least 3 months and have a job offer for 12 months.

• Open only to ONSHORE applicants in Queensland.

• After lodging your EOI, you must send an email explaining how you will meet the Department of Home Affairs ‘critical skills and sectors’ direction (skilled applicants only).

• Your email must include your full name, date of birth and EOI number and should be sent to migration@qld.gov.au (skilled applicants only)