To be granted certain skilled migration visas to live and work in Western Australia, you must be nominated (invited) by an Australian state or territory through the State Nominated Migration Program.
WA Migration Services, on behalf of the WA State Government, provides WA State nomination to eligible applicants for two visa subclasses, which gives you extra points on the Department of Home Affairs points test:
If you would like to be considered for an invitation for State nomination, your occupation will need to be eligible under the following streams.
These occupation lists identify occupations that are considered a priority for WA and are therefore eligible for skilled migrants through State nomination.
Please note that the occupations identified in these streams, as detailed in the WASMOL and the GOL, do not relate to any specific job vacancies nor represent any guarantee of a job. Both lists are updated from time to time, in line with WA industry and workforce needs.
Please note that to be eligible for an invitation in the WA State Nominated Migration Program, you must meet both:
Before starting your application, you will need to check whether your occupation is available on either the WA Skilled migration occupation list (WASMOL) Schedule 1 or 2, or the Graduate occupation list.
Current processing time for applications is 28 working days.
Here you can check whether your occupation is listed and eligible for your intended visa subclass and stream.
For the purpose of WA State nomination, occupations have been classified into ‘WA Industry sectors’.
Invitations for WA State nomination are anticipated to be issued each month. The number of invitations issued each month may vary depending on the number of applications being processed by WA Migration Services. If you are invited, WA Migration Services will contact you via email with a link to the State nomination application form.
Having an eligible EOI does not guarantee you will receive an invitation for State nomination. To receive an invitation in a future round, please ensure that:
Please note that WA Migration Services does not provide feedback on individual EOIs that have not received an invitation.
Ranking system
EOIs are selected based on the following ranking system.
General stream EOI
Candidates eligible for the General stream will be ranked in accordance with the following.
Please note:
If you are eligible for an invitation through multiple streams, you will receive an invitation for each stream you are eligible for. However, you will only be able to lodge one application for State nomination through your chosen stream. If multiple EOIs are ranked at the same level, invitations will be issued based on the EOI submission date.
If your EOI indicates you are seeking State nomination for both the subclass 190 and subclass 491 visa, you will generally be invited for the subclass 491 visa in the first instance. This is because you will generally have a higher EOI points score for this visa.
Having an eligible EOI does not guarantee you will receive an invitation for State nomination. To receive an invitation in a future round, please ensure that your EOI meets all requirements as outlined above, plus any additional State nomination criteria.
Source : https://migration.wa.gov.au/our-services-support/state-nominated-migration-program#2023-24-stream-specific-requirements
