If anyone wants to be chosen for Victoria’s skilled visa nomination, they need to submit a Registration of Interest (ROI) initially. If they submit an ROI for the 2022-23 program, they need to submit a new ROI to be chosen to apply for the 2023-24 program. Their ROI will remain in the selection system until it is withdrawn, chosen, or when the physical year ends. The last day to submit an ROI is May 5, 2023.
When choosing ROIs, the government takes into consideration the following factors as per the information provided by the applicants in their expressions of interest (EOIs) and ROIs:
Priority will be accorded to the following occupation categories:
Eligible now are all occupations on the related occupation list of the Department of Home Affairs, and applicants no longer need to be having STEM skills and be employed in a target sector to apply.
For more information on the new eligibility criteria, go through:
If you have not been chosen to apply for visa nomination in Victoria, you need not submit a new Registration of Interest (ROI). The state will continue to choose the best ROIs submitted for all sectors beginning from July 2022 over the remaining physical year.
For the financial year 2022 – 2023, Victoria had thrown open its skilled migration program and began allowing nomination applications. This financial year saw Victoria allotting 11,500 places and 3,400 for 190 and 491 nominations, respectively. These numbers indicate that the government of Victoria will focus primarily on 190 nominations, and competitiveness will continue to be high in this state.
In their skilled migration program in 2022-2023, Victoria announced some important changes together with the new allotment.
If you want to be taken into consideration to be chosen to apply for skilled visa nomination of Victoria, you need to be:
To receive a nomination from the Victorian government, you should work in the following target sectors.
The Victorian health sector comprises professionals who provide medical services to both the natives of Victoria and those involved in relevant education and research and development.
You do not require to be employed in a healthcare occupation (e.g., nurse) to be considered employed in the healthcare sector.
For instance, a software programmer working on a program for hospitals is said to be working in the healthcare sector. Nursing applicants must keep in mind that Victoria only nominates applicants with particular specializations, such as:
Midwife | 254111 |
Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 254412 |
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 254415 |
Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 254422 |
Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | 254423 |
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) | 254425 |
Medical research in Victoria includes activities such as clinical trials, drug development, health product manufacturing, medical devices, and digital health, besides medical research carried out in universities and research institutions.
If you require using your STEMM skills to support Victorian medical research, you may be considered to be employed in the medical research sector.
The life sciences sector of Victoria comprises several industries, such as the biotechnology, medical technology, and pharmaceutical industries. Firms that are relevant to cosmeceuticals, food processing, and nutraceuticals may also be believed to comprise a function of the life sciences sector.
If you make use of your STEMM skills to support the life sciences sector of Victoria, you could be considered employed in the life sciences sector. For instance, a biotechnology lecturer employed at a university is said to be working in the life sciences sector.
The digital sector uses technology and novelty to power economic growth, competitiveness, and productivity in Victoria.
Victorians are opting for digital games engineers for skilled nomination (subclass 190) of Victoria. As of now, to apply for subclass 190 visa nomination, they only opt for applicants with cyber security skills. Applicants not having cyber security skills and seeking subclass 190 visa nominations could still be chosen if they use their digital skills in another target sector. This is an adjunct to cyber security skills in the digital skills sector.
Digital game engineers must focus on art direction, AI coding, or physics programming. Applicants who work in any field of the digital sector will be considered to be chosen for subclass 491 visa nominations.
Victoria’s agri-food sector includes talented people working for the growth of food production as well as the Victorian agri-food sector’s modernization. To be taken into consideration to be chosen to apply for nomination, applicants need use to their STEMM skills to advance the sector in which research and development or advanced manufacturing could be included.
Included in Victoria’s advanced manufacturing sector are industries such as defence and aerospace. To be considered an advanced manufacturing employee, you should use your STEMM skills to improve innovation. This could include activities such as design, research and development, supply chain management, and boosting global competitiveness by using technology.
Included in this sector are industries such as bioenergy, carbon capture, clean energy, energy storage, and renewables. Applicants could use their STEMM skills to support efforts to cut down waste, reduce pollution and protect the environment.
Creative industries play a vital role in Victoria’s social life, economic well-being, and social comfort. The Creative State 2025 strategy of the Victorian government is shaped to shape the state’s reputation as a worldwide cultural destination.
To back this strategy further, Victoria is on the lookout for applicants employed in the screen industry making use of their STEMM skills in digital animation or visual effects.
Working only in the target sector is not adequate for you to get a Victorian nomination from the state government. You should also work in a STEMM category. To understand if your occupation qualifies as STEMM, let us know what STEMM is and what occupations could qualify as STEMM.
Given below is a list of 108 occupations that the Department of Education, Skills, and Employment categorizes as STEMM occupations. Remember that having an occupation on the list given below does not imply that the government of Victoria would invite you to apply for a 491/190 visa.
ANZSCO Code | ANZSCO Title |
1325 | Research and Development Managers |
1332 | Engineering Managers |
1342 | Health and Welfare Services Managers |
1351 | ICT Managers |
2210 | Accountants, Auditors and Company Secretaries nfd |
2211 | Accountants |
2212 | Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers |
2240 | Information and Organisation Professionals nfd |
2241 | Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians |
2242 | Archivists, Curators and Records Managers |
2243 | Economists |
2244 | Intelligence and Policy Analysts |
2245 | Land Economists and Valuers |
2246 | Librarians |
2247 | Management and Organisation Analysts |
2249 | Other Information and Organisation Professionals |
2252 | ICT Sales Professionals |
2254 | Technical Sales Representatives |
2311 | Air Transport Professionals |
2321 | Architects and Landscape Architects |
2322 | Cartographers and Surveyors |
2326 | Urban and Regional Planners |
2330 | Engineering Professionals nfd |
2331 | Chemical and Materials Engineers |
2332 | Civil Engineering Professionals |
2333 | Electrical Engineers |
2334 | Electronics Engineers |
2335 | Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers |
2336 | Mining Engineers |
2339 | Other Engineering Professionals |
2341 | Agricultural and Forestry Scientists |
2342 | Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists |
2343 | Environmental Scientists |
2344 | Geologists and Geophysicists |
2345 | Life Scientists |
2346 | Medical Laboratory Scientists |
2347 | Veterinarians |
2349 | Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals |
2500 | Health Professionals nfd |
2510 | Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals nfd |
2511 | Dietitians |
2512 | Medical Imaging Professionals |
2513 | Occupational & Environmental Health Professionals |
2514 | Optometrists and Orthoptists |
2515 | Pharmacists |
2519 | Other Health Diagnostic & Promotion Professionals |
2520 | Health Therapy Professionals nfd |
2521 | Chiropractors and Osteopaths |
2523 | Dental Practitioners |
2524 | Occupational Therapists |
2525 | Physiotherapists |
2526 | Podiatrists |
2527 | Speech Professionals and Audiologists |
2530 | Medical Practitioners nfd |
2531 | Generalist Medical Practitioners |
2532 | Anaesthetists |
2533 | Internal Medicine Specialists |
2534 | Psychiatrists |
2535 | Surgeons |
2539 | Other Medical Practitioners |
2540 | Midwifery and Nursing Professionals nfd |
2541 | Midwives |
2542 | Nurse Educators and Researchers |
2543 | Nurse Managers |
2544 | Registered Nurses |
2600 | ICT Professionals nfd |
2610 | Business and Systems Analysts, and Programmers nfd |
2611 | ICT Business and Systems Analysts |
2612 | Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers |
2613 | Software and Applications Programmers |
2621 | Database & Systems Administrators & ICT Security |
2630 | ICT Network and Support Professionals nfd |
2631 | Computer Network Professionals |
2632 | ICT Support and Test Engineers |
2633 | Telecommunications Engineering Professionals |
2721 | Counsellors |
2723 | Psychologists |
2724 | Social Professionals |
3110 | Agricultural, Medical and Science Technicians nfd |
3111 | Agricultural Technicians |
3112 | Medical Technicians |
3114 | Science Technicians |
3122 | Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians |
3123 | Electrical Engineering Draftspersons, Technicians |
3124 | Electronic Engineering Draftspersons, Technicians |
3125 | Mechanical Engineering Draftspersons, Technicians |
3126 | Safety Inspectors |
3129 | Other Building and Engineering Technicians |
3130 | ICT and Telecommunications Technicians nfd |
3131 | ICT Support Technicians |
3132 | Telecommunications Technical Specialists |
3210 | Automotive Electricians and Mechanics nfd |
3211 | Automotive Electricians |
3212 | Motor Mechanics |
3230 | Mechanical Engineering Trades Workers nfd |
3231 | Aircraft Maintenance Engineers |
3232 | Metal Fitters and Machinists |
3234 | Toolmakers and Engineering Patternmakers |
3400 | Electrotechnology and Telecommunications Trades Workers nfd |
3411 | Electricians |
3421 | Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics |
3613 | Veterinary Nurses |
3991 | Boat Builders and Shipwrights |
3992 | Chemical, Gas, Petroleum & Power Plant Operators |
3999 | Other Technicians and Trades Workers |
4111 | Ambulance Officers and Paramedics |
4112 | Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists |
4114 | Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses |
You need to be employed in one of the following target sectors:
Any occupation is eligible to be on the skilled occupation lists to submit a Registration of Interest (ROI) in case you are using your STEMM skills in one of the above-listed target sectors.
Victoria is at present choosing the below-mentioned occupations with advanced skills:
Your nominated occupation in skills assessment must conform to the ROI, EOI, and nomination application. When you submit your application for nomination in Skills Assessment, you need to have a minimum of 12 weeks of validity remaining.
You need to fulfill the eligibility criteria to be considered for being chosen. It includes residing and working in Victoria.
Victoria state will not consider you employed if you are a recipient of a scholarship or taking up a professional placement as part of filling up your qualification.
In certain cases, Victoria may also want you to produce extra payslips or letters of reference from your employer.
You need to be employed in one of the target sectors given below:
All occupations on the skilled occupation lists are eligible to submit ROIs in case you are making use of your STEMM skills in one of the above-listed target sectors.
Victoria is currently choosing the occupations given below with advanced skills:
Your nominated occupation in skills assessment must suit the ROI, EOI, and nomination application.
In 2023, Victoria will continue selecting nurses to apply for visa nomination of Victoria. Based on consultation with the Department of Health and industry, Victoria government will focus on the following specializations:
Midwife | 254111 |
Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 254412 |
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 254415 |
Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 254422 |
Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | 254423 |
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) | 254425 |
Victoria also chooses nurses based on suggestions from the Department of Health. Nurses who are employed by a health provider (nursing homes or hospitals) directly will be given priority over those working for an agency.
Note:
In case your ROI is not pre-invited, you can retract and resubmit some other time. If your ROI is pre-invited, you apply and are refused – you have to wait for six more months before applying again.
Step 1: Create or update an Expression of Interest (EOI) on the SkillSelect system of the Department of Home Affairs. You need to create a new EOI if your existing one is about to expire within the following 12 months.
Step 2: Ensure meeting the visa requirements you are seeking to be nominated for:
Step 3: Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
Step 4: Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
Step 5: Submit a Registration of Interest (ROI) for visa nomination’s Victoria.
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