The 2023-2024 Victorian Skilled Migration Program is now open to applicants living in Victoria or overseas, with new changes from last financial year.
This program provides two visa pathways:
The Victorian government has also noted that certain occupations in the following industry sectors will be prioritised:
- Health
- Social services
- Information Communication Technology (ICT)
- Early childhood and secondary education teachers
- Advanced manufacturing
- Infrastructure
- Renewable energy
- Hospitality and tourism – for the SC491 visa only
The changes made relate to the Skilled Work Regional (provisional) Visa (subclass 491) nomination program and they include:
- Onshore applicants applying for the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa (subclass 491) nomination must be living and working in regional Victoria at the time of nomination.
- Some outer suburbs are included in the regional zones by the Department of Home Affairs.
- If you submitted a subclass 491 Registration Of Interest (ROI) in 2022-23 and were not selected, you will need to submit a new ROI if you are still eligible.
There are no new changes to the Skilled Nominated Visa (subclass 190) nomination program. If you submitted a ROI in 2022-23 and were not selected, you do not need to submit a new ROI unless the information you provided has changed.
Further Information and Assistance
The program is anticipated to close in early 2024 at a date to be confirmed.
