Skilled Migration Job Connect

New Portal users 

If you are a skilled migrant who would like to register as a Subsidy claimant, sign up and create a Migration WA Portal (the Portal) profile by clicking the button below. 

Sign up for the Migration WA Portal(opens in a new tab)

Existing Portal users

If you already have a Portal profile, you can log in and click the ‘I am a skilled migrant’ button in the Subsidy section.

Once you have created a Portal profile, prepare the required documents listed below to support your Subsidy registration.

1. Passport

2. WA Residency

• Valid WA driver's licence
• or two of the following: 
  • Residential lease agreement
  • Utility bill
  • Copy of a recent bank statement (local to Australia)

3. Arrival documents

• Initial visa grant notice
• Evidence demonstrating date of arrival in Western Australia, which must include one of the following:
  • Air
    • Flight details, including tickets, itinerary, boarding pass with full date or passport with a date of entry stamp. 
  • Road
    • Bank statements that demonstrate transactions (such as the purchase of petrol) between the departing State or Territory and WA;
    • the purchase or transfer of car insurance from both States/Territories;
    • evidence of previous study in WA, including Confirmation of Enrolments, letter of study specifying a start and end date;
    • evidence demonstrating the date an insurance policy was taken out in WA;
    • evidence demonstrating the date a bank account was opened in WA.
  • Other
    • evidence of previous employment in WA

4. Working rights

• Current Visa grant notification including conditions of visa approval;
• Current and valid VEVO notice

5. Employment evidence

Gained employment 

• Copy of employment offer or
• Employment contract (where employment commenced after 1 January 2023).

Actively seeking employment

• Job application/s (lodged within 3 months of the registration request) and job advertisement with the requirements; and one of the following:
  • Current CV/resume (which includes overseas and Australian employment) or
  • Evidence of overseas or Australian employment references.

Once you have your registration documents ready: 

• Log in to the Portal and click the ‘Start your registration’ button.
• You must upload the required documents (listed in Step 2 - Prepare your registration documents) to submit your registration.
• Click the ‘Save and Next’ button to save your registration as you complete each section. 
• If you are unable to finish your registration in one sitting, you can log out and resume at your convenience.
• You will have 28 calendar days to submit your registration. Registrations that are not submitted within this time frame, will be deleted. 

To be approved, your registration must meet the Subsidy Eligibility requirements(opens in a new tab) and Subsidy Terms and Conditions(opens in a new tab).

You will be notified of your registration outcome by email. If your registration is approved, you will be invited to submit a claim.

• Eligibility to access the Subsidy is valid for six months from the date you are approved as a claimant.
• An approved claimant can submit multiple claims within the six-month eligibility period, but each claim must be submitted separately. For example, if you would like to claim your working check, license, and gap training, you will need to lodge three separate claims.
• You will receive a Portal notification when your six-month eligibility is due to expire. 

Once you are an approved claimant and have received your invitation to submit a claim, prepare the required documents listed below to support each claim you intend to submit.

• Evidence that the approved service(opens in a new tab) was paid by the claimant (all of the following)
  • Tax invoice and receipt or paid invoice for the service received, clearly indicating date and service received on service provider letterhead; and
  • Outcome of service provided; (including but not limited to; a copy of the licence, certificate, or registration) and
  • Copy of bank statement identifying the payment of service being claimed was paid for by yourself. (The bank statement must show your name, address and transaction amount. A screenshot of the transaction amount will not be accepted.)
• Evidence that the approved service is related to WA employment (one of the following)
  • WA job application/s (lodged within 3 months of claim request) and WA job advertisements including mandatory requirements or
  • WA employment offer and job description for proposed employment position including mandatory requirements or
  • WA employment contract (where employment commenced after 1 January 2023 including mandatory requirements)
• Evidence that the WA employment aligns with your formal overseas qualification, skills, and knowledge (one of the following)
  • Qualifications based evidence
    • Overseas qualifications (in English or including a certified translated copy in English) or
    • Valid skills assessment (where the skills assessment has been granted based on studies completed overseas. Skills Assessments that have been granted based on the completion of an Australian qualification cannot be considered) or
    • Evidence of an assessment completed by the Overseas Qualification Unit may also be provided but will be used in conjunction with other supporting evidence.
  • Skills and experience-based evidence
    • Current CV/resume (which includes overseas and Australian employment) or
    • Evidence of overseas or Australian employment references

Becoming an approved claimant does not guarantee that your claim will be approved. 

Once you have your claim documents ready:

• Log into the Portal and click the 'Create new claim' button in the 'My claims' section.
• You must upload the required documents (listed in Step 5 - Prepare your claim documents) to submit your claim.
• Click the ‘Save and Next’ button to save your claim as you complete each section.
• If you are unable to finish your claim in one sitting, you can log out and resume at your convenience.
• An approved claimant can submit multiple claims within the six-month eligibility period, but each claim must be submitted separately.

Bank account details

• You must provide valid Australian bank account details as part of your claim.
• Please provide details of the account you would like your claim paid in to.
• Your information will be safely stored as per the Terms of Use, Clause 16: Privacy(opens in a new tab).
• Providing your bank account details does not guarantee that your claim will be approved.

Once the assessment of your claim begins, you may be asked to provide further information by email.

To be approved, your claim must meet the Subsidy Eligibility requirements(opens in a new tab) and Subsidy Terms and Conditions(opens in a new tab).

You will be notified of the outcome of your claim by email. 

If your claim is approved, you will receive a second email when your claim has been paid into your nominated Australian bank account.

If your claim is declined, you can request a review by logging in to the Portal and clicking the ‘Request a review’ button next to your claim.

Your review request should outline clearly why a review is required. The review process can only consider the documentation and information you supplied with your original claim request. No additional documentation or changed circumstances will be considered.

You will receive your review outcome by email within 28 business days from the date Migration Services acknowledges your review request.