Migration WA - How to apply for State nomination

Western Australia offers State nomination for the permanent Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) and the temporary Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491).

The process for obtaining State nomination is as follows.

1 Submit an eligible Expression of Interest (EOI) in the Department of Home Affairs SkillSelect database.

Your EOI must:

indicate that you are seeking nomination from Western Australia; or any State or Territory.
Score at least 65 points in the Department of Home Affairs points test. This includes the points for State nomination which are automatically included in your EOI:

five points for subclass 190 visa; and
15 points for the subclass 491 visa.

Have evidence of a skills assessment suitable for permanent migration in your nominated occupation. See the Home Affairs website for more information on skills assessments and skills assessing authorities.
Have a nominated occupation that is available for your intended visa subclass on the Western Australian Skilled Migration Occupation List schedule 1 or 2 (WASMOL) for the general stream; or the Graduate Occupation List (GOL) for the graduate stream.
If you are using the graduate stream, the details of your Western Australian study, including the address and postcode of the Western Australian campus of the educational institution must be included in your EOI. You should list your highest level Western Australian qualification first in your EOI. Visit the Graduate stream requirements page for more information.
Show that you meet the English language requirements. If you have a passport from the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, the United States of America or Ireland, you are not required to sit an English exam to be eligible for Western Australian State nomination.
Visit the Graduate stream requirements page or the General stream WASMOL schedule 1 requirements page or the General stream WASMOL schedule 2 requirements page for more information on English requirements.
Indicate that you are younger than 45 years of age.

2 WA Migration Services reviews EOIs in SkillSelect and invites eligible applicants to apply for State nomination based on a ranking system. Visit the invitation rounds page for further information on ranking. If you are invited to apply, you will receive an email with a link to the State nomination application form. You have up to 28 days to complete the application.

To be approved, your application must meet the State nomination criteria, which includes additional requirements depending on your intended stream. Visit the General stream WASMOL schedule 1 requirements page or General stream WASMOL schedule 2 requirements page or Graduate stream requirements page for further information.

You will need to provide documents to show you meet all the State nomination criteria and any documents submitted should be high quality copies of the original. Once you submit your application, you may be asked to provide further information by email.

WA Migration Services does not charge any application fees to apply for WA State nomination.

It is important that all information in your EOI is accurate and not misleading. If you are invited to apply for WA State nomination and subsequently it is found that misleading or false information was submitted in your EOI, your State nomination application may be declined.

If your EOI is amended during the application process, resulting in a reduction of your points score and/or ranking, evidence must be provided to substantiate the points claimed in your EOI.

Please check the accuracy of the information entered in your EOI on SkillSelect.

3 If your application is successful, WA Migration Services nominates you in SkillSelect and you automatically receive an invitation from the Department of Home Affairs to lodge your visa application.

All successful applicants are required to:

comply with border rules that apply at the time, if they are moving to WA;
register their arrival with WA Migration Services;
live and work in Western Australia for two years upon arrival; and
complete a settlement survey every six months for this two year period.

Some occupations need licensing or registration before you are able to work in Western Australia. A positive skills assessment and State nomination do not guarantee that you will meet the requirements of the relevant licensing or registration authority. You should check the requirements for your nominated occupation before applying for State nomination.

SkillSelect

SkillSelect is an online service provided by the Department of Home Affairs that enables skilled workers who are interested in migrating to Australia to record their details to be considered for a skilled visa through an EOI. Intending migrants may be identified and nominated for skilled visas by Australian employers or State and territory governments, or they could be invited by the Commonwealth Government to lodge a visa application. For more information and to submit an EOI, visit the
Department of Home Affairs website.

Settlement Services

WA Migration Services provides settlement services for skilled migrants. The Migration Services website can provide you with information on childcare and education; employment; emergency services; finding a house; health/hospitals; public transport and sport and recreation.

Migration agents

In Australia, migration agents must be registered with the Department of Home Affairs Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority. If you choose to use a migration agent, it is important that you check that the agent is properly registered.

For more information about migration agents, visit the
Migration Agents Registration Authority website.