Before starting your application, it’s important to understand the requirements and options available in South Australia.
You can choose to apply for a visa or state nomination on your own, or you may decide to engage a registered migration agent or legal practitioner.
Dreaming of a better lifestyle while growing your career? South Australia could be the answer!
Which occupation suits your skills? Explore the different Occupation Lists to check your eligibility.
While completing your application, use this information to understand the process, requirements and supporting documents.
Skilled migrants wanting to move to South Australia can support their visa application by applying for State nomination.
State nomination from South Australia can strengthen your skilled visa application.
If you are applying for state nomination for a skilled migration visa, this checklist outlines the documents required to support your application.
Starting life in a new place comes with plenty of excitement, and a few big tasks. Read some practical tips to help you settle in.
Cannot fill your South Australian business position locally? You may be able to sponsor a skilled migrant to join your team.
While there are a number of steps involved in employing overseas skilled workers, we want to make the process as easy to navigate as possible.
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"We feel we’ve been treated as friends and not just a number. It was great to know that they had our backs and weren’t just going to sit back and brush us aside because we’d made it here."
"Apart from the globally renowned education system, the environment in South Australia makes it so much easier for kids to grow happy and healthy with access to so many parks all over the city of Adelaide."
Andy is a construction manager who moved to South Australia with his wife, from England, and they’ve loved living in a regional area, in the Southeast of South Australia, as well as in the city. They’re both taking up opportunities to develop their careers.
Rhianna is an oral health therapist who moved to South Australia from Scotland and she has loved settling into life in South Australia with her young family.
