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.
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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.
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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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You will receive emails from Skilled & Business Migration throughout the nomination, visa grant and post-arrival stages. The purpose of the emails is to inform you of the next step of the process or alert you to a change in application status. These emails will be sent to the mailbox linked to your registration and may differ from the email submitted in your application. Please follow any instructions requested in these emails.
