Sponsorship options for Industrial Engineer
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| 190 Visa Sponsorship
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| 491 Visa Sponsorship
| Northern Territory (NT) (Darwin) Government Visa Sponsorship |
| NT |  | Northern Territory 190 Visa
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NT Invitation results from July to September 2019
| | NT | | Northern Territory 491 Visa
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| | NT |  | For applicants who are able to provide evidence of positive employment prospects
| | NT | | For applicants who are able to provide evidence of positive employment prospects
| | NT | | For Graduates in the NT | | NT | | For Graduates in the NT
| | NT | | For applicants who have strong family connections | | NT | | For applicants who have strong family connections
| | NT | | For applicants who meet the NT residency and work requirements (including 485, 417, 462 and 457 visas Holders) | | NT | | For applicants who meet the NT residency and work requirements (including 485, 417, 462 and 457 visas Holders)
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| | Nomination by South Australia State Government (SA) (Adelaide) |
| SA | | South Australia 190 Visa
Applicant's Location: South Australia
- Minimum English Requirment: Competent
- Minimum EOI Points: 65
- Visa Subclass: 190/491
- Skill-Level: Skill level 1
- 190 eligibility - Currently working in your nominated or closely related occupation for the last 12 months in Greater Adelaide or the last 6 months in outer regional South Australia
491 eligibility - Currently working in your nominated or closely related occupation for the last 6 months in South Australia
Occupations with the same Skills Assessing Authority are closely related occupations
Available through the Talent and Innovators program
Waivers and exemptions are available for long-term residents and applicants living and working in outer regional South Australia
| SA | | South Australia 491 Visa
Applicant's Location: South Australia
- Minimum English Requirment: Competent
- Minimum EOI Points: 65
- Visa Subclass: 190/491
- Skill-Level: Skill level 1
- 190 eligibility - Currently working in your nominated or closely related occupation for the last 12 months in Greater Adelaide or the last 6 months in outer regional South Australia
491 eligibility - Currently working in your nominated or closely related occupation for the last 6 months in South Australia
Occupations with the same Skills Assessing Authority are closely related occupations
Available through the Talent and Innovators program
Waivers and exemptions are available for long-term residents and applicants living and working in outer regional South Australia
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Applicant's Location: South Australia
- Minimum English Requirment: Competent
- Minimum EOI Points: 65
- Visa Subclass: 190/491
- Skill-Level: Skill level 1
- SA Graduate pathway:
• Have completed a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification, and
• Currently working in your nominated or closely related occupation for the last 3 months in South Australia
Occupations with the same Skills Assessing Authority are closely related occupations
No work experience required for the following SA graduates if applying through the Talent and Innovators program:
• PhD or Masters by Research degree and Proficient English overall or higher
• GPA of 6.0 or higher in Masters by Coursework degree and Proficient English overall or higher
• First Class Honours in a dedicated Honours year and Proficient English overall or higher
• GPA of 6.0 or higher in a Bachelor degree and Proficient English overall or higher
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Applicant's Location: South Australia
- Minimum English Requirment: Competent
- Minimum EOI Points: 65
- Visa Subclass: 190/491
- Skill-Level: Skill level 1
- SA Graduate pathway:
• Have completed a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification, and
• Currently working in your nominated or closely related occupation for the last 3 months in South Australia
Occupations with the same Skills Assessing Authority are closely related occupations
No work experience required for the following SA graduates if applying through the Talent and Innovators program:
• PhD or Masters by Research degree and Proficient English overall or higher
• GPA of 6.0 or higher in Masters by Coursework degree and Proficient English overall or higher
• First Class Honours in a dedicated Honours year and Proficient English overall or higher
• GPA of 6.0 or higher in a Bachelor degree and Proficient English overall or higher
Applicant's Location: South Australia
- Minimum English Requirment: Proficient
- Minimum EOI Points: 65
- Visa Subclass: 491
- Skill-Level: Skill level 1
- SA Graduate pathway:
• Have completed a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification
No work experience required for the following SA graduates if applying through the Talent and Innovators program:
• GPA of 5.0 to 5.99 in a Masters by Coursework degree and Proficient English overall or higher
• GPA of 5.0 to 5.99 in a Bachelor degree and Proficient English overall or higher
| Victoria State Nomination (VIC) (Melbourne) |
| VIC | | Victoria 190 Visa
Currently a limited number of interim visa nomination places is available to applicants who are working in a highly skilled occupation in health, medical research or life sciences which supports Victoria’s economic recovery and/or health response.
- Applicants must have lived and worked in Victoria for at least the past 6 months.
Applicants with a track record of commercialising innovative ideas and bringing them to market will also be highly regarded.
International student graduates and PhD applicants who meet the criteria are also encouraged to apply.
VIC Invitation results from July to September 2019
| | VIC | | Victoria 491 Visa
Currently a limited number of interim visa nomination places is available to applicants who are working in a highly skilled occupation in health, medical research, life sciences, agri-food or digital sectors which supports Victoria's economic recovery and/or health response.
- Applicants must have lived and worked in regional Victoria for at least the past 3 months..
International student graduates and PhD applicants who meet the eligibility criteria are also encouraged to apply.
Applicants with a track record of commercialising innovative ideas and bringing them to market will also be highly regarded.
| | VIC | | Victoria Graduates 190 Visa
| | VIC | | Victoria Graduates 491 Visa
| | Skilled Migration Western Australia State Nomination (WA) (Perth) |
| WA | | Western Australia 190 Visa
| | WA | | Western Australia 491 Visa
| | WA | | Western Australia Graduates 190 Visa
Available
Avaliable to applicants who have completed the following qualifications or a combination of studies from accredited educational institutions in Western Australia for at least two years (full-time and face-to-face).
- a university or higher education qualification (registered by TEQSA). This includes a PhD, Masters, Bachelor or higher degree (Bachelor Honours Degree, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma); and/or
- a vocational education and training (VET) qualification at a Certificate III level or above (registered by ASQA).
This can include university/higher education; VET (Certicate III level); and/or English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS). - IELTS score of at least 7 in all bands or OET score of at least B in all bands or TOEFL-iBT (24 in all bands) or PTE Academic (65 in all bands) or Cambridge English Advanced (CEA) (185 in all skills)
IELTS exemption: citizens of UK, Ireland, USA, Canada and New Zealand. - one year of Australian work experience within the last 10 years; or 3 years of overseas work experience within the last ten years
- Have at least six months Australian work experience in the nominated (or closely related) occupation within the last five years, A professional year or work placement is considered work experience, if it is a paid position and undertaken post qualification.
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have a six month contract of employment in the nominated (or closely related) occupation in Western Australia (at least an average of 35 hours per week).
| | WA | | Western Australia Graduates 491 Visa
Available
Avaliable to applicants who have completed the following qualifications or a combination of studies from accredited educational institutions in Western Australia for at least two years (full-time and face-to-face).
- a university or higher education qualification (registered by TEQSA). This includes a PhD, Masters, Bachelor or higher degree (Bachelor Honours Degree, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma); and/or
- a vocational education and training (VET) qualification at a Certificate III level or above (registered by ASQA).
This can include university/higher education; VET (Certicate III level); and/or English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS). - IELTS score of at least 7 in all bands or OET score of at least B in all bands or TOEFL-iBT (24 in all bands) or PTE Academic (65 in all bands) or Cambridge English Advanced (CEA) (185 in all skills)
IELTS exemption: citizens of UK, Ireland, USA, Canada and New Zealand. - one year of Australian work experience within the last 10 years; or 3 years of overseas work experience within the last ten years
- Have at least six months Australian work experience in the nominated (or closely related) occupation within the last five years, A professional year or work placement is considered work experience, if it is a paid position and undertaken post qualification.
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have a six month contract of employment in the nominated (or closely related) occupation in Western Australia (at least an average of 35 hours per week).
| | New South Wales (NSW) (Sydney) State Visa Sponsorship |
| NSW | | New South Wales 190 Visa
The selection process is extremely competitive. The applicant must be currently residing in NSW. During an invitation round, EOIs in are ranked within an occupation code in order of:
- Point score
- English proficiency
- Years of skilled work experience in nominated occupation.
Invitation results between January to August 2019
Invitation results from July to September 2019
| NSW Regional areas 491 Visa
| NSW Stream 1
Available to applicants who have been living in a designated regional area of NSW for at least the previous 12 months; and have been working in their nominated occupation, or a closely related occupation, in a designated regional area of NSW, for at least the previous 12 months.
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| NSW Stream 2
Available to international graduates who have completed study at an education provider, located in a designated regional area in NSW, and;
1 - The study meets the Australian study requirement, and;
2 - The applicant has lived in a designated regional area in NSW while completing this study, and;
3 - The study was completed within the last 24 months, and;
4 - The qualification from the study has been assessed as closely related to your nominated occupation by the relevant assessing authority.
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| NSW Stream 3
Available to applicants who
a - have an offer for ongoing employment as Industrial Engineer or a closely related occupation in a designated regional area in NSW for at least 12 months, from an employer who is registered in Australia, or
b - have at least five years of skilled employment as Industrial Engineer, or a closely related occupation or
c - have an immediate family member living in a designated regional area in NSW for at least the previous 24 months. The family member can be either an Australian Permanent Resident, an Australian Citizen or a NSW nominated provisional visa holder (489) and must be at least 18 years of age.
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| Central Coast
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| Central West
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| Far South Coast
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| Far West
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| Hunter
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| Illawarra
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| Mid North Coast
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| Northern Inland
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| Northern Rivers
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| Orana
RDA Orana will not be accepting applications under Stream 3a, 3b and 3c that are for off-shore applicants. This is due to the request from the Australian Government to prioritise on-shore applicants and the national border restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be reviewed later in the year, unfortunately no exceptions can or will be made.
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| Riverina
RDA Riverina hopes to be able to open 491 applications during the week of the 22nd of February 2021.
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| Southern Inland
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| Sydney
| | Queensland (QLD) State Visa Sponsorship (Brisbane) |
| QLD | | Queensland 190 Visa
QLD Invitation results from July to September 2019
| | QLD | | Queensland 491 Visa
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| | QLD | | For applicants currently working in Queensland:
- Currently living and working in regional Queensland in the nominated or closely related occupation for the previous 3 months IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO APPLICATION in REGIONAL Queensland (minimum 35 hours per week); and
- Have an offer to continue your employment for 12 months in regional Queensland in your nominated or closely related occupation
There is no specific skills list, however applicants must meet one of the critical skills or sectors as listed below and email detailing how they meet this, including details of employer and role, and how this position is assisting in the COVID response or recovery.
The Subclass 491 visa is open to COVID critical skill or sectors as outlined by the Department of Home Affairs in:
- Air Ambulance, Critical Medical, Medical Technology,
- Engineering, Critical Infrastructure, Supply Chain
- Telecommunications, Film & Television Production,
- Maritime Industry, Agricultural Technology Food Technology,
- Mining, Emerging Technology, Financial Technology, and
- Large Scale Manufacturing.
Eligible Postcodes: 4207 to 4275, 4517 to 4519, 4550 to 4551, 4553 to 4562, 4564 to 4569 and 4571 to 4575,4124 to 4125, 4133, 4183 to 4184, 4280 to 4287, 4306 to 4498, 4507, 4552, 4563, 4570 and 4580 to 4895 (Anywhere except the greater Brisbane area; including Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Cairns, Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Mackay, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Pacific Pines, Carrara, Nerang and Gladstone)
| | QLD | | Alumni (Queensland PhD and Masters graduates) must meet the working in Queensland criteria
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| | QLD | | Queensland 491 Visa Small Business Owner Pathway
Applicants must be currently living and operating a small business in a QLD regional area and have a positive skills assessment in their nominated occupation. Applicants under this stream must have full-time work rights and not be currently studying. BSMQ criteria requires the applicant to:
- has prior business experience or qualifications to successfully run the business (or has previously been involved in a family-run business)
- has purchased an existing business in regional Queensland (Note: not available for start-ups or home based businesses)
- paid a minimum of $100,000 for the business
- has 100% ownership of the business
- be trading in the business for 6 months prior to application
- employs one (1) employee who is an Australian resident working a minimum of 20 hours per week
| | Australian Capital Territory (ACT) (Canberra) Visa Sponsorship |
| ACT | | Canberra 190 Visa
Canberra Matrix: Applicants should express an interest in applying for ACT 190 or 491 nomination by completing a score-based Canberra Matrix where they are allocated points against demonstrated economic contribution or benefit and/or a genuine commitment to be part of the ACT community.
Canberra residents
You must meet the following minimum criteria before you are eligible to express an interest in ACT 190 nomination:
- You must be living and working in Canberra for the six months immediately before the date of Matrix submission.
- You must meet one of the following two criterion:
- Your nominated occupation is on the ACT Critical Skills List; (Industrial Engineer has NOT been in ACT CRITICAL SKILLS LIST - January 2021)
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- You are the primary holder of a subclass 457/482 visa sponsored by an ACT employer;
- You must be working a minimum of 35 hours per week in each of the 26 weeks immediately before date of Matrix submission.
- You must be in paid employment. Internships, stipends, scholarships and volunteer positions are not considered employment for this criterion.
- If you are self-employed on an ABN:
- Your total (taxable) income must be at least $1000 pw for each week of the employment period claimed.
- you must evidence at least 12 months ACT business activity at date of Matrix submission.
- If you are including a spouse / partner and/or children in your application, and they are in Australia, they must have lived in Canberra for the six months immediately before the date of Matrix submission.
Applicants must demonstrate a ‘Proficient’ level of English as defined by Home Affairs (ie IELTS result with a minimum score of 7 (L, R, W, S) or or PTE Academic with a minimum score of 65 (L, R, W, S) or be eligible for ACT 190 Streamlined PhD nomination).
Overseas applicants
The Canberra Matrix is closed to overseas applicants.
| | ACT | | Canberra 491 Visa
Canberra Matrix: Applicants should express an interest in applying for ACT 190 or 491 nomination by completing a score-based Canberra Matrix where they are allocated points against demonstrated economic contribution or benefit and/or a genuine commitment to be part of the ACT community.
Canberra residents
You must meet the following minimum criteria before you are eligible to express an interest in ACT 491 nomination:
- You must be living and working in Canberra for the three months immediately before the date of Matrix submission.
- You must meet one of the following two criterion:
- Your nominated occupation is on the ACT Critical Skills List; (Industrial Engineer has NOT been in ACT CRITICAL SKILLS LIST - January 2021)
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- You are the primary holder of a subclass 457/482 visa sponsored by an ACT employer;
- You must be working a minimum 20 hours per week for 3 months. Your employment must be continuous; Paid leave (annual, personal or maternity) meets the continuous employment criteria; Unpaid leave only meets the continuous employment criteria if it is evidenced by a valid medical certificate (the certificate cannot be backdated).
- You must be in paid employment. Internships, stipends, scholarships and volunteer positions are not considered employment for this criterion.
- You may also work for more than one ACT employer or be self-employed on an ABN.
If you are self-employed on an ABN:
- Your total (taxable) income must be at least $500 pw for each week of the employment period claimed
- you must evidence at least 12 months ACT business activity at date of Matrix submission.
- If you are including a spouse / partner and/or children in your application, and they are in Australia, they must have lived in Canberra for the three months immediately before the date of Matrix submission.
Applicants must demonstrate a ‘Proficient’ level of English as defined by Home Affairs (ie IELTS result with a minimum score of 7 (L, R, W, S) or or PTE Academic with a minimum score of 65 (L, R, W, S) or be eligible for ACT 190 Streamlined PhD nomination).
Overseas applicants
The Canberra Matrix is closed to overseas applicants.
| | ACT | | ACT Streamlined PhD nomination 190 Visa
Canberra residents- You are eligible to apply for ACT streamlined PhD nomination if you have:
- Lived in Canberra for at least 12 months at time of invitation.
- Completed a PhD at an ACT university.
Interstate resident- If you are living in another state or territory, you are eligible to apply for ACT streamlined PhD nomination if you were awarded a PhD from an ACT university within the last two years.
Overseas applicant- If you are living overseas, you are eligible to apply for ACT streamlined PhD nomination if you were awarded a PhD from an ACT university within the last two years.
| | ACT | | ACT Streamlined PhD nomination 491 Visa
Canberra residents- You are eligible to apply for ACT streamlined PhD nomination if you have:
- Lived in Canberra for at least 12 months at time of invitation.
- Completed a PhD at an ACT university.
Interstate resident- If you are living in another state or territory, you are eligible to apply for ACT streamlined PhD nomination if you were awarded a PhD from an ACT university within the last two years.
Overseas applicant- If you are living overseas, you are eligible to apply for ACT streamlined PhD nomination if you were awarded a PhD from an ACT university within the last two years.
| | Tasmanian (TAS) (Hobart) Government Visa Sponsorship |
| TAS | | Tasmania 190 Visa
Nomination Criteria: Open for all nomination categories- Nomination Category 1: Available to Tasmanian international graduates who enrolled in a Tasmanian tertiary institution prior to 30 June 2021, have been living in the state for at least 24 months and have studied for a minimum of two academic year in Tasmania; The course undertaken must be full time met the Australian study requirement through study in Tasmania
The applicant and their dependants must be in Tasmania at time of application. Applicants who are not currently in skilled employment must provide a career plan.
Applicants who commenced their last course of study in Tasmania after 30 June 2021 may need to meet additional requirments:
If the applicants held a Student visa (subclass 500) when they completed their last course of study in Tasmania, the study must be:
- a degree (bachelor, masters or any higher degree), or a diploma (standard, advanced, associate or graduate); or
- a qualification directly related to a Priority Industry Training and Workforce Development Area (current at the time you commenced study) at the minimum qualification level specified for that area.
If the applicant held a visa that was NOT a Student visa (subclass 500) at the time the applicant completed their last course of study in Tasmania, the study MUST be directly related to a Priority Industry Training and Workforce Development Area (current at the time you commenced study) at the minimum qualification level specified for that area.
Processing Time: 4-6 weeks
Sponsorship Fee: $220
While the program is open to all applicants who meet the minimum published requirements, the Department of Home Affairs has directed that all nominations must be justifiable in relation to their likely contribution to Australia’s economic recovery, and follow two priorities:
- Applicants critical to supporting Tasmania’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including individuals providing critical or specialist medical services, critical skills required to maintain the supply of essential goods and services, or delivering services in sectors critical to Australia’s economic recovery
- Applicants currently in Australia who can demonstrate their capacity to meaningfully contribute to economic recovery through skilled employment.
TAS Invitation results from July to September 2019
| | TAS | | Tasmania 491 Visa
Nomination Criteria: Open for all nomination categories- Nomination Category 1: Available to Tasmanian international graduates who have been living in the state for at least 12 months and have studied for a minimum of one academic year (40 weeks) in Tasmania; The course undertaken must be full time and be either a bachelor or any higher degree, a diploma, an advanced diploma, or a trade qualification (minimum Cert III level for a skilled occupation in Major Group 3 in ANZSCO); Applicants who are not currently in skilled employment must provide a career plan.
Applicants who commenced their last course of study in Tasmania after 30 June 2021 may need to meet additional requirments:
If the applicants held a Student visa (subclass 500) when they completed their last course of study in Tasmania, the study must be:
- a degree (bachelor, masters or any higher degree), or a diploma (standard, advanced, associate or graduate); or
- a qualification directly related to a Priority Industry Training and Workforce Development Area (current at the time you commenced study) at the minimum qualification level specified for that area.
If the applicant held a visa that was NOT a Student visa (subclass 500) at the time the applicant completed their last course of study in Tasmania, the study MUST be directly related to a Priority Industry Training and Workforce Development Area (current at the time you commenced study) at the minimum qualification level specified for that area.
or - Nomination Category 2: (If employment commenced after 29 January 2021) have been working in Tasmania for six months immediately prior to the application in any fields (for a minimum of 35 hours per week); The applicant does not need to be working in their nominated occupation. You and your dependents must currently be living in Tasmania; Your employer must have a well-established business that has been actively operating in Tasmania for the past 12 months.
Employment in positions classified at ANZSCO skill level 4 or 5 will not be eligible for the purposes of state nomination unless:
- the employment is ongoing, for at least 6 months beyond the application date
- the applicant has reasonable career development prospects in the industry
- it is located at least 50km from a population centre of more than 5000 people, in a position for which there is a genuine and demonstrated severe labour recruitment difficulty*, or
- it is associated with aged care and individual support (Unit Group 4233 Nursing Support and Personal Care Workers) (relevant qualifications of at least Certificate III required), or
- the position involves specialist qualifications or experience* that are not available in the local community, and
- evidence of prior related employment experience and/or qualifications are provided.
There are areas of non-skill shortage in Tasmania that are not supported for visa state nomination under the ‘Working in Tasmania’ category. This includes employment relating to:
- supermarkets
- service stations
- limited service restaurants** (cooks, chefs and café / restaurant managers)
- massage clinics
- taxi/uber driving
- sub-contracted cleaning, business maintenance or security work
or - Nomination Category 3: For Overseas Applicants:
- have formal job offer for a job that is based in Tasmania and in-line with applicant's skills assessment; The applicant and his/her dependants have not lived in another Australian state or territory within the last 12 months. A genuine need for the nominated position must be met.
or - Nomination Category 4: have an immediate family member (parent, child, sibling, aunt, uncle, or grandparent) permanently residing in Tasmania for a minimum of 12 months; Relationships by marriage, such as sister or brother in law, are not acceptable for this category.
or - Nomination Category 5:
Available to small business owners who have established and operated a business (solely owned) in Tasmania for at least 6 months.
The applicant must demonstrate that the business is highly likely able to give you a personal income that would meet the minimum taxable income requirement set by Home Affairs for the subclass 191 Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa. Currently, that is AU$53,900 per year for at least 3 years in the next 5 years; Franchise and share-owned businesses are not acceptable under this category. Service stations, massage clinics and taxi/uber related businesses are not supported under this category.
Processing Time: 4-6 weeks
Sponsorship Fee: $220
Eligible Postcodes: Entire territory (including Hobart, Launceston, Devonpor, Burnie, Kingston, Ulverstone, Wynyard, George Town and Sorell) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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