Australian visa options for Plumber (General)

Employer Sponsorship

Permanent

489 Visa

Permanent

482 TSS Visa

Skilled Occupation

ANZSCO Code

Assessing Authority

189 Visa

190 Visa

State

Family

186 Visa (DE)

187 Visa

All area

Regional area

Plumber (General)

334111

TRA

Visa processing times-months (75%)

9

9

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10

17

Business Visas Assessment

Visa processing times-months (90%)

12

12

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15

19

Inapplicability conditions (for a TSS visa):

Unofficial Results	189 Visa	489 Visa (Provisional)(Family Sponsored)
11/07/2019	80 (14 May 2019)

Occupation Ceiling for Plumber (General) :
Results : 11 / 5766 (Available: 5755) (Ceiling Value) [0.19% Filled]


State and territory nominated visas is not subject to occupational ceiling limitations

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Sponsorship options for Plumber (General)
190 Visa Sponsorship				489 Visa Sponsorship
Northern Territory (NT) (Darwin) Government Visa Sponsorship
NT		_______________________________________ A mandatory registration or licensing is required Financial capacity Applicants living outside Australia: one year of skilled work experience in the past 2 years or alternatively have Australian qualifications. - Processing times Offshore applicants: six to eight months NT student / NT resident applicants: one month. - Cost of application: Free		NT		_______________________________________ A mandatory registration or licensing is required Financial capacity Applicants living outside Australia: one year of skilled work experience in the past 2 years or alternatively have Australian qualifications. - Processing times Offshore applicants: six to eight months NT student / NT resident applicants: one month. - Cost of application: Free Postcodes: Entire territory (including Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs, Katherine and Nhulunbuy)
Nomination by South Australia State Government (SA) (Adelaide)
SA		Available to all applicants including South Australian international graduates. Available one year of skilled work experience in the past 3 years. See Work experience waiver Competent English (e.g. IELTS 6.0 in each band); 45 years or less Financial capacity See Exemption considerations for International graduates of South Australia Processing Times: 6 - 7 weeks List current as of 18/07/2019		SA		Available to all applicants including South Australian international graduates. Available one year of skilled work experience in the past 3 years. See Work experience waiver Competent English (e.g. IELTS 6.0 in each band); 45 years or less Financial capacity See Exemption considerations for International graduates of South Australia Processing Times: 6 - 7 weeks Eligible Postcodes: Entire territory (including Adelaide, Mount Gambier, Whyalla, Gawler, Port Pirie, Bridgewater, Port Augusta, Murray Bridge, Port Lincoln, Mount Barker, Victor Harbor and Aldinga Beach) List current as of 18/07/2019
SA				SA
Victoria State Nomination (VIC) (Melbourne)
VIC				VIC
VIC		For Graduates in Victoria: completed a PhD in Victoria within the past five years. IELTS: Minimum 6.0 in each band		VIC		For Graduates in Victoria: completed a PhD in Victoria within the past five years. IELTS: Minimum 6.0 in each band
Skilled Migration Western Australia State Nomination (WA) (Perth)
WA				WA
WA				WA
WA				WA
New South Wales (NSW) (Sydney) State Visa Sponsorship
NSW		Availability: Low;		NSW
						Central West
						Far South Coast Please note that applications for the Skilled Regional Sponsored Visa (SRS) 489 for the NSW Far South Coast is currently suspended.
						Mid North Coast
						Murray Minimum 24 months paid employment work experience in nominated occupation
						Northern Inland
						Northern Rivers
						Orana Applications are temporarily closed until 1 August 2019.
						Riverina
						Southern Inland
Queensland (QLD) State Visa Sponsorship (Brisbane)
QLD		BSMQ Temporarily Suspends QUEENSLAND SKILLED VISA NOMINATION for Subclass 190 & 489; BSMQ will re-open the State Nomination Program in the new financial year (July 2019). Two years work experience post qualification (PhD graduates who have completed a doctorate from an Australian or international education institution in a specialised field relating to their nominated occupation can have their studies counted towards BSMQ's work experience requirements) Sufficient funds Hold valid Queensland and Australian licenses (if applicable) Interstate applicants must meet the Working in Queensland or Alumni pathway criteria. So they should move to Queensland and meet any working requirements before submitting an Expression of Interest to BSMQ. Sponsorship Fee: $ 200		QLD
QLD		For applicants currently working in Queensland: Currently working in Queensland in the nominated or closely related occupation for the previous 6 months at time of lodging the Expression of Interest; and Have an offer to continue your employment and the same employer for 12 months in your nominated or closely related occupation Sponsorship Fee: $ 200 BSMQ Temporarily Suspends QUEENSLAND SKILLED VISA NOMINATION for Subclass 190 & 489; BSMQ will re-open the State Nomination Program in the new financial year (July 2019).		QLD		BSMQ Temporarily Suspends QUEENSLAND SKILLED VISA NOMINATION for Subclass 190 & 489; BSMQ will re-open the State Nomination Program in the new financial year (July 2019). For applicants currently working in Queensland: Currently working in regional Queensland in the nominated or closely related occupation for the previous 4 months at time of lodging the Expression of Interest; and Have an offer to continue your employment and the same employer for 12 months in regional Queensland in your nominated or closely related occupation Sponsorship Fee: $ 200 Eligible Postcodes: 4124 to 4125, 4133, 4211, 4270 to 4272, 4275, 4280, 4285, 4287, 4307 to 4499, 4515, 4517 to 4519, 4522 to 4899 (Anywhere except the greater Brisbane area and the Gold Coast; including Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Cairns, Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Mackay, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Pacific Pines, Carrara, Nerang and Gladstone)
QLD		For PhD Graduates in Queensland: BSMQ Temporarily Suspends QUEENSLAND SKILLED VISA NOMINATION for Subclass 190 & 489; BSMQ will re-open the State Nomination Program in the new financial year (July 2019). Completed within the last two years Have a positive decision on thesis Sufficient funds Applicants must be ONSHORE only. Once this quota has been filled the program will close again until July 2019. Sponsorship Fee: $ 200		QLD		For PhD Graduates in Queensland: BSMQ Temporarily Suspends QUEENSLAND SKILLED VISA NOMINATION for Subclass 190 & 489; BSMQ will re-open the State Nomination Program in the new financial year (July 2019). Completed within the last two years Have a positive decision on thesis Sufficient funds Applicants must be ONSHORE only. Once this quota has been filled the program will close again until July 2019. Sponsorship Fee: $ 200
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) (Canberra) Visa Sponsorship
ACT		Open; Registration or licencing is required; If you wish to nominate this occupation but you cannot comply with a ‘caveat’, the occupation is deemed to be ‘closed’. For Overseas Residents: Their skills and at least 12 months experience in the nominated occupation must be relevant to the ACT economy. Experience in heavy industry, manufacturing, production, mining; shipping, gas and oil, head office banking and railways are not generally considered relevant industries given the structure of the ACT economy which is primarily knowledge-based For Canberra residents: When you lodge your expression of interest, you must be working in Canberra for the last three months. While the employment does not have to be fulltime or permanent, you must be working a minimum 20 hours per week. You may also work for more than one ACT employer or be self-employed on an ABN. If you are employed by a NSW employer in the ‘ACT Region’, you must demonstrate that your work activity is located in the ACT. If you hold, or have previously held a student/temporary graduate visa within the last two years: You must be resident in Canberra for at least 12 months at time of invitation. If you express your interest after 1 July 2019, the minimum ACT residence criteria for student/temporary graduate visa holders will increase to two years You are not eligible for ACT 190 nomination if you or any dependents are living or working in another Australian state or territory. To apply, you must formally express an interest in applying for ACT 190 nomination by completing a score-based Canberra Matrix where you are allocated points against demonstrated economic contribution or benefit and/or a genuine commitment to be part of the ACT community. Different criteria may apply to ACT 190 Streamlined PhD nomination pathway. Service fee: A$300 (if you are invited to apply)		ACT
Tasmanian (TAS) (Hobart) Government Visa Sponsorship
TAS		Nomination Criteria: Available to Tasmanian international graduates who enrolled in a Tasmanian tertiary institution prior to 31 July 2017, 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); The applicant must currently be in Tasmania; or The applicant must have been working in Tasmania for six months immediately prior to the application for state nomination in an occupation in-line with applicant's skills assessment (for a minimum of 35 hours per week); A genuine need for the position should be satisfied. or 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 position should be met. Applicants who enrolled in a Tasmanian tertiary institution after 31 July 2017 must meet the Australian study requirement through study in Tasmania. So they must complete a two year study in Tasmania and Have lived in the state during your period of study. The applicant and their dependants must be in Tasmania at time of application. and sufficient funds. Processing Time: 20 working days Sponsorship Fee: Nill		TAS		Nomination Criteria: 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); or have been working in Tasmania for six months immediately prior to the application in any fields (for a minimum of 35 hours per week); Evidence proving no local person has been able to fill the position Should be provided. or For applicants from outside Australia (Without Job offer - TSOL): The applicant and his/her dependants have not lived in another Australian state or territory within the last 12 months. have at least ‘Proficient English' (ie IELTS 7 in all bands) or hold a passport of the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada or New Zealand researched the Tasmanian labour market and provide evidence that there are sufficient employment opportunities skills and recent experience relevant to the researched employment opportunities. access to sufficient financial assets or 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 have an immediate family member (parent, child, sibling, aunt, uncle, first cousin, or grandparent) permanently residing in Tasmania; or Available to small business owners with past business experience and management expertise who have a business plan. (Not available for offshore applicants) and sufficient funds. Processing Time: 20 working days Sponsorship Fee: Nill Eligible Postcodes: Entire territory (including Hobart, Launceston, Devonpor, Burnie, Kingston, Ulverstone, Wynyard, George Town and Sorell)

489 Relative Sponsorship
State		Designated Areas
NT		Anywhere
SA		Anywhere
VIC		Anywhere
WA		Anywhere
NSW		Post areas 2311-2312, 2328-2333, 2336-2490, 2535-2551, 2575-2739, 2787-2898 (anywhere except Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong)
QLD		Postcode areas 4019-4028, 4037-4050, 4079-4100, 4114, 4118, 4124-4150, 4158-4168, 4180-4899 (anywhere except Brisbane metropolitan area)
ACT		Anywhere
TAS		Anywhere

Source: DIBP, migration.tas.gov.au, business.nsw.gov.au, migration.qld.gov.au, migration.sa.gov.au, australiasnorthernterritory.com.au, liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au, migration.wa.gov.au,

Plumber (General) job description, duties and education requirements

UNIT GROUP 3341 PLUMBERS PLUMBERS install, maintain and repair pipes, drains, guttering and metal roofing, mechanical services and related equipment for water supply, gas, drainage, sewerage, heating, cooling and ventilation systems. Indicative Skill Level: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. In Australia: AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) In New Zealand: NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. Registration or licensing is required. Tasks Include: studying blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine the layout of plumbing systems and materials required setting out and installing hot and cold water systems and associated equipment installing water-based fire protections systems, including fire hydrants, hose reels and sprinkler systems designing and installing sanitary plumbing and water supply systems, discharge pipes and sanitary fixtures fabricating and installing soil and waste stacks assembling and installing mechanical services plant, air handling and conditioning equipment and small bore heating systems installing sewerage and effluent pumping equipment and disposal systems installing below-ground drainage systems and associated ground support systems installing gas appliances, flues and pressure regulating devices fabricating and installing metal roofing, rainwater goods and flashings Occupations: Plumber (General) Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber Drainer (Aus) \ Drainlayer (NZ) Gasfitter Roof Plumber Sources: www.abs.gov.au and DIBP

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