Onshore applicants who are seeking to get a nomination from Victoria for a 491 visa, have good news for them.
On 28th March 2023, the Victorian government relaxed the eligibility criteria for Victoria’s Subclass 491 Skilled Work Regional Visa Program. The new Victoria’s 491 nomination is now open to candidates who are living in metropolitan Melbourne and who are ready to relocate and move to a designated regional area of Victoria.
Before this announcement by the Victorian government, applicants from metropolitan Melbourne were ineligible for Victoria’s 491 Visa nomination.
Steps of Victoria Subclass 491 Visa Nomination 2023
There are 4 steps in Victoria 491 Visa nomination:
- A Victoria 491 Visa nomination candidate needs to first submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) at the Australian government’s Department of Home Affairs website.
- The Victoria 491 Visa nomination candidate then needs to submit a Registration of Interest (ROI) for 491 nominations on the Victorian government’s Live in Melbourne website portal.
- The Victorian government will then send you an invitation on the Live in Melbourne website if your Victorian 491 Visa nomination is selected.
- You then apply for the subclass 491 Visa after your 491 Nomination is approved.
Victoria Fast Track Nomination
As per the Victorian government news on 20th March 2023, skilled candidates of some eligible health, teaching, and social services occupations will have their Visa nomination processed within 2 weeks of submission of their nomination as part of the Victoria Fast Track Nomination.
To be eligible for Fast Track nomination a candidate should have submitted an ROI (Registration of Interest) in an eligible following occupation.
Victoria Fast Track Nomination Eligible Occupations
- 134212 – Nursing Clinical Director
- 234915 – Exercise Physiologist (subclass 491 only)
- 241111 – Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher
- 241311 – Middle School Teacher
- 241411 – Secondary School Teacher
- 241511 – Special Needs Teacher
- 241512 – Teacher of the Hearing Impaired
- 241513 – Teacher of the Sight Impaired
- 241599 – Special Education Teacher (NEC)
- 251111 – Dietitian
- 251211 – Medical Diagnostic Radiographer
- 251212 – Medical Radiation Therapist
- 251213 – Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- 251214 – Sonographer
- 251411 – Optometrist
- 251412 – Orthoptist
- 251511 – Hospital Pharmacist
- 251513 – Retail Pharmacist
- 251912 – Orthotist or Prosthetist
- 252311 – Dental Specialist
- 252411 – Occupational Therapist
- 252511 – Physiotherapist
- 252611 – Podiatrist
- 252711 – Audiologist
- 252712 – Speech Pathologist
- 253111 – General Practitioner
- 253112 – Resident Medical Officer
- 252312 – Dentist (subclass 491 only)
- 253311 – Specialist Physician (General Medicine)
- 253312 – Cardiologist
- 253313 – Clinical Haematologist
- 253314 – Medical Oncologist
- 253315 – Endocrinologist
- 253316 – Gastroenterologist
- 253317 – Intensive Care Specialist
- 253211 – Anaesthetist (subclass 491 only)
- 253318 – Neurologist
- 253321 – Paediatrician
- 253322 – Renal Medicine Specialist
- 253323 – Rheumatologist
- 253324 – Thoracic Medicine Specialist
- 253399 – Specialist Physicians (NEC)
- 253411 – Psychiatrist
- 253511 – Surgeon (General)
- 253512 – Cardiothoracic Surgeon
- 253513 – Neurosurgeon
- 253514 – Orthopaedic Surgeon
- 253515 – Otorhinolaryngologist
- 253516 – Paediatric Surgeon
- 253517 – Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
- 253518 – Urologist
- 253521 – Vascular Surgeon
- 253911 – Dermatologist
- 253912 – Emergency Medicine Specialist
- 253913 – Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
- 253914 – Ophthalmologist
- 253915 – Pathologist
- 253917 – Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist
- 253918 – Radiation Oncologist
- 253999 – Medical Practitioners (NEC)
- 254111 – Midwife
- 254311 – Nurse Manager
- 254411 – Nurse Practitioner
- 254412 – Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
- 254413 – Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)
- 254414 – Registered Nurse (Community Health)
- 254415 – Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
- 254416 – Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)
- 254417 – Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)
- 254418 – Registered Nurse (Medical)
- 254421 – Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
- 254422 – Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
- 254423 – Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
- 254424 – Registered Nurse (Surgical)
- 254425 – Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)
- 254499 – Registered Nurses (NEC)
- 272199 – Counsellors (NEC)
- 272311 – Clinical Psychologist
- 272312 – Educational Psychologist
- 272313 – Organisational Psychologist
- 272314 – Psychotherapist
- 272399 – Psychologists (NEC)
- 272511 – Social Worker
- 272613 – Welfare Worker
- 411111 – Ambulance Officer
- 411112 – Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic
- 411211 – Dental Hygienist (subclass 491 only)
- 411213 – Dental Technician
- 411214 – Dental Therapist (subclass 491 only)
- 411411 – Enrolled Nurse
- 411711 – Community Worker
- 411716 – Youth Worker
Source of above Information: https://liveinmelbourne.vic.gov.au/migrate/skilled-migration-visas/fast-track-nomination-occupations
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