We have received a communication from the ACT government which says that DIAC will not issue any further invitations for state sponsored 190 and 489 visas through for these six occupations:
· Chemical and Materials Engineers;
· ICT Business and Systems Analysts;
· Electronics Engineers:
· Telecommunications Engineering Professionals;
· Other Engineering Professional; and
· Software and Applications Programmers.
However, these are in fact occupational unit groups, often repsenting two or more occupations. The total number of occupations that have been effected by DIACs decision to not offer invitation to EoI for subclasses 190 and 489 is eighteen. The occupations are:
233111 Chemical Engineer
233112 Materials Engineer
261111 ICT Business Analyst
261112 Systems Analyst
233411 Electronics Engineer
263311 Telecommunications Engineer
263312 Telecommunications Network Engineer
233911 Aeronautical Engineer
233912 Agricultural Engineer
233913 Biomedical Engineer
233914 Engineering Technologist
233915 Environmental Engineer
233916 Naval Architect (Aus) / Marine Designer (NZ)
233999 Engineering Professionals nec
261311 Analyst Programmer
261312 Developer Programmer
261313 Software Engineer
261399 Software and Applications Programmers nec
If you have an application a state sponsorship application in process, then you may need to look at alternatives. Contact the Sponsoring body to check the status of your application.
Sources: ACT Government, Migration Institute of Australia
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This information isaccurate on the 7 August 2013.