State Migration Plans Final

Australian State Migration Plans

Prior to submitting a visa application for a subclass 176, 475, 487, 886 with the Department of Immigration & Citizenship an applicant is required to have State or Territory sponsorship. Each State and Territory has a list of occupations that they have identified as in shortage. If sponsorship is needed to submit a visa application then an application for sponsorship can be made to a State or Territory that has the applicants skill identified as in shortage.

The SMP is designed to encourage migrants with the right skills set to live and work in the State or Territory that needs them most. In return for sponsorship for the visa application, the relevant State or Territory want the applicant to make a commitment to live and work in that State or Territory for the first two years that they are a permanent resident.

State Migration Plans (SMP)


		Victoria (VIC) State Migration Plan
		Victoria released it's State Migration Plan (SMP) on the 1 November, 2010. Click here for more information.


		Australian Capital Territory (ACT) State Migration Plan
		ACT released it's State Migration Plan on the 8 November, 2010. Click here for more information.


		South Australia (SA) State Migration Plan
		South Australia released their State Migration Plan on the 6th January 2011. On the 21 February, 2011 several occupations were removed from the list as they had reached capacity. Click here for more information.


		Western Australia (WA) State Migration Plan
		Western Australia released its State Migration Plan on the 10 December, 2010. Click here for more information.


		Northern Territory (NT) State Migration Plan
		Northern Territory released its State Migration Plan on the 23 November, 2010. Click here for more information.


		Queensland (QLD) State Migration Plan
		Queensland released its State Migration Plan on the 8 December, 2010. Click here for more information and to view the SMP Lists.


		New South Wales (NSW) State Migration Plan
		New South Wale's released its State Migration Plan on the 3 March, 2011. Click here for more information.


		Tasmania (TAS) State Migration Plan
		Tasmania's State Migration Plan quietly came into existence on the 3 December, 2010. It was officially announced on the 13 December 2010. Click here for more information.

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