At 2:00 pm today, the state government released the full requirements for all 259 newly added occupations, bringing the total occupations open to overseas applicants in South Australia to 389. The newly added occupations are consistent with Newstars’ earlier predictions,with the vast majority requiring 8 years of work experience for overseas applicants (some individual occupations even requiring an EOI score of 90 points), a small number requiring 5 years, and very few requiring only 3 years (such as medical oncologists).

The general pattern is thatoccupations in short supply require less experience, such astradespeople and nursing; while forbusiness and other white-collar fieldsprofessionals,experience is used to filter candidates, with most requiring 8 years.

Examples of common occupations are listed below

Meanwhile, the English requirements for overseas applications across most occupations fall into roughly four categories

The vast majorityprofessional occupations (business, management, design, etc.) require:

Proficient English (defined by South Australia as IELTS overall 7 or equivalent) or Proficient Plus (7.5),

The majority ofscience and medical occupationsrequire:

Superior English (IELTS overall 8 or equivalent) 

The majority oftrade and ICT occupationsrequire:

Competent English (IELTS 6 in all four bands or equivalent)

Since overseas applications are still screened through the ROI process (the state government independently assesses applicants’ ROI submissions and pre-invites those it selects; invited applicants then pay to apply for nomination), Newstars recommends applicants pay close attention to the following:

—Your federal EOI must be completed accurately — Can your experience be accurately scored? Does your qualification equate to an Australian AQF qualification?

— Does your work experience need to be verified through a skills assessment?

—The state government has not stipulated whether the required experienceneeds to fall within the past 10 years, and is this consistent with what migration law requires?

–EDoes the information entered in the EOI system and the ROI system need to be consistent across all fields,and are there any strategies to consider (such as experience that counts but does not add points)?

South Australia has opened a total of389occupations to overseas applicants, each with its own experience and English score requirements. The application process requires both a federal EOI and a state government ROI submission, with complex rules and strategies involved. Applicants must be clear on the requirements at each step and review occupation criteria carefully before applying!

Newstars has already had overseas clients receive invitations! South Australia currently has the greatest number of occupations open to overseas applicants — don’t miss this opportunity, and submit your application without delay.

Recent Successful Overseas Application Case Study (Supply Chain Management occupation):