Adelaide

Adelaide is small — small enough that in an hour’s drive you can go from the beaches in the west to the hills in the east;yet Adelaide is also vast — vast enough to hold more scenery than you could take in over a lifetime:whatever you can imagine, Adelaide can give it to you.

Tired of the bumper-to-bumper traffic and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds of the CBD?Come and Central Marketsoak up the everyday neighbourhood atmosphere;Had your fill of fish and chips and local fast food?Why not Chinatowngo and rediscover the flavours of home;Fancy a quiet drink to lift the mood?Done — countless bars and wineriespour their finest, with no limit, to keep you well supplied;Feeling cooped up in a tiny room?No problem — a tram runs straight to the glittering white-sand beach of Glenelg, with its sands, tree-lined shade and Ferris wheel — not to mention the magnificent sunsets over the sea, which here are an everyday affair.

 (credited by Penny)

And if that still isn’t enough, and you want to get even closer to nature?Good — sit tight, buckle up, and off we go:Head east into the hills, where you’ll find the German town of Hahndorf, with its fine food and wine — as if you had stepped back into an eighteenth-century German village, brimming with German character;or Murray Bridge and its river wharves, offering a glimpse of how busy Australia’s inland river trade once was;or head south to the secluded garden town of Victor Harbor, where the horse-drawn tram has rolled quietly on for more than half a century;You could also turn off Cape Jervis and drive your car onto the ferry to Kangaroo Island, which has the most unspoilt coastline in all of Australia, along with pure honey that has remained unchanged since 1890.

（credicted by Penny）

Want something a little wilder?Then pack your fishing rods, pitch your tent and bring your camp-cooking gear: we drive north, past Port Arthur and on towards the south, to a tranquil Yorke Peninsula and its pristine shell-grit beachesFalherty Beach；Or stock up with a few days’ supplies, keep heading north, and take in Flinders Ranges with its mountains and valleys — and feel the awe-inspiring handiwork of mountain-building forces from hundreds of millions of years ago…

 (credited by Penny)

In a word: search with intent, and Adelaide will always have a new surprise in store.

has it all for you

Is Adelaide Australian enough? Very Australian indeed.Leaving behind the bustle and noise of the big city and choosing instead to embrace a life that is truly your own — this is the ultimate goal of every wanderer longing to make a new home abroad. With its slow pace of life and full range of convenient amenities, Adelaide has for many years drawn people who truly know how to live. Here, between the hills and the sea, is where home lies: if you love the hills, settle in the eastern suburbs and open your door to a mountain view; if you love the sea, somewhere along that long coastline there is a cosy spot that belongs to you.

 (credited by Penny)

And yet Adelaide is also a little un-Australian.As is well known, Adelaide has a Mediterranean climate — hot and dry in summer with large day-to-night temperature swings, cool and wet in winter with abundant rainfall. Apart from Perth, no third major city in Australia shares such a climate. This blessed climate has earned the city its reputation as Australia’s premier wine city — whether or not you are a wine lover, you are warmly invited to come and taste.

 (credited by Penny)

is so Aussie

In recent years, no matter how unpredictably other states’ migration strategies have shifted, South Australia has maintained an unshakeable, mountain-steady stance — welcoming all new migrants in a friendly and equal way. With the state nomination of states such as Victoria and New South Wales, the higher your EOI score, the greater your chance of an invitation.

South Australia stands out from the crowd by using an eligibility-criteria system rather than a points-based ranking: your EOI score need only meet the Department of Home Affairs’ minimum requirement of 65 points, while also satisfying South Australia’s local work-experience requirements for the relevant occupation. The 190 visa requires at least 30 hours of work per week or 60 hours per fortnight, while the 491 visa requires at least 20 hours per week or 40 hours per fortnight.

That’s right — for most South Australian state nomination streams, simply meeting the requirements is enough to be invited; there is no competing on points.

Onshore applicants ——

South Australia offers several major state nomination streams, and applicants can choose whichever best suits their circumstances. The more common ones include:

• Working in South Australia stream

The requirements are as follows:

1. a) the nominated occupation is on the Skilled Occupation List;

2. b) you are currently living and working in South Australia;

3. c) your current work is related to the nominated occupation

4. (the first two digits of the ANZSCO occupation code are the same);

5. d) post-qualification work experience is required;

6. e) you meet the minimum work-experience requirement listed on the Skilled Occupation List.

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• South Australian graduates stream

A South Australian graduate is defined as follows:

– completed study at a South Australian education institution, with a CRICOS course registration of at least 46 weeks; the qualification meets the minimum requirement for the nominated occupation on the South Australian Skilled Occupation List; at least 50% of that qualification was completed in South Australia; and you lived in South Australia for at least one year during your studies.

– compared with the working stream, the Skilled Occupation List requires less work experience from South Australian graduates. Take a Social Worker applying for the South Australian Subclass 190 as an example: via the working stream, you would need 18 months of work in the Greater Adelaide area, or 12 months in regional South Australia; via the South Australian graduates stream, you would need only 6 months of work anywhere in South Australia.

• South Australian long-term residents stream

The requirements to be met are:

1. a) the nominated occupation is on the Skilled Occupation List;

2. b) you have lived continuously in South Australia for the past 5 years;

3. c) over the past 6 months you have worked in South Australia in any Skill Level 1-3 occupation, or in a Level 4 caring role;

4. d)  over the past 3 years you have accumulated at least 12 months in any of the work mentioned above;

5. e)  190 visa specifically requires the work to be Skill Level 1-2, with an annual salary of at least 65,000 AUD (regional areas) or 80,000 AUD (Adelaide)

If you are an offshore applicant wanting advice on South Australia’s policies, you are welcome to contact me directly to find out more.

South Australia is beautiful, and its distinctive state nomination policies draw many applicants from interstate and overseas hoping to realise their “Australian dream”. Under other states’ “points-based” systems, the invitation cut-off score keeps shifting; everyone works hard to lift their English scores and stack up points, yet no one knows when, or at what score, an invitation will come.Onshore applicants in South Australia, however, whether for the 491 or the 190, need only reach 65 points while meeting the work-experience requirements. No points competition — accounting, IT, engineering, whatever the occupation, 65 points is enough.

So South Australia’s greatest strength is its “stability”, and in an ever-changing migration landscape, coming to South Australia gives you genuine “peace of mind”.

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Invited on a bare 60-70 points + want the work-life balance too –> Western Australia has you covered!

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