{"id":49756,"date":"2024-02-07T09:36:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T22:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/?p=49756"},"modified":"2024-02-23T10:36:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T23:36:32","slug":"nsw-skilled-work-regional-491-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/news\/nsw-skilled-work-regional-491-program","title":{"rendered":"NSW Launches Skilled Work Regional 491 Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"49756\" class=\"elementor elementor-49756\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20767a4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20767a4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db2069a\" data-id=\"db2069a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0621dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d0621dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In an effort to enhance the contribution of skilled workers to regional New South Wales (NSW), the NSW Government has officially launched its <span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><a style=\"color: #ed7d31;\" href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/visas\/getting-a-visa\/visa-listing\/skilled-work-regional-provisional-491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skilled Work Regional Subclass 491 program<\/a><\/span>. This initiative falls under Pathway 1, which enables applicants to apply directly to Investment NSW, provided they possess an <strong><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\">established work history<\/span><\/strong> with a regional NSW-based employer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The primary objective of Pathway 1 is to recognize and support individuals who are already playing a significant role in the development of regional NSW and have been actively engaged in regional work for a continuous period of 12 months.<\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\">Distinctive to Pathway 1 are specific criteria that applicants must fulfill, setting it apart from alternate pathways<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Residency and Employment in <span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><a style=\"color: #ed7d31;\" href=\"https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/visas\/working-in-australia\/regional-migration\/eligible-regional-areas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Designated Regional Areas<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Applicants must currently reside and work in a designated regional area of NSW and have maintained this status for the past 12 months.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Continuous Employment with a Single Regional NSW-Based Employer<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The qualifying skilled employment in the twelve months preceding the application must be with a single regional NSW-based employer. Furthermore, the occupation in question must be nominated or closely related.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Occupational Skill Requirement<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The occupation chosen by the applicant must be deemed skilled by NSW authorities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Minimum Salary Threshold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The position occupied by the applicant must be remunerated at the minimum Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) of $70,000. This threshold is prorated if the employment is for fewer than 38 hours per week, as determined by the qualifying employer.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For those interested in pursuing this pathway, detailed information is available on <span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><a style=\"color: #ed7d31;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsw.gov.au\/visas-and-migration\/skilled-visas\/skilled-work-regional-visa-subclass-491#:~:text=To%20apply%20directly%20under%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Investment NSW website<\/a><\/span>. Prospective applicants are encouraged to review the eligibility criteria and submission guidelines provided on the platform to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the requirements associated with the Skilled Work Regional Subclass 491 program under Pathway 1.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>To review your eligibility, please get in touch with our expert team at <a href=\"mailto:aisupport@absoluteimmigration.com\"><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\">aisupport@absoluteimmigration.com<\/span><\/a> to arrange an online consultation.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NSW unveils the Skilled Work Regional 491 program, Pathway 1, for skilled workers with a regional NSW work history. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":49766,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[287,217,289,286,288,33],"class_list":["post-49756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia","tag-employment-pathways","tag-immigration","tag-investment-nsw","tag-nsw-government","tag-regional-development","tag-skilled-migration"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49756\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}