Case Study: General Skilled Migration (Skilled Nomination Visa, Subclass 190)

Kelly had years of experience as a marketing specialist in China before she was offered a position in South Australia for the Temporary Work Skilled Visa (Subclass 457, now no longer available). We lodged the application on her behalf and had it approved.

One year later, Kelly came back to us for advice because she was reluctant to work for her Australian employer again, but she was keen to explore other options leading to Australian permanent residency. After an assessment, we found that she was eligible for SA’s State Nominated General Skilled Migration Visa (Subclass 190).

While we were working on Kelly’s documents for the 190 visa, SA’s government suddenly changed their nomination criteria and raised the benchmark for state nomination. Consequently, it looked like our client fell outside the scope for nomination.

However, we drafted a compelling submission, accompanied by of evidence of her strong employability in SA. We encouraged the SA government to reconsider Kelly’s profile, and emphasized the value that Kelly could bring to the Australian economy.

Our submission was accepted, and a subclass 190 state-nominated visa was issued quickly after. Our client was granted a State Nominated General Skilled Migration Visa (Subclass 190) within 6 months and now her whole family is working and living in Adelaide.

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