Skilled Occupation Lists

Due to the high demand of onshore 489 EOIs received (including Masters Alumni applicants) BSMQ will only be issuing invitation to those applicants that are currently working in regional as well as having ongoing job offers.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for Queensland nomination, you must meet both Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) criteria and Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) criteria for your chosen visa category.
DHA criteria requires you to:

• have a points test result of 65 or higher, inclusive of state nomination points;
• have a positive skills assessment in your nominated occupation;
• be under 45 years of age;
• meet the minimum English language requirement of COMPETENT, unless a higher level is required by your assessing authority; and
• submit additional documents if invited to lodge an application for a subclass 190 or subclass 489 visa.

BSMQ criteria requires you to:

• have an occupation on the QSOL for applicants currently ‘Working in Queensland’ (onshore);
• satisfy other requirements for certain occupations (higher points, more work experience, registration/licencing)
• provide evidence of full-time employment in your nominated occupation for the past six months;
• if employed through a labour hire company, provide evidence that they are registered in Queensland (incl overseas companies)
• provide evidence of ongoing employment with a Queensland employer registered in Australia for a further 12 months; and
• commit to living and working in Queensland for two years from visa grant.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for Queensland nomination, you must meet both Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) criteria and Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) criteria for your chosen visa category.
DHA criteria requires you to:
have a points test result of 65 or higher, inclusive of state nomination points;

• have a positive skills assessment in your nominated occupation;
• be under 45 years of age;
• meet the minimum English language requirement of COMPETENT, unless a higher level is required by your assessing authority; and
• submit additional documents if invited to lodge an application for a subclass 190 or subclass 489visa.

BSMQ criteria requires you to:

• have an occupation on the QSOL for applicants ‘Not currently working in Queensland’ (offshore);
• satisfy specialisation or other requirements for certain occupations;
• provide evidence that you have a minimum of 2 years’ post-qualification work experience in your nominated occupation (or higher if required)
• commit to living and working in Queensland from the date that you arrive in Queensland to live permanently; and
• where job offers are required they must be related to your occupation, and evidence is required showing acceptance of the offer.
• Labour hire companies must provide evidence that they are registered in Queensland (incl overseas companies)

Please note: if you are an overseas PhD graduate, you may be eligible for a work experience waiver if you have a minimum 12 month job offer with a Queensland employer registered in Australia. The job offer must be related to your occupation, and evidence is required showing acceptance of the offer.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for Queensland nomination, you must meet both Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) criteria and Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) criteria for your chosen visa category.

DHA requires you to:

• have a points test result of 65 or higher, inclusive of state nomination points;
• have a positive skills assessment in your nominated occupation;
• be under 45 years of age;
• meet the minimum English language requirement of COMPETENT, unless a higher level is required by your assessing authority; and
• submit additional documents if invited to lodge an application for a subclass 190 or subclass 489visa.

Queensland Master Graduates, BSMQ criteria requires you to:

• have an occupation on the QSOL for Queensland Masters Graduates;
• have completed 100% of your Masters degree at a Queensland-based institution and graduated in the last two years (this qualification should be related to your nominated occupation);
• satisfy specialisation or other requirements for certain occupations;
• provide evidence of current full time employment with a Queensland employer registered in Australia in your nominated occupation (or a closely related occupation); and
• provide evidence of ongoing full time employment for a minimum of 12 months
• if employed by a labour hire company, provide evidence they are registered in Queensland (incl overseas companies)

Queensland PhD Graduates, BSMQ criteria requires you to:

• have an occupation on DHA’s combined current list of eligible skilled occupations;
• have completed 100% of your PhD at a Queensland-based institution and graduated in the last two years (this qualification must be related to your nominated occupation); and
• a job offer is not required unless otherwise stated.

PhD graduates may be eligible for the Skilled Nomination (Permanent) visa (subclass 190), allowing you to live and work in Queensland permanently.

To be eligible for Queensland skilled visa state nomination, your occupation must be listed on the DIBP’s relevant list of eligible skilled occupations.

Please note that the occupations of Engineering Technologists (233914) and Accountant (General) (221111) have now been removed and are no longer available for PhD applicants.