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General skilled migration
Immigration SA participates in visa programs to facilitate visa grants to suitably qualified skilled migrants who wish to settle in South Australia. Sponsorships are being offered to new applicants who meet all the sponsorship requirements:
- State Sponsorship application process
- What On Arrival Services are available?
- Frequently asked questions
- SA stories
- International students
State Sponsorships application process
- Please first visit the website of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) to ensure that you meet all the visa requirements for the type of sponsorship you will be applying for:
- Permanent Visas
Offshore - Skilled - Sponsored (Migrant) visa (subclass 176)
Onshore - Skilled - Sponsored (Residence) visa (subclass 886)
- Provisional Visas
Offshore - Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) Visa (Subclass 475)
Onshore - Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 487)
Please note: Recent international students whom did not undertake their complete studies in South Australia are only eligible to apply for sponsorship for the Onshore - Skilled – Regional Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 487).
- Permanent Visas
- Read about important information regarding the State Sponsorship process.
- Check your eligibility for State Sponsorship by visiting the State Sponsorship Requirements page and gather all the required documents.
- Lodge a State Sponsorship application online .
On Arrival Services
The following services are available to assist General skilled migrants in finding employment once settled in South Australia.
Whilst occupations eligible for State Sponsorship have been identified as being in demand, they do not relate to any specific job vacancies nor represent any guarantee of employment. State Sponsorship recipients will need to compete with all potential employees in the South Australian labour market in normal competitive selection process to secure any available or advertised job.
Find the answers to frequently asked General skilled migration questions.
SA stories

Read the SA stories of Valerina , Jackie and Julie and Stewart. They made the move to South Australia with skilled migration visas.



