GOLD COAST WILL BE REGIONAL AREA
Following the announcement on Perth reinstated as regional area, the Gold Coast too, according to a joint media release with the Hon Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister, the Hon Alan Tudge MP and the Hon Dan Tehan MP, will become regional as of 16 November 2019.
The regional cap for skilled regional visa places has been increased by 2,000 units, from 23,000 to 25,000.
Far North Queensland DAMA rolled out
It’s now official, the Far North Queensland DAMA is operative with its 70 occupations in the list.
Similarly to the other DAMA, this DAMA will allow:
Pathway to Permanent Residency for most of the occupations
English language ability concession for several occupations (TSS 482 stage only with no concessions for ENS - permanent stage)
Salary concession for several occupations
Concession for qualifications and experience for some occupations
Further information can be found here:
https://www.cairnschamber.com.au/fnq-dama
The occupation list can be found here: