April 9 2024:
South Australian DAMA
A Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA) is a formal agreement between the Australian Government and a regional, state or territory authority. It provides access to more overseas workers than the standard skilled migration program. DAMAs operate under an agreement-based framework, providing flexibility for regions to respond to their unique economic and labour market conditions.
South Australia has opened up exciting prospects for employers in #SA, and migrants, with the following DAMA changes announced April 2024:
🛠 128 new #occupations have been added to the SA Regional #DAMA, including #construction and #trades, #agribusiness, #ICT, #health, #education and #renewable energy sectors.
📅 Both #DAMAs have been extended until 30 June 2025
⬆ a higher annual nomination ceiling available for the SA #Regional DAMA (increased from 750 to 2000 nomination places annually).
🏠 The pathway to permanent residency has been retained for all visa holders under both DAMAs.
👌 South Australia has also retained the age concession up to 55 years, a 10% reduction to the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT), as well as English and work experience concessions.
🖇 Skills Assessing Authority: The South Australian Government continues to act as a skills assessing authority for occupations that currently have no alternative skills assessing authority.
🔁 Portability across DAMAs: TSS visa holders nominated under a DAMA occupation that has moved between the two South Australian (SA) DAMAs, can apply for nomination (when eligible) for the Employer Nominated Scheme (ENS) visa (subclass 186) under the relevant South Australian DAMA.
If you are an employer in South Australia, or a migrant in SA, and want to learn more about how to leverage these opportunities, do contact us.
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