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Permanent Residency For Graduate International Students

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Good News! New Pathway to Permanent Residency For Graduate International Students – Graduate Stream.

On Monday 1st October 2018 the Western Australia State Government introduced a new pathway to Permanent residency for graduate international students who have studied a minimum of two years in a Western Australian university.

To be eligible under the governments “graduate stream” the student must have proficient English and have been offered full time employment.

They have also released a “graduate occupation list” and the student must have an occupation that is available on the list to be eligible.

For students who hold A bachelor or higher degree you will only be able to access certain occupations.

However those who have graduated with a Masters or PhD all of the occupations on the “Graduate Occupation List” or GOL are available to you.

So are you ready to learn more about getting permanent residency for graduate international students?

How To Be Nominated For Permanent Residency For Graduate International Students?

You may be eligible for Western Australian State nomination using one of the following visa subclasses:

  • Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190); or
  • Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489).​

Requirement of Permanent Residency For Graduate International Students.

  1. ​Meet the Department of Home Affairs requirements for the intended visa subclass 190 or 489.
  2. Have ​A nominated occupation available on the Graduate occupation list
  3. Meet English requirements – all applicants must demonstrate “proficient” level of English
  4. Demonstrated the minimum required work experience in nominated occupation – For Bachelor and higher degree graduates only
  5. Provide a contract of employment
  6. Demonstrate the minimum requirements for Western Australian study
  7. ​Demonstrated sufficient funds – For applicants who are not yet living in Western Australia

Most of the occupations listed on the Graduate Occupation List (GOL) are available for both the Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) and the Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489), but not all.

This is also the case for what occupations are available between those who have a PhD/Masters,

or those who have a Bachelor or higher degree.

Before you start building your permanent residency for graduate international students migration plan there is something you need to consider.

You need to know if your nominated occupation is part of GOL.

To help determine if your nominated occupation is on the GOL we have listed it below:

Graduate Occupation List (GOL) For 2018 as listed below:

ANZSCO code Occupation List Eligible Visas PhD and Masters Bachelor /Higher
221111 Accountant 190, 489 YES YES
233911 Aeronautical Engineer 190, 489 YES YES
231111 Aeroplane Pilot 489 YES YES
234111 Agricultural Consultant 190,489 YES YES
234112 Agricultural Scientist 190,489 YES YES
411111 Ambulance Officer 190,489 YES YES
253211 Anaesthetist 190,489 YES YES
232111 Architect 190,489 YES YES
252711 Audiologist 190,489 YES YES
271111 Barrister 190,489 YES YES
253312 Cardiologist 190,489 YES YES
253512 Cardiothoracic Surgeon 190,489 YES YES
272111 Careers Counsellor 190,489 YES YES
233111 Chemical Engineer 190,489 YES YES
233211 Civil Engineer 190,489 YES YES
253313 Clinical Haematologist 190,489 YES YES
272311 Clinical Psychologist 190,489 YES YES
252311 Dental Specialist 190,489 YES YES
252312 Dentist 190,489 YES YES
253911 Dermatologist 190,489 YES YES
261312 Developer Programmer 190,489 YES YES
253917 Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist 190,489 YES YES
241111 Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher 190,489 YES YES
233311 Electrical Engineer 190,489 YES YES
233411 Electronics Engineer 190,489 YES YES
253912 Emergency Medicine Specialist 190,489 YES YES
253315 Endocrinologist 190,489 YES YES
233915 Environmental Engineer 190,489 YES YES
251311 Environmental Health Officer 489 YES YES
132211 Finance Manager 190,489 YES YES
222311 Financial Investment Adviser 190,489 YES YES
222312 Financial Investment Manager 190,489 YES YES
253316 Gastroenterologist 190,489 YES YES
253111 General Practitioner 190,489 YES YES
234411 Geologist 190,489 YES YES
233212 Geotechnical Engineer 190,489 YES YES
251511 Hospital Pharmacist 190,489 YES YES
141311 Hotel or Motel Manager 190,489 YES YES
262112 ICT Security Specialist 190,489 YES YES
233511 Industrial Engineer 190,489 YES YES
251512 Industrial Pharmacist 190,489 YES YES
411112 Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic 190,489 YES YES
253317 Intensive Care Specialist 190,489 YES YES
233112 Materials Engineer 190,489 YES YES
233512 Mechanical Engineer 190,489 YES YES
251211 Medical Diagnostic Radiographer 190,489 YES YES
234611 Medical Laboratory Scientist 190,489 YES YES
253314 Medical Oncologist 190,489 YES YES
253999 Medical Practitioners nec 190,489 YES YES
241311 Middle School Teacher 190,489 YES YES
254111 Midwife 190,489 YES YES
233916 Naval Architect 190,489 YES YES
253318 Neurologist 190,489 YES YES
253513 Neurosurgeon 190,489 YES YES
254211 Nurse Educator 190,489 YES YES
254411 Nurse Practitioner 190,489 YES YES
253913 Obstetrician and Gynaecologist 190,489 YES YES
251312 Occupational Health and Safety Adviser 190,489 YES YES
252411 Occupational Therapist 190,489 YES YES
253914 Ophthalmologist 190,489 YES YES
253514 Orthopaedic Surgeon 190,489 YES YES
252112 Osteopath 190,489 YES YES
253515 Otorhinolaryngologist 190,489 YES YES
253321 Paediatrician 190,489 YES YES
253915 Pathologist 190,489 YES YES
252511 Physiotherapist 190,489 YES YES
253517 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon 190,489 YES YES
252611 Podiatrist 190,489 YES YES
241213 Primary School Teacher 190,489 YES YES
233513 Production or Plant Engineer 190,489 YES YES
253411 Psychiatrist 190,489 YES YES
272399 Psychologists nec 190,489 YES YES
233213 Quantity Surveyor 190,489 YES YES
253918 Radiation Oncologist 190,489 YES YES
254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care) 190,489 YES YES
254413 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) 190,489 YES YES
254414 Registered Nurse (Community Health) 190,489 YES YES
254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) 190,489 YES YES
254416 Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) 190,489 YES YES
254417 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) 190,489 YES YES
254421 Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) 190,489 YES YES
254418 Registered Nurse (Medical) 190,489 YES YES
254422 Registered Nurse (Mental Health) 190,489 YES YES
254423 Registered Nurse (Perioperative) 190,489 YES YES
254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical) 190,489 YES YES
254499 Registered Nurses nec 190,489 YES YES
272114 Rehabilitation Counsellor 190,489 YES YES
253322 Renal Medicine Specialist 190,489 YES YES
132511 Research and Development Manager 190,489 YES YES
253112 Resident Medical Officer 190,489 YES YES
253323 Rheumatologist 190,489 YES YES
241411 Secondary School Teacher 190,489 YES YES
272511 Social Worker 190,489 YES YES
261313 Software Engineer 190,489 YES YES
271311 Solicitor 190,489 YES YES
241511 Special Needs Teacher 190,489 YES YES
253311 Specialist Physician (General Medicine) 190,489 YES YES
253399 Specialist Physicians nec 190,489 YES YES
252712 Speech Pathologist 190,489 YES YES
233214 Structural Engineer 190,489 YES YES
253511 Surgeon (General) 190,489 YES YES
232212 Surveyor 190,489 YES YES
241512 Teacher of the Hearing Impaired 190,489 YES YES
241513 Teacher of the Sight Impaired 190,489 YES YES
263311 Telecommunications Engineer 190,489 YES YES
263312 Telecommunications Network Engineer 190,489 YES YES
253324 Thoracic Medicine Specialist 190,489 YES YES
233215 Transport Engineer 190,489 YES YES
232611 Urban and Regional Planner 190,489 YES YES
253518 Urologist 190,489 YES YES
253521 Vascular Surgeon 190,489 YES YES
234711 Veterinarian 190,489 YES YES
41999 Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec 190,489 YES NO
224111 Actuary 190,489 YES NO
252211 Acupuncturist 190,489 YES NO
225111 Advertising Specialist 190,489 YES NO
261311 Analyst Programmer 190,489 YES NO
249211 Art Teacher (Private Tuition) 190,489 YES NO
212111 Artistic Director 190,489 YES NO
212212 Book or Script Editor 190,489 YES NO
141211 Caravan Park and Camping Ground Manager 489 YES NO
232213 Cartographer 190,489 YES NO
252111 Chiropractor 190,489 YES NO
222111 Commodities Trader 190,489 YES NO
221211 Company Secretary 190,489 YES NO
252299 Complementary Health Therapists nec 190,489 YES NO
234311 Conservation Officer 489 YES NO
212411 Copywriter 190,489 YES NO
132111 Corporate Services Manager 190,489 YES NO
272199 Counsellors nec 190,489 YES NO
249212 Dance Teacher (Private Tuition) 190,489 YES NO
211112 Dancer or Choreographer 190,489 YES NO
262111 Database Administrator 190,489 YES NO
251111 Dietitian 190,489 YES NO
212312 Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage) 190,489 YES NO
249111 Education Adviser 190,489 YES NO
272312 Educational Psychologist 190,489 YES NO
233914 Engineering Technologist 190,489 YES NO
221213 External Auditor 190,489 YES NO
272113 Family and Marriage Counsellor 190,489 YES NO
212314 Film and Video Editor 190,489 YES NO
222112 Finance Broker 190,489 YES NO
222199 Financial Brokers 190,489 YES NO
222299 Financial Dealers nec 190,489 YES NO
222211 Financial Market Dealer 190,489 YES NO
224212 Gallery or Museum Curator 190,489 YES NO
232411 Graphic Designer 190,489 YES NO
224213 Health Information Manager 190,489 YES NO
251911 Health Promotion Officer 190,489 YES NO
223111 Human Resource Adviser 489 YES NO
225211 ICT Account Manager 190,489 YES NO
261111 ICT Business Analyst 190,489 YES NO
225212 ICT Business Development Manager 190,489 YES NO
263211 ICT Quality Assurance Engineer 190,489 YES NO
225213 ICT Sales Representative 190,489 YES NO
263212 ICT Support Engineer 190,489 YES NO
263213 ICT Systems Test Engineer 190,489 YES NO
224999 Information and Organisation Professionals nec 190,489 YES NO
232511 Interior Designer 190,489 YES NO
221214 Internal Auditor 190,489 YES NO
212499 Journalists and Other Writers nec 190,489 YES NO
271299 Judicial and Other Legal Professionals nec 190,489 YES NO
139913 Laboratory Manager 190,489 YES NO
224511 Land Economist 190,489 YES NO
232112 Landscape Architect 190,489 YES NO
224912 Liaison Officer 190,489 YES NO
224611 Librarian 190,489 YES NO
221112 Management Accountant 190,489 YES NO
224711 Management Consultant 190,489 YES NO
225112 Market Research Analyst 489 YES NO
225113 Marketing Specialist 190,489 YES NO
224112 Mathematician 190,489 YES NO
211212 Music Director 190,489 YES NO
211299 Music Professionals nec 190,489 YES NO
249214 Music Teacher (Private Tuition) 190,489 YES NO
252213 Naturopath 190,489 YES NO
212412 Newspaper or Periodical Editor 190,489 YES NO
272313 Organisational Psychologist 190,489 YES NO
224914 Patents Examiner 190,489 YES NO
234914 Physicist 190,489 YES NO
224412 Policy Analyst 489 YES NO
132411 Policy and Planning Manager 489 YES NO
212413 Print Journalist 190,489 YES NO
249299 Private Tutors and Teachers nec 190,489 YES NO
212315 Program Director (Television or Radio) 190,489 YES NO
272314 Psychotherapist 190,489 YES NO
131114 Public Relations Manager 489 YES NO
224214 Records Manager 190,489 YES NO
223112 Recruitment Consultant 190,489 YES NO
251513 Retail Pharmacist 190,489 YES NO
272499 Social Professionals nec 190,489 YES NO
261314 Software Tester 190,489 YES NO
241599 Special Education Teachers nec 190,489 YES NO
212316 Stage Manager 190,489 YES NO
222213 Stockbroking Dealer​ 190,489 YES NO
272115 Student Counsellor 190,489 YES NO
262113 Systems Administrator 190,489 YES NO
261112 Systems Analyst 190,489 YES NO
221113 Taxation Accountant 190,489 YES NO
249311 Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages 190,489 YES NO
212317 Technical Director 190,489 YES NO
225499 Technical Sales Representatives nec 190,489 YES NO
212415 ​Technical Writer 190,489 YES NO
212416 Television Journalist 190,489 YES NO
252214 Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner 190,489 YES NO
224512 Valuer 190,489 YES NO
212318 Video Producer 190,489 YES NO
261212 Web Developer 190,489 YES NO
234213 Wine Maker 489 YES NO

What’s Next?

So, if you’re interested in getting permanent residency for graduate international students,

and are unsure if you qualify or are just confused about your obligations, contact us at ONE derland Consulting.

A professional migration agent with over 8 years’ experience in complex Australian Migration laws and procedures.

Lead by Mrs. Indah Melindasari our senior migration agent is well rehearsed when it comes to skilled working visa and Permanent residency applications.

Mrs. Indah is a registered migration agent with Migration Agent Registration Number (MARN) of 0961448.

With a astounding success rate, ONE derland Consulting is the number 1 choice when it comes to choosing a migration agent for international student who wish to live in Australia permanently.

You can speak with our assesment team via webchat, phone call or e-mail address.

Please see our contact page for our contact details.

Our assesment team will provide you with free assesment.

This assesment will help you plan a better strategy tor getting the permanent residency for graduate international students.

They also will help you book an appointment with Mrs. Indah through our payment gateway.

we would love to hear more from you soon.

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