International Graduates
Yes, if your occupation is on South Australia's Skilled Occupation List.
If you are nominated by South Australia, you will receive an instant invitation to apply for a visa through the Department of Home Affairs. You don’t have to wait for Home Affairs' invitation rounds.
Please see the International Graduate of South Australia page for full details.
International graduates of South Australia may be eligible for a work experience waiver, see the Waivers and Exemptions section for further details.
Voluntary work experience isn’t considered to be skilled work experience. It must be paid skilled work experience (post-graduation) of at least 40 hours per fortnight. See the skilled nomination requirements for more information.
Yes, if you are a high performing graduate, you’re able to access a waiver to the work experience on the Skilled Occupation List and for special conditions occupations. You will need to be continuing to reside in South Australia post-graduation to be eligible for this waiver.
You will still need to meet any work experience requirement stipulated by your skills assessing authority.
You will need to upload a copy of your transcript to the Skilled & Business Migration online application form.
If you don’t have a copy of your transcript, please contact the International Student Centre at your university to arrange another copy. Each university has their own fees for issuing transcripts.
If your GPA isn’t listed on your transcript, please approach your university to get an official letter confirming your GPA. This letter can be uploaded in your online application, in addition to your academic transcript.
Once you’ve completed your studies and obtained your full General Skilled Migration skills assessment for your nominated occupation, you can apply for state nomination. You don’t have to wait for your official graduation ceremony. You can apply once you have received all of your final grades and have officially met the requirements for your qualification.
If you are currently in South Australia and your visa is about to expire and you have not received an outcome of your state nomination application, you will need to submit an online enquiry to Skilled& Business Migration. Please provide at least 10 business days notice for your application to be flagged for special consideration. It is important to note that Skilled & Business Migration does not guarantee faster processing.