South Australia to soon offer DAMA under Subclass 482 Visa

Employers in South Australia will soon benefit from the DAMA that will be offered under the Subclass 482 Visa. The introduction of 2 Designated Area Migration Agreements is pending in the State. The details of the DAMA are currently being finalized by the Government of South Australia with the Home Affairs Department.

The DAMAs will permit employers in South Australia to sponsor overseas workers for skilled positions. This is if they are unable to fill them with domestic workers. These will also offer access to extra occupations and concession to the standard immigration program.

DAMAs in South Australia will make use of labour agreement stream under Temporary Skill Shortage Subclass 482 Visa. Businesses will have to sign an agreement with the Government of Australia. They will then be offered the Subclass 482 Visa.

Designated Area Migration Agreements of South Australia are:

Agreement for Technology and Innovation Advancement Adelaide:

It focuses on high-tech growth industries in Adelaide that includes Advanced Manufacturing, Technology, and Defence Space industries.

Regional Workforce Agreement South Australia:

It focuses on regional high growth industries in South Australia, as quoted by the SBS. These include Mining, Construction, Tourism& Hospitality, Health & Social Services, Forestry, and Agribusiness.

The major aims of the Designated Area Migration Agreements of South Australia are to offer:

• Australia PR pathways to Visa holders in most listed occupations
• Diverse occupations reflecting semi-skilled and skilled shortages in the State without caveats for application
• Concessions in the English language for select occupations
• Concessions in salary for appropriate occupations that reflect market rates in South Australia. This is to ensure that conditions of employment and workers terms are not eroded.
• Increase in age limit for select occupations

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