Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa. Under this scheme , the employers in regional Australia can nominate the eligible, skilled workers who are outside Australia or the skilled workers who are already living in Australia on a temporary basis to fill the skill shortages in their businesses. The regional areas are specified by postcode by the Department of Immigration.
Currently, for a nomination to be approved employers need to provide evidence that they have tested the local labor market (unless exempt due to International Trade Agreements). What this visa lets you do. It provides information for employers and those wanting to migrate using this category.
As this is a permanent resident visa it affords holders the right to live in Australian indefinitely, as well as unrestricted work and study rights. REGIONAL SPONSORED MIGRATION. It was a permanent resident visa for skilled workers who wanted to work in regional areas of Australia. This visa along with subclass 4have been discountinued. For this visa, there were two steps.
Nomination by an approved Australian employer. The resulting RSMS visa is subject to cancellation if the employee leaves employment within two years of obtaining the visa. (more…)