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Australian Visa Bureau » Visas and Immigration » Australia Skilled Migration » Regional Skilled Migration Scheme
The Regional Skilled Migration Scheme (RSMS) allows employers in regional or low population growth areas of Australia to fill skilled positions they are unable to fill from the local labour market.
An employer can take part in the scheme if their business is in any area except Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, Melbourne and Perth.
Skill matching is made possible by the Skill Matching Database. It contains the educational, occupational and personal details of Skilled-Independent category applicants and Skill Matching Visa applicants.
The Skill Matching Database is updated monthly and distributed to all State/Territory governments and to a network of regional development authorities.
Employers can use the database to identify suitable applicants for nomination under the RSMS or Labour Agreements. Applicants nominated from the database do not need to lodge a further visa application.
The RSMS process consists of 3 stages:
1. Certification of the Nomination or Vacancy (by a certifying body)
2. Employer Nomination Assessment
3. Visa Nominee Requirements
Cancellation of a visa will not occur where a nominating employer terminates an employee's contract within the 2 year period, provided the employee has made a genuine effort to complete the 2 years with the approved employer.
If the employee's visa is cancelled, the visas for people who accompanied the employee to Australia through the Regional Skilled Migration Scheme will also be cancelled.
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