Pratibha Sharma
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min read

Visa Update: NSW to nominate applicants for 56 occupations during 2020/21

New South Wales has published its skilled occupation list for subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas as the state starts nominating for the current financial year.

The Department of Home Affairs recently allocated places for visa nominations to states.

Highlights:

NSW has started nominating for the subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas.
22 Occupations are included in the list for subclass 190 while 34 occupations for subclass 491.
The processing for Subclass 491 visa will begin in February next year.

NSW says it is currently working from reduced skilled occupation lists at the direction of Home Affairs.

The occupations NSW is currently nominating for the subclass 190 and subclass 491 visas can be found below. These lists are subject to change without notice,” said the government in a statement published on its website.

NSW has already said that the processing for Subclass 491 visa will begin in February next year.

The largest Australian state has included 22 occupations to the list for Skilled Nominated (Permanent) visa (subclass 190).

34 Occupations have been announced for Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491).

Here is the list of occupations for Skilled Nominated (Permanent) visa (subclass 190):

133211 Engineering Manager 134212 Nursing Clinical Director 233911 Aeronautical Engineer 233916 Naval Architect 254411 Nurse Practitioner 254413 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) 254414 Registered Nurse (Community Health) 254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) 254417 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) 254418 Registered Nurse (Medical) 254421 Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) 254499 Registered Nurses nec 261111 ICT business Analyst 261112 Systems Analyst 261311 Analyst Programmer 261312 Developer Programmer 261313 Software Engineer 262112 ICT Security Specialist 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer 312311 Electrical Engineering Draftsperson 312312 Electrical Engineering Technician

2020-21 NSW Subclass 491 Occupation List

133211 Engineering Manager 233211 Civil Engineer 233212 Geotechnical Engineer 233214 Structural Engineer 233215 Transport Engineer 233511 Industrial Engineer 233512 Mechanical Engineer 233513 Production or Plant Engineer 233911 Aeronautical Engineer 233912 Agricultural Engineer 233913 Biomedical Engineer 233916 Naval Architect 233999 Engineering Professionals nec 254411 Nurse Practitioner 254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care) 254413 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) 254414 Registered Nurse (Community Health) 254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) 254416 Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) 254417 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) 254418 Registered Nurse (Medical) 254421 Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) 254422 Registered Nurse (Mental Health) 254423 Registered Nurse (Perioperative) 254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical) 254425 Registered Nurse (Paediatric) 254499 Registered Nurses nec 261311 Analyst Programmer 261312 Developer Programmer 261313 Software Engineer 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer 312211 Civil Engineering Draftsperson 312212 Civil Engineering Technician 312999 Building and Engineering Technicians nec