Northern Territory Occupation list 2019 for Australia PR opens

In the next five years, low skilled migrants with limited English will have the option to apply for permanent residence after living and working in the Northern Territory for at least three years.

The low skilled worker migrants will now be able to apply for Australia’s permanent residency through Northern Territory Nomination Program.

The Northern Territory has opened its door to skilled migrants in 117 occupations and thus has offered the immigration pathway to permanent residency of Australia to these workers who are willing to live and work in the region for at least three years.

The Australian government has designed a new scheme to attract migrants to regional areas of country. The scheme is known as Designation Area Migration Agreements (DAMA) has been announced for two regions in Australia- Warrnambool region in Victoria and the Northern Territory that are experiencing labour shortages and need a population boost.

The second agreement for Northern Territory, DAMA II will came into effect from January 1st 2019.

DAMA II is an example of the Government using Australia’s migration program to benefit specific locations, said the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Mr. David Coleman.

"The Government is working to improve our immigration program to better match the needs of our states, territories and regional areas," Mr. Coleman said.

The Northern Territory and the Federal Government has released 117 occupationsthat are in-demand in NT and the recruiters want to fill positions with foreign workers having relevant skills. The list is vast ranging from accountants to child care worker to chef to web-designer etc. Many occupations on the list are eligible for English language concession.

Also read– Northern Territory Is Offering Money To Applicants Settling In The Province

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Accountant (General), Accounts Clerk, Aeroplane Pilot, Aged or Disabled Carer, Agricultural and Horticultural Mobile Plant Operator, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic, Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics),Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical), Aquaculture Farmer, Arborist, Automotive Electrician, Baker, Bar Attendant Supervisor, Barista, Beauty Therapist, Beef Cattle Farmer, Book keeper, Bus Driver, Butcher or Smallgoods Maker, Cabinetmaker, Cabler (Data and Telecommunications), Cafe or Restaurant Manager, Carpenter, Chef,  Chief Executive or Managing Director, Child Care Centre Manager, Child Care Worker, Civil Engineering Technician, Community Worker, Conference and Event Organiser, Cook, Cook (includes Ethnic Cuisine), Crowd Controller, Customer Service Manager, Deck Hand, Dental Assistant, Diesel Motor Mechanic, Disabilities Services Officer, Diver, Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher, Earth Science Technician, Earthmoving Plant Operator (General), Electrical Linesworker, Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General), Excavator Operator, Facilities Manager, Family Day Care Worker, Family Support Worker, Fitter (General), Fitter and Turner, Fitter-Welder, Floor Finisher, Flying Instructor, 

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Northern Territory Is Offering Money To Applicants Settling In The Province

Over 53 occupations are listed as high priority in Northern Territory. Occupations like chef, accountants, software engineers, and mechanical engineers are highly required in Northern Territory.

The Northern Territory requires more number of people in their province and thus, is offering cash incentives to families, couples and individuals who are willing to come and settle in the province.

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The Northern Territory government is willing to invest $9.3 million to attract more individuals including migrants coming with or without families. The province will offer more than $15,000 over five years to the people moving to NT for work purposes in “high priority jobs.”

The announcement is a part of the Northern Territory Population Growth Strategy 2018-2028, the NT government is hopeful of adding 21,000 new jobs and $10.4 billion towards NT economy in the next decade.

The cash incentive will include relocation costs, one-off local spending benefit and retention bonus that will be made available to individuals, couples and families coming to Northern Territory.

The relocation bonus for singles is $3000, for couples it is $6000 and for families it is $7000

The one-off local spending benefit of $1250 will be rewarded after six months of living in the NT that can be used towards costs incurred within the territory including eating out at restaurants, child care and vehicle registration etc.

After living for five years in the territory, the government will again give the same retention bonus to singles, couples and families respectively.

Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner said, “Just about every regional centre in Australia is trying to grow their population. It's a national trend."

The incentives will be awarded from November 2018 to the applicants migrating to the Northern Territory from interstate under high priority occupations listed on the Northern Territory Skilled Occupation Demand List.

The Northern Territory is in need of accountants, engineers, and chefs etc on urgent basis to meet their labour requirements. There are more than 53 occupations listed on Northern Territory occupational demand list as high priority occupations.  These includes hotel manager, finance manager, mechanical engineers etc.

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