Meeting the minimum eligibility criteria for Victorian state sponsorship is the first step in the assessment processes, however it does not guarantee an application will be successful.

You can check Victoria’s minimum eligibility criteria for the following skilled visa sponsorship programs:

• Skilled - Sponsored (176) visa
• Skilled - Sponsored (886) visa
• Skilled - Regional Sponsored (475 and 487) visas
  

Every application for state sponsorship is assessed individually with a focus on your ability to address a number of assessment criteria, including:

• your ability to meet the minimum eligibility criteria,
• the demand for your particular skills and expertise, and your ability to find work in Victoria,
• the suitability and transferability of your qualifications, skills and experience - including any specialist capabilities - to the needs of Victoria’s labour market,
• your ability and commitment to establishing yourself, and any dependants, in Victoria with a view to your prospects for long-term settlement in Victoria, and
• the demand for your occupation in relation to the allocated quota of sponsorship places.

Applicants who best meet the assessment criteria are offered sponsorship.  Meeting the minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee sponsorship.

More information

• Skilled visas
• State sponsorship
• Read frequently asked questions about state sponsorship and visas
• Occupation lists