Date: 2004-09-08

Sydney and Selected Areas Skilled Shortage List (SSASSL)


From 8 September 2004 if you apply under the Skilled Australian Sponsored visa category (subclass 138) AND your sponsor resides in an area defined as ‘Sydney and Selected Areas’, you must nominate a skilled occupation that is on the SSASSL.

‘Sydney and Selected’ Areas is defined by the following post codes:

Sydney: 1000-1920; 2000-2249; 2555-2574; 2740-2786;

Gosford Area: 2250-2263

Newcastle: 2264-2279; 2280-2300; 2302-2310

Wollongong: 2500-2530

If your sponsor lives in Sydney or a ‘selected area’ your general skilled migration application will not be accepterd if you nominate a skilled occupation that is not included on the SSASSL

A copy of the SSASSL can be viewed at the following link:- www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1251i.pdf

If you requrie guidence on this new change please contact a Migration Matters Office