Business & Skilled Migration Queensland Australia (BSMQ) has announced it will temporarily open statement nomination program (BSMQ business and skilled program) from Tuesday 29 September 2020 until Monday 5 October 2020.

BSMQ indicates the following:  

• They will only pick up NEW EOIs lodged from Tuesday 29 September 2020.
• The invitation will be closed if all supporting documents have not been uploaded in 24 hours.

 Nomination guidelines

BSMQ has also provided the nomination guidelines to Business & Skilled state nomination applicants.

Business Program

BSMQ will only nominate:

• Both Onshore and Offshore applicants
• high-quality applications related to the COVID-19 economic recovery, or
• businesses that focus on productive investment and job creation, or
• Businesses that have a regional investment focus within the business program.
• Priority processing for:

• Subclass 132 – Significant Business History stream
• Subclass 188 – Business Innovation stream
• Subclass 188 – Significant Investor stream
• Subclass 188 – Entrepreneur stream

Skilled Program

BSMQ will only nominate applicants who are

• in medical services, or
• in maintaining the supply of essential goods and services, or
• in delivering services in sectors critical to Australia’s economic recovery.
• Priority processing for:

• 491-SBO (small business owners’ pathway) applications
• Subclass 190 visa applicants who have worked in their nominated occupation in Queensland for at least 6 months and have a job offer for 12 months (for a minimum of 35 hours per week, must have full-time work rights)
• Subclass 491 applicants who have worked in their nominated occupation in a regional area of Queensland for at least 3 months and have a job offer for 12 months (for a minimum of 35 hours per week, must have full-time work rights).

Sources:

LATEST NEWS - BSMQ State Nomination Program- https://migration.qld.gov.au/

Business Visa Compare – Want to determine which business visa suitable to you? - https://businessvisacompare.com.au/

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