Skilled Migration WALevel 2, 166 Murray Street (Mall), Perth, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6000

Telephone: +61 8 9224 6593 Fax: +61 8 9421 1391

Web: www.migration.wa.gov.au Email: migration@dtwd.wa.gov.au

Dear Applicant STATE SPONSORSHIP APPROVAL FOR THE SKILLED - REGIONAL SPONSORED (PROVISIONAL) VISA (Subclass 489) Thank you for your application for State Sponsorship to support your application for a Skilled Sponsored visa. Skilled Migration Western Australia is pleased to advise that your application was successful. To confirm your acceptance of State Sponsorship you are required to sign and return the attached agreement by email.

This offer expires 28 days from the date of this email. If you require an extension please email your request to migration@dtwd.wa.gov.au. Once SMWA receives your valid signed agreement, your Expression of Interest will be updated in SkillSelect to confirm your State Sponsorship nomination with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). Western Australian State Sponsorship is not transferable to other States or Territories in Australia. Applicants who are sponsored by Western Australia are required to live in Western Australia for at least the first two years after visa grant. Any changes to these commitments require written approval from SMWA, which will only be given in exceptional circumstances. To work in some occupations in Western Australia, you may require a State or National license or registration. For further information and details please visit http://www.immi.gov.au/asri. Yours sincerely, Skilled Migration Western Australia

STATE SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT

State sponsorship has been granted to you based on your commitment to Western Australia as outlined in your application:

1. You remain living and working in regional Western Australia for a period of two years after obtaining your visa;

2. You keep the Western Australian Government informed of your contact details during these two years;

3. You complete a settlement survey every six months for a period of 24 months; and

4. You have access to sufficient funds for living costs and domestic arrangements in Western Australia.

I acknowledge and understand my Western Australian Government State sponsorship obligations and will notify Skilled Migration Western Australia if there are any changes to my original proposal.

Visa applying for: Skilled Sponsored (Provisional) (Subclass 489) visa

Applicant Name: _____________________

Occupation (including ANZSCO Code):______________________________________________________

Skilled Migration Western Australia Reference Number: _______________________________

Please sign and return this sponsorship agreement by email. Skilled Migration Western Australia will then nominate you in SkillSelect and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship will contact you regarding your visa.

Please note: Copy of signed letter can be returned by email only to: miqration@dtwd.wa.qov.au

Signature: _______________________ Date:_____________

SEND ONE COPY ONLY

Skilled Migration WALevel 2, 166 Murray Street (Mall), Perth, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6000

Telephone: +61 8 9224 6593Fax: +61 8 9421 1391

Web: www.migration.wa.gov.auEmail: migration@dtwd.wa.gov.au

489 Sponsorship Approval Letter.pdf489 State Sponsorship Agreement.pdf