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Commitment to the Northern Territory (NT) Statement
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491) visa and Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visas
Are you engaged with a skilled occupation in high demand in the Northern Territory of Australia? If so, are you looking for migration?
If so, the NT Government is here to support the visa procedure for general skilled migration procedures under any of the above subclasses.
So, with all the prospects for nomination, what are the aspects of being nominated by the NT Government?
Well, the NT Government can make a choice to nominate you only if the occupation you are showing interest in listed on the NT Migration Occupation List
There is also a chance of nomination on the basis of the occupations listed on Australian Government’s current list of eligible skilled occupations and based on the below aspects:
As mentioned earlier, a strong commitment from the applicants is needed about their staying time in the NT and that should be of at least 3 years in the NT after grant of visa.
Your application would be approved for nomination only if the following rules are qualified and you meet the basic yet significant requirements of NT residency and work
Read: important information if you already live in Australia.
You should provide strong evidence of your employability in the NT and its prospects in either the direct skilled occupation or a closely related skilled occupation.
You must show good employment prospects by providing the following -
If you are an offshore applicant, you would need to prove and portrayal that you have strong commitments towards the NT and its employment aspects. Here we must notify you that the NT has limited places for nomination, which evidently means that the applicants needs to set their standards high for getting chosen. Generally, subclass 491 nominations are provided.
If you are accepting the nomination from Australian NT Government, you are agreeing to the following conditions:
If you are bestowed with a nomination from the NT government, you will be required to sign the declaration. MigrationNT considers a number of areas for assessing the commitment of an applicant towards NT.
It is a mandate that the skilled occupation you are taking up must be present in the occupation list. Other than this, the occupation can also be from the Australian Government's current skilled occupation’s list but not on the NT list or it can be a closely related occupation.
N.B: Offshore applicants should provide strong evidence portraying the prospect of the skilled occupation he or she is applying for.
You need to record your assets in Australian Dollars and provide the evidence of those. These can include clear colour copies of share certificates, property valuations, jewellery evaluations, bank statements.
Follow the below table for assets:
| Family Consumption | Minimum value of net assets |
| Individual Applicant | AU$ 35000 |
| Applicant with spouse | AU$ 50000 |
| Applicant with a spouse and a child | AU$ 60000 |
| Applicant with a spouse and two children | AU$ 65000 |
How can you apply for the nomination process?
Firstly, the applications must be in English. If there is any copy which is not in English, a translated version of that copy must be provided. There are some mandatory documents to be provided and other documents would depend on further conditions.
It is to be notified that that documents would be accepted in word Doc/Docs and Adobe Pdf formats only, which shall be attached in mail not in the cloud.
Below are the requirements that applicants should provide:
If the application is a resident of the NT
You need to provide:
If applications are from outside Australia
If you are not a NT graduate or resident
You must provide the below
The below aspects gives a brief idea about the net assets considered to be eligible
Applicant and spouse must possess at least AU$ 50,000, whereas an individual applicant must have AUD 35,000. Applicant with spouse and 2 children must have AUD 65,000, with one child should have AUD 60,000.
Apart from this, you also need to provide a list of assets that you are possessing. For example, bank statements for a certain amount of time, property statements, jewelry purchase receipts, shares etc. All the information should be supported with a summary statement with all the values translated in Australian Dollars
Below are the commitments that would be required if you are nominated by the Australian Government
If your Visa application is approved then you will be called for signing a declaration where you will sign to all these commitments and return.
Who is responsible for granting your Visa?
Department of Home Affairs grant the Visa
For detailed requirements, please refer to- Department of Home Affairs website.
How can you submit your application?
All the applications should be submitted online- refer to online application.
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