Department of Immigration and Border Protection of Australia has recently made an announcement related to New South Wales State Sponsorship. It has announced that it will not consider the below mentioned occupations for October 2014 round of applications.
Some Occupations are temporarily suspended from the SOL for October 2014. Below is the list of those occupations. Have a quick glance to see if your occupation is on the list.
| ANZSCO Code | Occupation | Occupation group |
| 221111 | Accountant (General) | Business & Finance |
| 221112 | Management Accountant | Business & Finance |
| 221113 | Taxation Accountant | Business & Finance |
| 261111 | ICT Business Analyst | ICT |
| 261112 | Systems Analyst | ICT |
| 261311 | Analyst Programmer | ICT |
| 261312 | Developer Programmer | ICT |
| 261313 | Software Engineer | ICT |
| 262113 | Systems Administrator | ICT |
| 263111 | Computer Network & Systems Engineer | ICT |
| 263311 | Telecommunications Engineer | ICT |
| 263312 | Telecommunications Network Engineer | ICT |
Further the October 2014 intake for NSW nomination program for the 190 visa will open on Wednesday, the 22nd of October, 2014 from 10am, Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10). The intake will close when the number of applications received reaches 1,000.
A link will be made available on DIBP on 22 October 2014. Applicants will be able to access the online application system and lodge their nomination applications electronically. This update is applicable for 190 sub class visas only.
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