More skilled people and skilled work visas will be able to move to Townsville following the signing of the Townsville Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA).
The DAMA agreement for the Townsville region will allow local businesses to offer sponsorship for skilled work visas.
The list includes 195 occupations from many different sectors.
- manufacturing,
- health care and social assistance,
- transport, and
- professional, scientific and technical services
Townsville Enterprise is the Designated Area Representative for the DAMA. Townsville Enterprise will administer the process of accessing the Townsville DAMA. The Townsville DAMA is open to any businesses which operate in any of the following Local Government Areas (LGAs):
- City of Townsville,
- Hinchinbrook Shire,
- Charters Towers Regional Council,
- Burdekin Shire,
- City of Mount Isa,
- Shire of Cloncurry,
- Shire of McKinlay,
- Shire of Richmond and
- Shire of Flinders.
From 1 July 2022, local businesses can apply to the DAMA individually to access the programme, which will allow them to start the process for nominating Australian employees for Australian skilled work sponsorship visas.
Australia Migration Services is a full service migration agency. Our registered migration agents are skilled work visa and business sponsorship experts, offering end-to-end management of your application for DAMA agreements and Sponsorships.
