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DAMA's(Designated Area Migration Agreements)
The DAMA is an agreement between the Commonwealth Government and relevant State Governments, Regions or Territories to enable the employers to sponsor skilled and semiskilled overseas workers to certain occupations having exhausted in finding from the local labour market (LMT). Only Businesses/Employers can apply for DAMA to sponsor prospective workers residing in Australia and Overseas. They may sponsor overseas workers for TSS (Subclass 482), SESR (Subclass 494) and, and ENS (subclass 186) visas where applicable under the DAMA with agreed cap limit for each occupation.
There are 12 DAMA’s in place covering mainly regional areas of VIC,NSW,WA,QLD, entire NT, SA.
Goulburn Valley, VIC: Goulburn Valley
Great South Coast, VIC: Warrnambool City Council
Orana, NSW: Regional Development Australia - Orana, NSW
Pilbara, WA: RDA Pilbara
South Australia Regional, SA: Skilled & Business Migration
South West, WA: Shire of Dardanup
The Goldfields, WA: City of Kalgoorlie Boulder
Townsville, QLD: Townsville Enterprise Limited
Adelaide City Technology and Innovation Advancement, SA: Skilled & Business Migration
East Kimberley, WA: East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Far North Queensland, QLD: Cairns Chamber of Commerce,
Northern Territory, NT: Northern Territory Designated Area Migration Agreement
DAMA is a labour agreement. However, this is a pre-agreed arrangement for certain occupations in some region (i.e mainly regional areas in Australia) which gives employers/businesses lots of flexibility to sponsor overseas workers. The main feature of DAMA is, it comes with prearranged concessions relating to skills, qualifications and experience, age, English requirements etc. Please note that each DAMA has unique features which was already negotiated by the regions/States/Territories with the Commonwealth Government based on their labour requirement and for economic growth.
Some of the concessions/ features of DAMA’s are as follows. However, all these concessions are not available for all the occupation types and for all regions/States and Territories.
1. Age Concession
2. English Concessions
3. Skills and Experience concessions
4. Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (TSMIT) Concessions
5. Flexibility to meet Labour Market Testing (LMT) requirements
6. Ability to nominate semiskilled occupations that are not available under standard business sponsorship scheme
7. Pathway to Permanent Residency
Therefore, if you are an employer and currently operate your business in any of the above regions, territories or States and struggling to hire skilled and semiskilled workers, please contact us. Our experienced and professional immigration team will assess your request and if eligible, will guide you through the step-by-step DAMA application process.
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*Disclaimer: This is intended as general information only and not to be construed as legal advice. The above information is subject to changes over time. You should always seek professional advice before taking any course of action.
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