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2024-25 State Nomination Migration Program
The Western Australian State Nominated Migration Program (SNMP) 2024-25 program year is now open.
For the SNMP 2024-25 program year, the Western Australian government will continue to waive the $200 application fee.
A new feature of the 2024-25 SNMP includes additional employment contract arrangements for candidates invited through the General Stream – WASMOL – Schedule 1.
State Nominated Migration Program
Following successful negotiations with the Commonwealth Government Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs), Western Australia will be allocated 5,000 state nominated migration places for the 2024-25 program year.
Invitation rounds for State nomination for the 2024-25 program year will begin once the Western Australian Government formally receives its allocation from Home Affairs.
Closure of the WA State Nominated Migration Program applications for 2023-24
The number of WA applications received under the State Nominated Migration Program (SNMP) has now exceeded the available allocations for the 2023-24 program year.
WA Migration Services will stop accepting new SNMP applications from close of business on 2 February 2024.
2023-24 SNMP program changes
State Nominated Migration Program
Western Australia is currently awaiting allocation of State nomination places from the Department of Home Affairs for the 2023-24 program year.
Boosting WA's building and construction industry through skilled migration
State nomination: Process update
State nomination: Invitation rounds
