Due to the high demand for nomination by NSW, the Government has introduced an additional requirement for some of the occupations on the NSW 190 Priority Occupation List. The new additional requirement for the occupations is to live in NSW and to have been employed in NSW for at least one year in the nominated occupation.
The new requirement is imposed on the following occupations:
Accountant and related occupations
132211 Finance Manager (added later to the list)
221111 Accountant (General)
221112 Management Accountant
221113 Taxation Accountant
221213 External Auditor
221214 Internal Auditor
Engineering Occupations
233111 Chemical Engineer
233211 Civil Engineer
233311 Electrical Engineer
233411 Electronics Engineer
233511 Industrial Engineer
233512 Mechanical Engineer
233513 Production or Plant Engineer
Teacher
241411 Secondary School Teacher
Nurse
254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
254499 Registered Nurses nec
ICT and related occupations
261111 ICT business Analyst
261112 Systems Analyst
261311 Analyst Programmer
261312 Developer Programmer
261313 Software Engineer
261314 Software Tester
262112 ICT Security Specialist
263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
263311 Telecommunications Engineer
263312 Telecommunications Network Engineer
The NSW occupation list can be found by clicking on this link: https://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/live-and-work-in-nsw/visas-and-immigration/nsw-skilled-occupations-list/nsw-190-priority-skilled-occupation-list